| PC Status | Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. |
| Processor | With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good. |
| Graphics | 62.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels. |
| Boot Drive | The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times. |
| Memory | 32GB 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 Version | Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option. |
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
| System | Alienware Area-51 R2 (all builds) |
| Motherboard | Alienware 09G12C |
| Memory | 20.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz |
| Display | 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors |
| OS | Windows 10 |
| BIOS Date | 20180702 |
| Uptime | 2.1 Days |
| Run Date | May 27 '22 at 16:10 |
| Run Duration | 147 Seconds |
| Run User | USA-User |
| Background CPU | 11% |
PC Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).
| Processor | Bench | Normal | Heavy | Server |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Intel Core i7-5930K-$150
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg)
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78.1%
Very good
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70% 118 Pts
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60% 495 Pts
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49% 789 Pts
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| Graphics Card | Bench | 3D DX9 | 3D DX10 | 3D DX11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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AMD Radeon R9 Fury X
Dell(1028 0B36) ≥ 4GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 27.20.20903.8001
Performing below potential (28th percentile) - GPU OC Guide |
62.5%
Good
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68% 91.7 fps
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53% 67.2 fps
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| Drives | Bench | Sequential | Random 4k | Deep queue 4k |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Samsung PM851 2.5 7mm 512GB
350GB free
Firmware: 8D0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 393 396 397 396 400 400 MB/s
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91.7%
Outstanding
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81% 360 MB/s
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118% 43.9 MB/s
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121% 227 MB/s
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WD Green 4TB (2013)-$136
3.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 117 121 123 140 137 MB/s
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71.3%
Very good
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82% 112 MB/s
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180% 1.2 MB/s
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| Memory Kit | Bench | Multi core | Single core | Latency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Hynix HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
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107%
Outstanding
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120% 42 GB/s
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52% 18 GB/s
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58% 68.5 ns
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System Memory Latency Ladder
L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds
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System: Alienware Area-51 R2
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| Core i7-5820KIntel $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples | 812x |
| Core i7-6800KIntel $103Bench 81%, 50,196 samples | 250x |
| Core i7-5930KIntel $150Bench 80%, 34,039 samples | 202x |
| GPU |
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| GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples | 224x |
| GTX 980Nvidia $500Bench 59%, 167,107 samples | 174x |
| GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples | 113x |
| EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER | Value: 113% - Outstanding | Total price: $325 |