Alienware Area-51m R2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 151%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 108%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 168%
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 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics138% 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 Drive330% 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
Memory26.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display3840 x 1600 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200709
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateMay 06 '21 at 16:05
Run Duration268 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 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 5.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Memory 93.2
1-Core 146
2-Core 332
102% 191 Pts
4-Core 665
8-Core 1,318
117% 991 Pts
64-Core 2,246
139% 2,246 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 109%
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)
138% Outstanding
Lighting 190
Reflection 186
Parallax 192
155% 190 fps
MRender 193
Gravity 167
Splatting 135
132% 165 fps
Poor: 98%
This bench: 138%
Great: 128%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1TB
898GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2328 2364 2381 2175 1631 1616 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
330% Outstanding
Read 2,166
Write 2,372
Mixed 1,824
SusWrite 2,082
476% 2,111 MB/s
4K Read 53
4K Write 107
4K Mixed 70.4
227% 76.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,144
DQ Write 912
DQ Mixed 1,044
777% 1,033 MB/s
Poor: 115%
This bench: 330%
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 2208 1539 1561 1568 1569 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
298% Outstanding
Read 1,700
Write 2,258
Mixed 1,493
SusWrite 1,798
410% 1,812 MB/s
4K Read 60.9
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 74.5
244% 80.5 MB/s
DQ Read 1,075
DQ Write 913
DQ Mixed 992
744% 993 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: 2324 2344 2329 1857 1487 1492 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
294% Outstanding
Read 1,161
Write 2,123
Mixed 1,157
SusWrite 1,972
365% 1,603 MB/s
4K Read 56.7
4K Write 117
4K Mixed 75.2
244% 82.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,266
DQ Write 1,036
DQ Mixed 1,133
853% 1,145 MB/s
Poor: 170%
This bench: 294%
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 38
MC Write 41
MC Mixed 30.3
104% 36.4 GB/s
SC Read 19.9
SC Write 45.8
SC Mixed 31
92% 32.2 GB/s
Latency 61.6
65% 61.6 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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