Alienware Area-51 R5

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (4th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 96 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 67.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
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.

High background CPU (28%). 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 08:21
Run Duration	185 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	28%

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PC Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7820X-$375 28,524 User benchmarks, average bench 80% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	67.2% Good	Memory 69 1-Core 107 2-Core 216 72% 131 Pts	4-Core 351 8-Core 689 62% 520 Pts	64-Core 1,131 70% 1,131 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 67.2% 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 121 Reflection 132 Parallax 122 99% 125 fps	Gravity 126 Splatting 111 104% 119 fps
Poor: 93% Great: 110%

Drives	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 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 833 Write 72.5 Mixed 120 72% 342 MB/s	4K Read 17 4K Write 67.3 4K Mixed 22.9 91% 35.7 MB/s	DQ Read 432 DQ Write 76.9 DQ Mixed 150 137% 220 MB/s
Poor: 78% 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 406 Write 262 Mixed 277 70% 315 MB/s	4K Read 20.3 4K Write 16.1 4K Mixed 18.2 63% 18.2 MB/s	DQ Read 213 DQ Write 89.1 DQ Mixed 106 91% 136 MB/s
Poor: 48% Great: 68%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$60 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 127GB free Firmware: MX4OAD30 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 29.9 Write 87.3 Mixed 8.5 30% 41.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.4 104% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 49% Great: 108%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$55 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 30GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 62.6 Write 49.9 Mixed 36.8 37% 49.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.3 76% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 31% Great: 67%
Seagate BUP BL 4TB 76 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 381GB free, PID ab30 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 54.9 Write 86.3 Mixed 72.1 97% 71.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 4.3 4K Mixed 0.6 169% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 9% 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 (4^th percentile)	50.5% Above average	MC Read 16.9 MC Write 24 MC Mixed 14.6 53% 18.5 GB/s	SC Read 7.8 SC Write 20 SC Mixed 9.8 36% 12.5 GB/s	Latency 104 39% 104 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 50.5% Great: 92%

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System: Alienware Area-51 R5

CPU
Core i7-7800XIntel $206Bench 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	43x
RTX 2080Nvidia $270Bench 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: $724

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16