Alienware Area-51 R2

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (26th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 74 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

System	Alienware Area-51 R2 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 09G12C
Memory	8.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180702
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 28 '21 at 22:17
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	32%

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PC Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6800K-$103 50,196 User benchmarks, average bench 81% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	78.4% Very good	Memory 82.8 1-Core 112 2-Core 222 78% 139 Pts	4-Core 398 8-Core 668 65% 533 Pts	64-Core 842 52% 842 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 78.4% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Dell(1028 3366) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.72 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 93% Great: 110%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SK hynix SC311 SATA 128GB 20,313 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 81GB free (System drive) Firmware: 70000P10 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 3,592 Write 35.4 Mixed 63 256% 1,230 MB/s	4K Read 561 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 5.1 858% 189 MB/s
Poor: 45% Great: 82%
Crucial MX500 250GB-$40 77,177 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 230GB free Firmware: M3CR023 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 442 Write 291 Mixed 235 71% 323 MB/s	4K Read 32.4 4K Write 62.7 4K Mixed 25 114% 40 MB/s	DQ Read 363 DQ Write 321 DQ Mixed 267 221% 317 MB/s
Poor: 73% Great: 123%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2TB free Firmware: MX4OAC70 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 6.5 Write 87.7 Mixed 18 27% 37.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.1 50% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 49% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMA82GU6AFR8N-UH 1x16GB 3,066 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	38.8% Below average	MC Read 15.2 MC Write 12.4 MC Mixed 11.1 37% 12.9 GB/s	SC Read 11.9 SC Write 13.1 SC Mixed 11.1 34% 12 GB/s	Latency 75.5 53% 75.5 ns
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 38.8% Great: 47%

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System: Alienware Area-51 R2

CPU
Core i7-5820KIntel $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples	807x
Core i7-6800KIntel $103Bench 81%, 50,196 samples	249x
Core i7-5930KIntel $70Bench 80%, 34,039 samples	198x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	224x
GTX 980Nvidia $500Bench 59%, 167,107 samples	173x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	112x

SSD
PM851 2.5 7mm 128GBSamsungBench 58%, 3,901 samples	72x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	52x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	52x

RAM
HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF 4x8GBHynixBench 83%, 2,656 samples	134x
HMA451U6AFR8N-TF 4x4GBHynixBench 84%, 1,850 samples	130x
M378A5143DB0-CPB 4x4GBSamsungBench 88%, 1,582 samples	130x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $530

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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