Alienware Area-51 R5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 154%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 143%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 75.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics209% 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 Drive352% 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.
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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (51%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware Area-51 R5  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0N4R4N
Memory9.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20220830
Uptime1.1 Days
Run DateOct 21 '22 at 04:03
Run Duration117 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 51%

 PC Performing above expectations (66th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7800X-$216
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
75.5% Very good
Memory 77
1-Core 115
2-Core 227
77% 140 Pts
4-Core 398
8-Core 677
65% 537 Pts
64-Core 910
56% 910 Pts
Poor: 69%
This bench: 75.5%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$630
Nvidia(10DE 1535) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 522.25
Performing below potential (55th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
209% Outstanding
Lighting 308
Reflection 286
Parallax 325
251% 306 fps
MRender 343
Gravity 254
Splatting 187
205% 261 fps
Poor: 162%
This bench: 209%
Great: 225%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
71GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXB73D1Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 37 37 40 40 39 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
352% Outstanding
Read 4,162
Write 42.5
Mixed 81.2
SusWrite 38.1
225% 1,081 MB/s
4K Read 452
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 4.7
692% 153 MB/s
Poor: 107%
This bench: 352%
Great: 243%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC27
SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 166 164 165 164 164 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 194
Write 169
Mixed 85.2
SusWrite 164
112% 153 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
134% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 103%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 10h 16GB
3200, 3200 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
61.7% Good
MC Read 20.4
MC Write 31.2
MC Mixed 17.4
66% 23 GB/s
SC Read 8.7
SC Write 20.8
SC Mixed 11.2
39% 13.6 GB/s
Latency 86.2
46% 86.2 ns
Poor: 35%
This bench: 61.7%
Great: 87%

 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%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 93%
Nuclear submarine

System: Alienware Area-51 R5

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