Alienware Area-51m R2

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 97.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive326% 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
Memory27.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display3840 x 1600 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200709
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 15 '21 at 21:02
Run Duration269 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (63rd 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 4.75 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
97.2% Outstanding
Memory 93.5
1-Core 157
2-Core 314
102% 188 Pts
4-Core 540
8-Core 1,124
97% 832 Pts
64-Core 1972
122% 1972 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 97.2%
Great: 106%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super Mobile)
Dell(1028 099D) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.18
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 190
Reflection 192
Parallax 215
155% 199 fps
Gravity 169
Splatting 138
134% 154 fps
Poor: 98% Great: 128%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1TB
889GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2310 2348 2350 1900 1629 1593 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
326% Outstanding
Read 2149
Write 2,365
Mixed 1806
SusWrite 2,022
470% 2,085 MB/s
4K Read 53.3
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 70.6
228% 77.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1,125
DQ Write 911
DQ Mixed 1,030
768% 1,022 MB/s
Poor: 115%
This bench: 326%
Great: 372%
Samsung 970 EVO Plus 1TB
2TB free
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2358 2358 2360 1848 1540 1543 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
296% Outstanding
Read 1,251
Write 2,155
Mixed 1,415
SusWrite 2,001
388% 1,706 MB/s
4K Read 62.4
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 78.1
254% 84.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1070
DQ Write 915
DQ Mixed 81.7
310% 689 MB/s
Poor: 183%
This bench: 296%
Great: 431%
Pm981a NVMe SAMSUNG 2048GB
2TB free
Firmware: 1530 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2359 2358 2375 1834 1498 1525 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
305% Outstanding
Read 1,161
Write 2,273
Mixed 1,241
SusWrite 1,991
379% 1,667 MB/s
4K Read 63
4K Write 127
4K Mixed 80.8
266% 90.4 MB/s
DQ Read 1,348
DQ Write 1,107
DQ Mixed 1,210
911% 1,222 MB/s
Poor: 170%
This bench: 305%
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 38.2
MC Write 40.9
MC Mixed 30.5
104% 36.5 GB/s
SC Read 20.1
SC Write 43.2
SC Mixed 30.9
90% 31.4 GB/s
Latency 61
66% 61 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% - Excellent Total price: $410
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