Alienware Area-51m R2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 138%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 108%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 141%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics129% 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 Drive336% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemAlienware Area-51m R2  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware Area-51m R2
Memory28.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200709
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 03 '21 at 22:06
Run Duration268 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (80th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-10900K-$440
U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Memory 93.6
1-Core 158
2-Core 325
104% 192 Pts
4-Core 635
8-Core 988
100% 812 Pts
64-Core 1883
116% 1883 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 106%
Great: 106%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super Mobile)
Dell(1028 099D) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.09
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
129% Outstanding
Lighting 174
Reflection 170
Parallax 198
141% 180 fps
MRender 187
Gravity 156
Splatting 128
125% 157 fps
Poor: 98%
This bench: 129%
Great: 128%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1TB
907GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2354 2353 2364 2179 1672 1676 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
336% Outstanding
Read 2,198
Write 2,377
Mixed 1,848
SusWrite 2,100
481% 2,130 MB/s
4K Read 53.9
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 70.6
229% 77.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1,216
DQ Write 970
DQ Mixed 1,100
822% 1,096 MB/s
Poor: 115%
This bench: 336%
Great: 372%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95
931GB free
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2376 2226 1572 1576 1590 1587 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
288% Outstanding
Read 1,344
Write 2,352
Mixed 1,488
SusWrite 1,821
398% 1,751 MB/s
4K Read 62.2
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 75.9
249% 82.4 MB/s
DQ Read 1,097
DQ Write 925
DQ Mixed 1008
756% 1,010 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 288%
Great: 410%
Pm981a NVMe SAMSUNG 2048GB
2TB free
Firmware: 15302229 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2366 2354 2372 1839 1500 1498 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
301% Outstanding
Read 1,262
Write 2,357
Mixed 1,152
SusWrite 1,988
384% 1,690 MB/s
4K Read 57.8
4K Write 121
4K Mixed 76.1
249% 84.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,285
DQ Write 1043
DQ Mixed 1,152
866% 1,160 MB/s
Poor: 170%
This bench: 301%
Great: 367%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown XCCT36-MIE 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
102% Outstanding
MC Read 38.1
MC Write 41.1
MC Mixed 30.1
104% 36.4 GB/s
SC Read 20.5
SC Write 45.8
SC Mixed 30.9
93% 32.4 GB/s
Latency 60.7
66% 60.7 ns
Poor: 80%
This bench: 102%
Great: 103%

 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: 88% - Excellent Total price: $440
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