Alienware Area-51 R5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 166%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 187%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics196% 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 Drive215% 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.
Very high background CPU (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware Area-51 R5  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0N4R4N
Memory20.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190527
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJan 20 '22 at 19:32
Run Duration157 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU 33%

 PC Performing as expected (55th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-7900X-$413
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
85.2% Excellent
Memory 77.3
1-Core 139
2-Core 276
88% 164 Pts
4-Core 498
8-Core 994
88% 746 Pts
64-Core 1,853
115% 1,853 Pts
Poor: 72%
This bench: 85.2%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,148
Nvidia(10DE 147D) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 511.09
Performing below potential (16th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
196% Outstanding
Lighting 278
Reflection 288
Parallax 318
226% 294 fps
MRender 358
Gravity 256
Splatting 185
208% 266 fps
Poor: 185%
This bench: 196%
Great: 230%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme WDS500G3XHC-00SJ 500GB
327GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 102000WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1142 780 794 807 828 829 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
215% Outstanding
Read 1,421
Write 1,707
Mixed 1,444
SusWrite 863
306% 1,359 MB/s
4K Read 39.5
4K Write 142
4K Mixed 55.4
206% 79.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1098
DQ Write 817
DQ Mixed 933
704% 949 MB/s
Poor: 186%
This bench: 215%
Great: 291%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130
76GB free
Firmware: RVT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 353 371 372 365 374 372 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 484
Write 428
Mixed 408
SusWrite 368
95% 422 MB/s
4K Read 37.6
4K Write 76.1
4K Mixed 48.6
160% 54.1 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 337
DQ Mixed 357
268% 359 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 108%
Great: 133%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$38
1.5TB free
Firmware: 1003
SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 197 197 205 211 207 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 175
Write 150
Mixed 74.3
SusWrite 202
110% 150 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.1
85% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 108%
Great: 106%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston XJ69DF-HYA XJ69DF-HYA KHX2933C17D4/8G KHX2933C17D4/8G 32GB
2800, 2800, 2800, 2800 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
103% Outstanding
MC Read 35.8
MC Write 57.3
MC Mixed 30.6
118% 41.2 GB/s
SC Read 9.5
SC Write 22.3
SC Mixed 11.7
41% 14.5 GB/s
Latency 85.7
47% 85.7 ns
Poor: 75%
This bench: 103%
Great: 133%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Area-51 R5 Builds (Compare 212 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 99%
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Desktop
Desktop 83%
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Workstation
Workstation 93%
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System: Alienware Area-51 R5

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