Alienware Area-51m R2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 141%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 109%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 159%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics134% 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
Memory28 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display3840 x 1600 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200709
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 06 '21 at 04:28
Run Duration268 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (65th 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 5.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
105% Outstanding
Memory 93.3
1-Core 167
2-Core 332
106% 197 Pts
4-Core 622
8-Core 1314
113% 968 Pts
64-Core 2,222
138% 2,222 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 105%
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)
134% Outstanding
Lighting 182
Reflection 182
Parallax 189
148% 184 fps
MRender 192
Gravity 164
Splatting 133
130% 163 fps
Poor: 98%
This bench: 134%
Great: 128%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1TB
899GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2361 2390 2393 2198 1665 1660 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
335% Outstanding
Read 2,111
Write 2,372
Mixed 1,832
SusWrite 2,111
476% 2,107 MB/s
4K Read 53.8
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 71
230% 77.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,248
DQ Write 1,015
DQ Mixed 1139
851% 1,134 MB/s
Poor: 115%
This bench: 335%
Great: 372%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$75
931GB free
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2386 2228 1558 1582 1587 1585 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
284% Outstanding
Read 1,215
Write 2,180
Mixed 1,398
SusWrite 1,821
376% 1,654 MB/s
4K Read 63.2
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 77.6
254% 84.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1,112
DQ Write 934
DQ Mixed 1,017
763% 1,021 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 284%
Great: 410%
Pm981a NVMe SAMSUNG 2048GB
2TB free
Firmware: 15302229 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2381 2381 2387 1816 1513 1521 MB/s
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
296% Outstanding
Read 1,074
Write 2,228
Mixed 1,203
SusWrite 2,000
371% 1,626 MB/s
4K Read 57.9
4K Write 122
4K Mixed 77.1
251% 85.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1,295
DQ Write 1,060
DQ Mixed 1,166
876% 1,174 MB/s
Poor: 170%
This bench: 296%
Great: 367%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown XCCT36-MIE 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing below potential (16th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
89.8% Excellent
MC Read 33
MC Write 34.9
MC Mixed 27
90% 31.6 GB/s
SC Read 18.8
SC Write 38.6
SC Mixed 28.7
82% 28.7 GB/s
Latency 61.5
65% 61.5 ns
Poor: 80%
This bench: 89.8%
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 258 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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