Alienware Area-51m R2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 147%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 109%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 164%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics136% 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 Drive331% 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
Display3840 x 1600 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200709
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 06 '21 at 05:16
Run Duration268 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing above expectations (81st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-10900K-$399
U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Memory 94.1
1-Core 162
2-Core 322
104% 193 Pts
4-Core 643
8-Core 1286
114% 964 Pts
64-Core 2,229
138% 2,229 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 107%
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)
136% Outstanding
Lighting 188
Reflection 185
Parallax 208
153% 193 fps
MRender 193
Gravity 165
Splatting 134
131% 164 fps
Poor: 98%
This bench: 136%
Great: 128%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1TB
899GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2320 2368 2371 2201 1629 1627 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
331% Outstanding
Read 2,104
Write 2,353
Mixed 1,793
SusWrite 2086
470% 2,084 MB/s
4K Read 53.2
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 70.4
228% 77.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,196
DQ Write 986
DQ Mixed 1,090
817% 1091 MB/s
Poor: 115%
This bench: 331%
Great: 372%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$93
931GB free
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2343 2215 1537 1530 1564 1561 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
298% Outstanding
Read 1,731
Write 2,246
Mixed 1538
SusWrite 1,792
413% 1,827 MB/s
4K Read 60.6
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 74.1
242% 79.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1066
DQ Write 906
DQ Mixed 981
736% 984 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 298%
Great: 410%
Pm981a NVMe SAMSUNG 2048GB
2TB free
Firmware: 15302229 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2340 2345 2350 1850 1506 1528 MB/s
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
297% Outstanding
Read 1,189
Write 2,098
Mixed 1,256
SusWrite 1,986
371% 1,632 MB/s
4K Read 57
4K Write 119
4K Mixed 76
247% 84.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,270
DQ Write 1,036
DQ Mixed 1,139
857% 1,148 MB/s
Poor: 170%
This bench: 297%
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 (92nd percentile)
102% Outstanding
MC Read 37.8
MC Write 40.8
MC Mixed 30.3
104% 36.3 GB/s
SC Read 20.3
SC Write 46
SC Mixed 30.4
92% 32.2 GB/s
Latency 59.7
67% 59.7 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 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% - Outstanding Total price: $399
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