Alienware Area-51 X58

Performance Results


Gaming 39% Jet ski	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 32% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 66.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	56.2% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	45.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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System	Alienware Area-51 X58 (all builds)
Motherboard	ASUSTeK P6T DELUXE
Memory	19.7 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20090424
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 03 '21 at 22:39
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	50%

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PC Performing as expected (47^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7 960-$220 16,233 User benchmarks, average bench 68% LGA1366, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	66.1% Good	Memory 80.7 1-Core 83.1 2-Core 166 65% 110 Pts	4-Core 280 8-Core 418 43% 349 Pts	64-Core 413 26% 413 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 66.1% Great: 76%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 85B6) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 461.72 Performing below potential (59^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	56.2% Above average	Lighting 69.2 Reflection 74.9 Parallax 68.4 56% 70.8 fps	MRender 66.7 Gravity 70.8 Splatting 67.2 56% 68.2 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 56.2% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 150GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKJ4.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 96 104 104 99 102 MB/s Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	45.6% Average	Read 220 Write 210 Mixed 196 SusWrite 99.4 41% 181 MB/s	4K Read 21.4 4K Write 40.2 4K Mixed 28.9 91% 30.2 MB/s	DQ Read 29 DQ Write 67.3 DQ Mixed 37.6 32% 44.6 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 45.6% Great: 100%
Adata SU700 120GB 3,283 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 111GB free Firmware: B170 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 109 51 46 51 51 MB/s Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	40.3% Average	Read 174 Write 89.6 Mixed 139 SusWrite 71.1 26% 119 MB/s	4K Read 22.8 4K Write 36.7 4K Mixed 22.7 83% 27.4 MB/s	DQ Read 68.9 DQ Write 84.3 DQ Mixed 29 35% 60.7 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 40.3% Great: 82%
WD WD10JUCT-63J6SY0 1TB 3,317 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 161GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 104 104 104 102 104 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	60.8% Good	Read 109 Write 104 Mixed 48.9 SusWrite 103 67% 91.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 158% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 60.8% Great: 62%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 931GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 191 192 199 192 196 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 164 Write 150 Mixed 69.4 SusWrite 194 105% 144 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 218% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 6x4GB 28,320 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 6 of 6 slots used 24GB DIMM Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	40.7% Average	MC Read 15.4 MC Write 12.1 MC Mixed 15.7 41% 14.4 GB/s	SC Read 9.4 SC Write 8.5 SC Mixed 10.4 27% 9.43 GB/s	Latency 79.3 50% 79.3 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 40.7% Great: 61%

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Typical Area-51 X58 Builds (Compare 19 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 17%

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Desktop 69%

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Workstation 14%

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System: Alienware Area-51 X58

CPU
Core i7-920Intel $90Bench 62%, 69,074 samples	15x
Core i7 975Intel $550Bench 72%, 3,143 samples	2x
Core i7-950Intel $100Bench 66%, 36,389 samples	1x

GPU
Quadro K5000NvidiaBench 21%, 3,775 samples	3x
GTX 560 TiNvidia $188Bench 16%, 42,397 samples	2x
GTX 660Nvidia $170Bench 20%, 123,956 samples	2x

SSD
850 Evo 120GBSamsung $80Bench 96%, 69,224 samples	2x
MX500 1TBCrucial $66Bench 106%, 202,785 samples	2x
SSDNow UV400 240GBKingston $89Bench 71%, 105,079 samples	1x

RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	7x
3x2GBUnknownBench 30%, 45,030 samples	3x
6x4GBUnknownBench 47%, 28,320 samples	2x

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Value: 48% - Average

Total price: $170

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16