Alienware Area-51 R5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 141%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 100%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 181%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 93%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics150% 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 Drive316% 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-51 R5  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0N4R4N
Memory26.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190527
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 17 '21 at 23:30
Run Duration307 Seconds
Run User BEL-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing above expectations (74th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-7980XE-$1,200
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 18 cores, 36 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
93% Outstanding
Memory 80.1
1-Core 150
2-Core 299
95% 176 Pts
4-Core 567
8-Core 1,102
99% 834 Pts
64-Core 3,021
187% 3,021 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 93%
Great: 95%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 471.96
Performing below potential (29th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
150% Outstanding
Lighting 206
Reflection 191
Parallax 221
168% 206 fps
MRender 232
Gravity 194
Splatting 151
153% 192 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 150%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$96
876GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1905 1878 1303 962 977 973 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
316% Outstanding
Read 2,147
Write 2,027
Mixed 1,952
SusWrite 1,333
419% 1,865 MB/s
4K Read 64.4
4K Write 203
4K Mixed 82.7
311% 117 MB/s
DQ Read 1,343
DQ Write 1,070
DQ Mixed 1,184
892% 1,199 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 316%
Great: 410%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130
576GB free
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 828 498 517 593 507 506 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 81% Great: 133%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
360GB free
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 452 447 448 448 449 306 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 476
Write 448
Mixed 437
SusWrite 425
101% 446 MB/s
4K Read 34.2
4K Write 107
4K Mixed 46.6
168% 62.5 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 252
DQ Mixed 356
255% 330 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 111%
Great: 129%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
855GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 207 210 206 210 207 210 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
119% Outstanding
Read 205
Write 162
Mixed 86.1
SusWrite 208
121% 165 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
153% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 119%
Great: 113%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 1TB (2016)-$70
931GB free
Firmware: CC41
SusWrite @10s intervals: 207 211 212 213 211 207 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Read 174
Write 152
Mixed 28.6
SusWrite 210
102% 141 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 5.2
4K Mixed 2.1
380% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 110%
Great: 111%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston XJ69DF-HYA 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2934 MHz
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
126% Outstanding
MC Read 47.4
MC Write 64.7
MC Mixed 41.5
146% 51.2 GB/s
SC Read 8.8
SC Write 22.6
SC Mixed 11
40% 14.1 GB/s
Latency 80.3
50% 80.3 ns
Poor: 81%
This bench: 126%
Great: 137%

 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 9 7 240 24.5" 1280 720 DELA0F6 Dell AW2518H
Typical Area-51 R5 Builds (Compare 212 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 99%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 83%
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Workstation
Workstation 93%
Nuclear submarine

System: Alienware Area-51 R5

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 66% - Good Total price: $734
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