Alienware Area-51m R2

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 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 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
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 VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
SystemAlienware Area-51m R2  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware Area-51m R2
Memory7.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores,
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20211103
Uptime10.8 Days
Run DateJan 30 '22 at 20:16
Run Duration251 Seconds
Run User BRA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing below expectations (31st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-10900K-$410
U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Memory 97.1
1-Core 152
2-Core 296
100% 182 Pts
4-Core 564
8-Core 1,049
96% 807 Pts
64-Core 2,030
126% 2,030 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 101%
Great: 106%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super Mobile)
Dell(1028 099D) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 511.23
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 182
Reflection 183
Parallax 190
148% 185 fps
Gravity 160
Splatting 133
128% 146 fps
Poor: 98% Great: 128%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$159
42GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 1,248
Write 2,293
Mixed 1395
371% 1,646 MB/s
4K Read 54
4K Write 97.4
4K Mixed 67.2
220% 72.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,036
DQ Write 775
DQ Mixed 861
656% 890 MB/s
Poor: 214% Great: 372%
Seagate Laptop SSHD 2.5" 1TB-$41
99GB free
Firmware: SM36
SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 64 62 63 63 63 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
36.8% Below average
Read 64.1
Write 68.7
Mixed 50.1
SusWrite 62.7
45% 61.4 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 5
4K Mixed 1.8
338% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 19%
This bench: 36.8%
Great: 65%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance SODIM DDR4 4000 C19 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 4000 MHz clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing below potential (21st percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
92.9% Outstanding
MC Read 35.1
MC Write 35
MC Mixed 26.2
92% 32.1 GB/s
SC Read 20.2
SC Write 42
SC Mixed 29.3
87% 30.5 GB/s
Latency 49.9
80% 49.9 ns
Poor: 82%
This bench: 92.9%
Great: 121%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Area-51m R2 Builds (Compare 258 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 101%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 108%
UFO

System: Alienware Area-51m R2

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 90% - Excellent Total price: $410
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CPUGPUSSD
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Intel Core i3-12100F $95Nvidia RTX 4070 $500Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45
HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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