Alienware Area-51 R5

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive231% 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 VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware Area-51 R5  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0N4R4N
Memory3.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20190527
Uptime4.2 Days
Run DateFeb 20 '22 at 19:36
Run Duration166 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 26%

 PC Performing below expectations (39th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7820X-$375
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
75.4% Very good
Memory 66.1
1-Core 130
2-Core 237
78% 145 Pts
4-Core 455
8-Core 770
74% 613 Pts
64-Core 1,167
72% 1,167 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 75.4%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
Dell(1028 3600) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 457.51
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 170
Reflection 183
Parallax 179
138% 177 fps
Gravity 176
Splatting 122
128% 149 fps
Poor: 109% Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme KXG60ZNV1T02 NVM 1TB
423GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10604106 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1328 1400 1463 1276 1490 1449 MB/s
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
231% Outstanding
Read 1,452
Write 1,454
Mixed 1,310
SusWrite 1,401
317% 1,404 MB/s
4K Read 37.7
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 53.4
180% 64.9 MB/s
DQ Read 800
DQ Write 598
DQ Mixed 700
523% 699 MB/s
Poor: 162%
This bench: 231%
Great: 301%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40
2.5TB free
Firmware: CC4C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 149 153 153 157 161 MB/s
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
87.7% Excellent
Read 151
Write 90.5
Mixed 57.4
SusWrite 155
83% 113 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.9
160% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 87.7%
Great: 113%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 6TB
4TB free
Firmware: D781
SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 157 162 162 162 165 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
77.5% Very good
Read 107
Write 127
Mixed 86.1
SusWrite 161
88% 120 MB/s
4K Read 2.5
4K Write 4.2
4K Mixed 0.7
260% 2.47 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 77.5%
Great: 90%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston XRMWRN-HYA 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
52.1% Above average
MC Read 16.7
MC Write 25.3
MC Mixed 16
55% 19.3 GB/s
SC Read 7.1
SC Write 20.7
SC Mixed 9.1
35% 12.3 GB/s
Latency 111
36% 111 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 52.1%
Great: 100%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Desktop
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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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