Alienware Area-51m R2

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemAlienware Area-51m R2  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware Area-51m R2
Memory9.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210128
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 28 '21 at 01:16
Run Duration122 Seconds
Run User BRA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing as expected (50th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-10900K-$410
U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
103% Outstanding
Memory 96.2
1-Core 157
2-Core 303
102% 186 Pts
4-Core 583
8-Core 1081
100% 832 Pts
64-Core 2,084
129% 2,084 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 103%
Great: 106%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super Mobile)
Dell(1028 099D) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.11
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 178
Reflection 180
Parallax 183
145% 180 fps
Gravity 158
Splatting 131
126% 144 fps
Poor: 98% Great: 128%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$159
86GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 2239
Write 2,331
Mixed 1,765
471% 2,112 MB/s
4K Read 52.9
4K Write 98.6
4K Mixed 68.1
220% 73.2 MB/s
DQ Read 978
DQ Write 827
DQ Mixed 900
675% 902 MB/s
Poor: 214% Great: 372%
Seagate Laptop SSHD 2.5" 1TB-$41
159GB free
Firmware: SM36
SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 69 70 70 71 70 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (20th percentile)
40% Average
Read 67.5
Write 63
Mixed 53.4
SusWrite 70.3
47% 63.5 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 5.1
4K Mixed 1.9
360% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 19%
This bench: 40%
Great: 65%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance SODIM DDR4 4000 C19 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 4000 MHz clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing below potential (57th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
94% Outstanding
MC Read 36.4
MC Write 35.2
MC Mixed 26.2
93% 32.6 GB/s
SC Read 20.8
SC Write 41.8
SC Mixed 31.4
90% 31.3 GB/s
Latency 53.1
75% 53.1 ns
Poor: 82%
This bench: 94%
Great: 121%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Area-51m R2 Builds (Compare 256 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 101%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 108%
UFO

System: Alienware Area-51m R2

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 90% - Excellent Total price: $410
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HDDRAMUSB
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