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 as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	264% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Alienware Area-51m R2 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware Alienware Area-51m R2
Memory	58.6 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210128
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 30 '21 at 02:36
Run Duration	190 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing as expected (55^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-$449 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 91.7 1-Core 157 2-Core 277 98% 175 Pts	4-Core 583 8-Core 1,140 102% 861 Pts	64-Core 2,110 131% 2,110 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 100% 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: 466.47 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 175 Reflection 177 Parallax 181 142% 178 fps	Gravity 160 Splatting 129 125% 144 fps
Poor: 98% Great: 128%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P5 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$120 24,278 User benchmarks, average bench 287% 854GB free (System drive) Firmware: P4CR311 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2146 2176 2177 2178 2173 2174 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	264% Outstanding	Read 866 Write 2,166 Mixed 1,172 SusWrite 2,171 364% 1,594 MB/s	4K Read 45 4K Write 80.5 4K Mixed 55.7 182% 60.4 MB/s	DQ Read 991 DQ Write 835 DQ Mixed 905 680% 910 MB/s
Poor: 175% ↑ This bench: 264% Great: 370%
Pm981a NVMe Samsung 1024GB 3,869 User benchmarks, average bench 240% 782GB free Firmware: 15303129 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2299 2212 1523 1526 1535 1539 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	282% Outstanding	Read 1,221 Write 2,312 Mixed 1,262 SusWrite 1,772 373% 1,642 MB/s	4K Read 57.7 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 76.1 248% 84.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,187 DQ Write 980 DQ Mixed 1086 813% 1,085 MB/s
Poor: 146% ↑ This bench: 282% Great: 357%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HMAA4GS6AJR8N-XN 2x31.5GB 1,575 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2 of 2 slots used 63GB SODIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing below potential (61^st percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	94.5% Outstanding	MC Read 34.9 MC Write 37.4 MC Mixed 28.4 96% 33.6 GB/s	SC Read 19.1 SC Write 41.8 SC Mixed 28.6 85% 29.8 GB/s	Latency 64.6 62% 64.6 ns
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 94.5% Great: 103%

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Workstation 108%

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System: Alienware Area-51m R2

CPU
Core i9-10900KIntel $449Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	98x
Core i7-10700Intel $233Bench 93%, 71,010 samples	89x
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	45x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super Mobile)NvidiaBench 98%, 7,378 samples	120x
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
XCCT36-MIE 2x16GBUnknownBench 96%, 286 samples	17x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $449

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16