Alienware Area-51 R5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 119%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 132%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics144% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive234% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemAlienware Area-51 R5  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0N4R4N
Memory52.7 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display5120 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190527
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateFeb 25 '21 at 18:07
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-9900X-$590
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
80.2% Excellent
Memory 67.8
1-Core 128
2-Core 255
81% 150 Pts
4-Core 495
8-Core 959
86% 727 Pts
64-Core 1700
105% 1700 Pts
Poor: 74%
This bench: 80.2%
Great: 96%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
Dell(1028 3718) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 451.67
Performing below potential (17th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
144% Outstanding
Lighting 191
Reflection 282
Parallax 218
156% 231 fps
MRender 243
Gravity 190
Splatting 151
154% 195 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 144%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM981 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB
591GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXA74D1Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1175 1150 1177 1107 1064 946 MB/s
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
234% Outstanding
Read 2149
Write 1,274
Mixed 1,344
SusWrite 1,103
327% 1,468 MB/s
4K Read 54.6
4K Write 64.9
4K Mixed 52.7
185% 57.4 MB/s
DQ Read 956
DQ Write 122
DQ Mixed 206
235% 428 MB/s
Poor: 145%
This bench: 234%
Great: 329%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50
901GB free
Firmware: MX4OAD30
SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 143 143 146 142 141 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
75.9% Very good
Read 121
Write 114
Mixed 22.9
SusWrite 143
72% 100 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.6
147% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 75.9%
Great: 108%
Seagate Expansion Desk 8TB
3.5TB free
Firmware: 9401
SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 41 40 41 40 39 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
22.6% Poor
Read 37.3
Write 39
Mixed 34.9
SusWrite 40.1
28% 37.8 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 3.4
4K Mixed 0.6
188% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 22.6%
Great: 94%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 16ATF2G64AZ-2G6E1 4x16GB
4 of 4 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
99.1% Outstanding
MC Read 34
MC Write 53.4
MC Mixed 33.2
115% 40.2 GB/s
SC Read 6.8
SC Write 20.4
SC Mixed 9.5
35% 12.2 GB/s
Latency 107
38% 107 ns
Poor: 73%
This bench: 99.1%
Great: 141%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical Area-51 R5 Builds (Compare 212 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 99%
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Desktop
Desktop 83%
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Workstation
Workstation 93%
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System: Alienware Area-51 R5

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 66% - Good Total price: $734
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