Alienware Area-51m R2

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	270% 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.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago.

System	Alienware Area-51m R2 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware Alienware Area-51m R2
Memory	10.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210128
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 23 '22 at 12:01
Run Duration	128 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing as expected (48^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700K-$236 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	91.6% Outstanding	Memory 92.7 1-Core 146 2-Core 280 96% 173 Pts	4-Core 485 8-Core 994 87% 740 Pts	64-Core 1508 93% 1508 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 91.6% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super Mobile) 7,378 User benchmarks, average bench 98% Dell(1028 099D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.40 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 125 Reflection 142 Parallax 143 102% 137 fps	Gravity 114 Splatting 110 99% 112 fps
Poor: 79% Great: 105%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Pm981a NVMe Samsung 1024GB 3,869 User benchmarks, average bench 240% 864GB free (System drive) Firmware: 15304129 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2195 2074 1536 1534 1518 1539 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	270% Outstanding	Read 1,523 Write 2,275 Mixed 1,415 SusWrite 1,733 393% 1,736 MB/s	4K Read 51.6 4K Write 98.3 4K Mixed 66.9 216% 72.3 MB/s	DQ Read 894 DQ Write 709 DQ Mixed 793 596% 799 MB/s
Poor: 146% ↑ This bench: 270% Great: 357%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471A1K43DB1-CWE 2x8GB 69,946 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing below potential (54^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	85.4% Excellent	MC Read 32.4 MC Write 33.5 MC Mixed 23.4 85% 29.8 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 39.7 SC Mixed 26.5 81% 28.3 GB/s	Latency 62.7 64% 62.7 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 85.4% Great: 103%

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Desktop 102%

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Workstation 108%

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System: Alienware Area-51m R2

CPU
Core i9-10900KIntel $449Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	98x
Core i7-10700Intel $233Bench 93%, 71,010 samples	89x
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	45x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super Mobile)NvidiaBench 98%, 7,378 samples	120x
RTX 2080S (Super Mobile)NvidiaBench 116%, 2,359 samples	107x
GTX 1660-Ti (Mobile)NvidiaBench 65%, 82,746 samples	8x

SSD
Raid 0 Volume 1TBIntelBench 242%, 17,176 samples	20x
NVMe SK hynix 512GBPc611Bench 194%, 3,469 samples	18x
Raid 0 Volume 4TBIntelBench 427%, 1,660 samples	13x

RAM
HMAA4GS6AJR8N-XN 2x31.5GBUnknownBench 92%, 1,575 samples	33x
HMA81GS6DJR8N-XN 2x8GBUnknownBench 80%, 7,504 samples	18x
XCCT36-MIE 2x16GBUnknownBench 96%, 286 samples	17x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $449

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16