Alienware Area-51 R2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 25%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 23%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 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.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics22.5% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive71.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemAlienware Area-51 R2  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0XJKKD
Memory10.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20170517
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateAug 25 '17 at 20:52
Run Duration84 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU 23%

 PC Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-5820K-$130
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
86.5% Excellent
Memory 95.6
1-Core 94.5
2-Core 212
77% 134 Pts
4-Core 417
8-Core 685
67% 551 Pts
64-Core 877
54% 877 Pts
Poor: 68%
This bench: 86.5%
Great: 88%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 270-$140
AMD(1002 0B04) 2GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 14.201.1005.0
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
22.5% Poor
Lighting 27.5
Reflection 31.5
Parallax 23
22% 27.3 fps
MRender 26.5
Gravity 15.6
Splatting 37
23% 26.4 fps
Poor: 22%
This bench: 22.5%
Great: 26%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 250GB-$55
103GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MAT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
71.6% Very good
Read 482
Write 267
Mixed 275
75% 342 MB/s
4K Read 33.1
4K Write 44.3
4K Mixed 25.3
106% 34.2 MB/s
DQ Read 32.9
DQ Write 144
DQ Mixed 61.8
55% 79.4 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 71.6%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3000 C14 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
63.8% Good
MC Read 27.2
MC Write 20
MC Mixed 20.6
65% 22.6 GB/s
SC Read 12.9
SC Write 16.4
SC Mixed 17.5
45% 15.6 GB/s
Latency 55.2
72% 55.2 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 63.8%
Great: 123%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Area-51 R2 Builds (Compare 1,498 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 82%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 72%
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System: Alienware Area-51 R2

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $530
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