Alienware Area-51m R2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 140%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 109%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 153%
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.
Graphics130% 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 Drive335% 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
Memory27.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200709
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMay 04 '21 at 01:37
Run Duration350 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 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-$360
U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Memory 93.6
1-Core 163
2-Core 326
105% 194 Pts
4-Core 638
8-Core 1,263
112% 950 Pts
64-Core 2,097
130% 2,097 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 (97th percentile)
130% Outstanding
Lighting 176
Reflection 171
Parallax 195
143% 181 fps
MRender 188
Gravity 154
Splatting 128
125% 156 fps
Poor: 98%
This bench: 130%
Great: 128%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1TB
907GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2346 2356 2365 2193 1651 1657 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
335% Outstanding
Read 2,206
Write 2,371
Mixed 1,859
SusWrite 2,095
481% 2,133 MB/s
4K Read 53.2
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 70.9
229% 77.4 MB/s
DQ Read 1,191
DQ Write 956
DQ Mixed 1,090
812% 1,079 MB/s
Poor: 115%
This bench: 335%
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: 2368 2227 1575 1578 1587 1584 MB/s
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
286% Outstanding
Read 1,298
Write 2,203
Mixed 1,472
SusWrite 1,820
386% 1,698 MB/s
4K Read 62.9
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 76.8
251% 82.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,093
DQ Write 926
DQ Mixed 1,006
755% 1,008 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 286%
Great: 410%
Pm981a NVMe SAMSUNG 2048GB
2TB free
Firmware: 15302229 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2362 2370 2352 1839 1520 1523 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
302% Outstanding
Read 1,270
Write 2,345
Mixed 1,228
SusWrite 1,994
389% 1,709 MB/s
4K Read 57.8
4K Write 122
4K Mixed 77.3
251% 85.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1,273
DQ Write 1,044
DQ Mixed 1,148
863% 1,155 MB/s
Poor: 170%
This bench: 302%
Great: 367%
SABRENT 1TB
178GB free
Firmware: 1.00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 363 375 374 373 370 374 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 22% Great: 87%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown XCCT36-MIE 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
103% Outstanding
MC Read 38
MC Write 41.2
MC Mixed 30.1
104% 36.4 GB/s
SC Read 20.5
SC Write 46.4
SC Mixed 32
94% 33 GB/s
Latency 60.8
66% 60.8 ns
Poor: 80%
This bench: 103%
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: 93% - Outstanding Total price: $360
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