Alienware Area-51m R2

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (25th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 75 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.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	262% 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.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Alienware Area-51m R2 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware Alienware Area-51m R2
Memory	20.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1600 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200709
Uptime	2.2 Days
Run Date	Mar 21 '21 at 09:23
Run Duration	209 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900K-$401 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	93.8% Outstanding	Memory 84 1-Core 146 2-Core 285 94% 172 Pts	4-Core 554 8-Core 1,088 97% 821 Pts	64-Core 1,691 105% 1,691 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 93.8% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630 FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Dell(1028 099B) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8935 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 6.1 Reflection 159 Parallax 9.1 5% 58.2 fps	Gravity 7.7 Splatting 12.1 9% 9.9 fps
Poor: 4% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PC SN730 NVMe WDC 1024GB 3,901 User benchmarks, average bench 229% 387GB free Firmware: 11150012 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1733 1615 1554 1603 1575 1547 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	220% Outstanding	Read 1,075 Write 1,921 Mixed 1,284 SusWrite 1,604 334% 1,471 MB/s	4K Read 36.2 4K Write 87.8 4K Mixed 45.7 160% 56.6 MB/s	DQ Read 727 DQ Write 631 DQ Mixed 683 511% 680 MB/s
Poor: 143% ↑ This bench: 220% Great: 332%
Pm9a1 NVMe Samsung 1024GB 3,554 User benchmarks, average bench 295% 809GB free (System drive) Firmware: 36302029 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1906 1919 1889 1919 1905 1861 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	262% Outstanding	Read 1,433 Write 1,667 Mixed 1,527 SusWrite 1900 370% 1,632 MB/s	4K Read 49.5 4K Write 82.1 4K Mixed 60.5 196% 64 MB/s	DQ Read 846 DQ Write 391 DQ Mixed 593 446% 610 MB/s
Poor: 154% ↑ This bench: 262% Great: 441%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$140 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 526GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 367 377 360 375 370 371 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	94.6% Outstanding	Read 488 Write 419 Mixed 365 SusWrite 370 92% 410 MB/s	4K Read 29.5 4K Write 55.6 4K Mixed 38.4 123% 41.2 MB/s	DQ Read 340 DQ Write 284 DQ Mixed 309 232% 311 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 94.6% Great: 133%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8ATF2G64HZ-3G2E2 2x16GB 1,143 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 2 slots used 32GB SODIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	70.2% Very good	MC Read 28.1 MC Write 25.7 MC Mixed 20.2 70% 24.7 GB/s	SC Read 16.9 SC Write 26.7 SC Mixed 22.6 63% 22.1 GB/s	Latency 73.4 54% 73.4 ns
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 70.2% Great: 100%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Workstation 108%

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System: Alienware Area-51m R2

CPU
Core i9-10900KIntel $401Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	98x
Core i7-10700Intel $229Bench 93%, 71,010 samples	91x
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	45x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super Mobile)NvidiaBench 98%, 7,378 samples	122x
RTX 2080S (Super Mobile)NvidiaBench 116%, 2,359 samples	108x
GTX 1660-Ti (Mobile)NvidiaBench 65%, 82,746 samples	8x

SSD
Raid 0 Volume 1TBIntelBench 242%, 17,176 samples	20x
NVMe SK hynix 512GBPc611Bench 194%, 3,469 samples	18x
Raid 0 Volume 4TBIntelBench 427%, 1,660 samples	13x

RAM
HMAA4GS6AJR8N-XN 2x31.5GBUnknownBench 92%, 1,575 samples	33x
HMA81GS6DJR8N-XN 2x8GBUnknownBench 80%, 7,504 samples	18x
8ATF1G64HZ-3G2J1 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 2,825 samples	17x

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Value: 90% - Outstanding

Total price: $401

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16