Alienware Area-51m R2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 143%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 105%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 157%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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.
Graphics133% 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 Drive337% 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
Memory27.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display3840 x 1600 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200709
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 04 '21 at 07:54
Run Duration349 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (79th 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 93.9
1-Core 130
2-Core 319
97% 181 Pts
4-Core 632
8-Core 1,255
111% 943 Pts
64-Core 2,154
133% 2,154 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 (100th percentile)
133% Outstanding
Lighting 181
Reflection 183
Parallax 189
147% 184 fps
MRender 193
Gravity 164
Splatting 132
130% 163 fps
Poor: 98%
This bench: 133%
Great: 128%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1TB
904GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2354 2361 2377 2198 1650 1665 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
337% Outstanding
Read 2,264
Write 2,347
Mixed 1,843
SusWrite 2,101
482% 2,139 MB/s
4K Read 53.1
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 70.7
228% 77.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1,178
DQ Write 943
DQ Mixed 1,068
797% 1,063 MB/s
Poor: 115%
This bench: 337%
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: 2343 2221 1563 1589 1593 1592 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
295% Outstanding
Read 1,706
Write 2,325
Mixed 1,609
SusWrite 1,817
422% 1,864 MB/s
4K Read 58.1
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 71.6
234% 77.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,046
DQ Write 885
DQ Mixed 963
722% 965 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 295%
Great: 410%
Pm981a NVMe SAMSUNG 2048GB
2TB free
Firmware: 15302229 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2333 2337 2345 1860 1514 1530 MB/s
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
296% Outstanding
Read 1,199
Write 2,321
Mixed 1,247
SusWrite 1,987
384% 1,688 MB/s
4K Read 57
4K Write 118
4K Mixed 76
246% 83.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1,230
DQ Write 1,009
DQ Mixed 1,114
836% 1,118 MB/s
Poor: 170%
This bench: 296%
Great: 367%
SABRENT 1TB
178GB free
Firmware: 1.00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 363 373 373 372 373 373 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 above expectations (83rd percentile)
101% Outstanding
MC Read 37.6
MC Write 40.8
MC Mixed 29.6
103% 36 GB/s
SC Read 19.8
SC Write 45.8
SC Mixed 30
91% 31.9 GB/s
Latency 60
67% 60 ns
Poor: 80%
This bench: 101%
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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