Alienware Area-51 R5

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (21st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 79 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.
Processor	With 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 73.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	144% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

17 months ago, 17 months ago.

System	Alienware Area-51 R5 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0N4R4N
Memory	7.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190527
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Dec 16 '22 at 08:11
Run Duration	172 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	17%

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PC Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7820X-$375 28,524 User benchmarks, average bench 80% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	73.4% Very good	Memory 72.5 1-Core 110 2-Core 187 70% 123 Pts	4-Core 399 8-Core 699 66% 549 Pts	64-Core 1,141 71% 1,141 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 73.4% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Dell(1028 3366) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 522.25 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 124 Reflection 135 Parallax 126 101% 128 fps	Gravity 131 Splatting 115 108% 123 fps
Poor: 93% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$37 33,719 User benchmarks, average bench 145% 53GB free (System drive) Firmware: AADA4106 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 23 31 34 39 52 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	144% Outstanding	Read 2697 Write 23.1 Mixed 34 SusWrite 33.5 145% 697 MB/s	4K Read 18.7 4K Write 10.7 4K Mixed 28.6 71% 19.3 MB/s	DQ Read 469 DQ Write 25.1 DQ Mixed 48.7 85% 181 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 144% Great: 216%
Intel 530 Series 480GB-$322 1,386 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 16GB free Firmware: DC32 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 370 Write 275 Mixed 307 71% 317 MB/s	4K Read 23.2 4K Write 16.9 4K Mixed 19.4 69% 19.8 MB/s	DQ Read 217 DQ Write 87.8 DQ Mixed 112 94% 139 MB/s
Poor: 48% Great: 68%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$59 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 127GB free Firmware: MX4OAD30 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 75 83 80 74 81 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	31% Below average	Read 29.3 Write 105 Mixed 9.4 SusWrite 78.4 40% 55.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.4 112% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 31% Great: 108%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$60 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 30GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 65 69 61 67 61 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	31.7% Below average	Read 47.3 Write 51.4 Mixed 53.7 SusWrite 62.8 40% 53.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.4 87% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 31.7% Great: 67%
Seagate BUP BL 4TB 76 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 381GB free, PID ab30 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 65 64 66 68 66 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	37.1% Below average	Read 64.7 Write 99.5 Mixed 74.7 SusWrite 65.6 107% 76.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 4.3 4K Mixed 0.6 169% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 37.1% Great: 56%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 2x8GB 6,317 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	52.6% Above average	MC Read 17.6 MC Write 25.2 MC Mixed 15 55% 19.3 GB/s	SC Read 8.4 SC Write 20.1 SC Mixed 9.9 37% 12.8 GB/s	Latency 95.8 42% 95.8 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 52.6% Great: 92%

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System: Alienware Area-51 R5

CPU
Core i7-7800XIntel $216Bench 78%, 22,334 samples	51x
Core i9-7900XIntel $393Bench 82%, 19,432 samples	34x
Core i7-9800XIntel $545Bench 83%, 4,003 samples	31x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	63x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	42x
RTX 2080Nvidia $389Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	32x

SSD
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshiba $33Bench 125%, 44,050 samples	21x
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBToshiba $37Bench 145%, 33,719 samples	14x
NVMe SK hynix 256GBPc401Bench 118%, 9,137 samples	11x

RAM
M378A1K43CB2-CTD 4x8GBSamsungBench 88%, 1,851 samples	12x
2x16GBUnknownBench 91%, 46,387 samples	10x
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 2x8GBMicronBench 78%, 6,317 samples	8x

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Value: 66% - Good

Total price: $734

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $515	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16