Alienware Area-51 R5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 174%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 216%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 84.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics211% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive277% 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.
SystemAlienware Area-51 R5  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0N4R4N
Memory25.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190527
Uptime1.1 Days
Run DateOct 06 '21 at 03:21
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing as expected (49th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-7980XE-$1,286
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 18 cores, 36 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
84.3% Excellent
Memory 81
1-Core 132
2-Core 257
86% 157 Pts
4-Core 469
8-Core 912
82% 690 Pts
64-Core 2,568
159% 2,568 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 84.3%
Great: 95%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,148
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 472.12
Performing below potential (53rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
211% Outstanding
Lighting 317
Reflection 280
Parallax 311
258% 303 fps
MRender 324
Gravity 250
Splatting 184
199% 253 fps
Poor: 185%
This bench: 211%
Great: 230%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$106
369GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2017 1661 1624 1553 1501 1507 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
277% Outstanding
Read 1,958
Write 1,979
Mixed 1,133
SusWrite 1,644
377% 1,678 MB/s
4K Read 40.2
4K Write 145
4K Mixed 52.8
205% 79.2 MB/s
DQ Read 908
DQ Write 693
DQ Mixed 740
570% 780 MB/s
Poor: 274%
This bench: 277%
Great: 488%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston XRMWRN-HYA 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2934 MHz
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
74.7% Very good
MC Read 24.8
MC Write 36.9
MC Mixed 23.8
81% 28.5 GB/s
SC Read 9
SC Write 21.9
SC Mixed 11.3
40% 14.1 GB/s
Latency 78.8
51% 78.8 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 74.7%
Great: 100%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

 SkillBench Score 30: 5R 1G 2B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score Hit Rate Shots EFps 0.1% Low Refresh Rate Screen Resolution Monitor
30% 19% 42 111 9 120 34.1" 3440 1440 DELA0FA Dell AW3418DW
Typical Area-51 R5 Builds (Compare 212 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 99%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 93%
Nuclear submarine

System: Alienware Area-51 R5

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 66% - Good Total price: $734
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
If you make a purchase via one of these links, our site may earn a commission
Today's hottest deals
About  •  User Guide  •  FAQs  •  Email  •  Privacy  •  Developer  •  YouTube Feedback