Alienware Area-51m R2

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	328% 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.
Memory	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Alienware Area-51m R2 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware Alienware Area-51m R2
Memory	27.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 1600 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200709
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 08 '21 at 08:04
Run Duration	362 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900K-$440 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 93.6 1-Core 148 2-Core 295 98% 179 Pts	4-Core 599 8-Core 1,228 107% 913 Pts	64-Core 2,136 132% 2,136 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super Mobile) 2,359 User benchmarks, average bench 116% Dell(1028 099D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.09 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 188 Reflection 184 Parallax 190 154% 188 fps	Gravity 165 Splatting 133 130% 149 fps
Poor: 98% Great: 128%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1TB 17,176 User benchmarks, average bench 242% 896GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2283 2333 2332 2064 1598 1607 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	328% Outstanding	Read 2,244 Write 2,336 Mixed 1,796 SusWrite 2036 474% 2,103 MB/s	4K Read 52.9 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 69.3 225% 76.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,094 DQ Write 882 DQ Mixed 990 740% 989 MB/s
Poor: 115% ↑ This bench: 328% Great: 372%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 931GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2332 2207 1583 1582 1598 1592 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	285% Outstanding	Read 1,555 Write 2,315 Mixed 1,550 SusWrite 1,815 410% 1,809 MB/s	4K Read 55.6 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 69.5 226% 75.1 MB/s	DQ Read 994 DQ Write 862 DQ Mixed 924 694% 927 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 285% Great: 410%
Pm981a NVMe SAMSUNG 2048GB 2,636 User benchmarks, average bench 274% 2TB free Firmware: 15302229 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2312 2318 2324 1881 1520 1523 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	296% Outstanding	Read 1,304 Write 2,308 Mixed 1,362 SusWrite 1,980 395% 1,738 MB/s	4K Read 56.7 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 73.4 241% 81.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1185 DQ Write 973 DQ Mixed 1,063 800% 1,074 MB/s
Poor: 170% ↑ This bench: 296% Great: 367%
SABRENT 1TB 2,168 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 178GB free Firmware: 1.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 448 448 448 449 450 449 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 22% Great: 87%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown XCCT36-MIE 2x16GB 286 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 2 of 2 slots used 32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 37.7 MC Write 40.8 MC Mixed 29.7 103% 36.1 GB/s	SC Read 20.1 SC Write 45.7 SC Mixed 29.7 91% 31.8 GB/s	Latency 60.8 66% 60.8 ns
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 103%

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Desktop 102%

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Workstation 108%

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System: Alienware Area-51m R2

CPU
Core i9-10900KIntel $440Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	98x
Core i7-10700Intel $233Bench 93%, 71,010 samples	90x
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	45x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super Mobile)NvidiaBench 98%, 7,378 samples	121x
RTX 2080S (Super Mobile)NvidiaBench 116%, 2,359 samples	107x
GTX 1660-Ti (Mobile)NvidiaBench 65%, 82,746 samples	8x

SSD
Raid 0 Volume 1TBIntelBench 242%, 17,176 samples	20x
NVMe SK hynix 512GBPc611Bench 194%, 3,469 samples	18x
Raid 0 Volume 4TBIntelBench 427%, 1,660 samples	13x

RAM
HMAA4GS6AJR8N-XN 2x31.5GBUnknownBench 92%, 1,575 samples	33x
HMA81GS6DJR8N-XN 2x8GBUnknownBench 80%, 7,504 samples	18x
8ATF1G64HZ-3G2J1 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 2,825 samples	17x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $440

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16