Alienware Area-51 R5

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 a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 83.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive146% 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.
Memory64GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemAlienware Area-51 R5  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0N4R4N
Memory50.4 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190527
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 19 '21 at 19:22
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%
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 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 i9-7980XE-$1,508
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 18 cores, 36 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
83.9% Excellent
Memory 76.4
1-Core 131
2-Core 262
85% 156 Pts
4-Core 490
8-Core 939
85% 714 Pts
64-Core 2,729
169% 2,729 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 83.9%
Great: 95%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
Dell(1028 3301) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.51
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 175
Reflection 106
Parallax 98.9
142% 127 fps
Gravity 94.6
Splatting 94.8
84% 94.7 fps
Poor: 71% Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Pc401 NVMe SK hynix 512GB
211GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80003E00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 276 265 256 243 257 265 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
146% Outstanding
Read 1,298
Write 285
Mixed 328
SusWrite 260
118% 543 MB/s
4K Read 38.1
4K Write 118
4K Mixed 42.9
175% 66.4 MB/s
DQ Read 800
DQ Write 315
DQ Mixed 256
269% 457 MB/s
Poor: 79%
This bench: 146%
Great: 215%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40
1.5TB free
Firmware: MX4OAD30
SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 173 172 169 174 154 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
96.1% Outstanding
Read 167
Write 179
Mixed 28.2
SusWrite 168
98% 136 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.6
144% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 96.1%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston XRMWRN-HYA 4x16GB
4 of 4 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2800 MHz
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
127% Outstanding
MC Read 44.7
MC Write 67.3
MC Mixed 44.3
149% 52.1 GB/s
SC Read 8.6
SC Write 21.6
SC Mixed 11.2
39% 13.8 GB/s
Latency 87.5
46% 87.5 ns
Poor: 84%
This bench: 127%
Great: 143%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

 SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score Hit Rate Shots EFps 0.1% Low Refresh Rate Screen Resolution Monitor
0% 0% 0 12 10 60 27" 1280 720 DEL40BD DELL P2715Q
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Gaming
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Desktop
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Workstation
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System: Alienware Area-51 R5

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 65% - Good Total price: $748
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