Alienware Area-51 R2

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	154% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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 (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Alienware Area-51 R2 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0XJKKD
Memory	25.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180702
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Apr 16 '23 at 23:06
Run Duration	289 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-5820K-$130 101,694 User benchmarks, average bench 77% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	79.6% Very good	Memory 84.1 1-Core 105 2-Core 205 75% 131 Pts	4-Core 404 8-Core 651 65% 528 Pts	64-Core 824 51% 824 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 79.6% Great: 88%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Zotac(19DA 2503) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 531.61 Performing below potential (41^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	154% Outstanding	Lighting 206 Reflection 200 Parallax 245 168% 217 fps	MRender 261 Gravity 210 Splatting 158 166% 209 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 154% Great: 174%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39 62,883 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 290GB free (System drive) Firmware: X41320RL Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 451 Write 416 Mixed 240 82% 369 MB/s	4K Read 25.6 4K Write 35.6 4K Mixed 28.8 95% 30 MB/s	DQ Read 388 DQ Write 228 DQ Mixed 131 145% 249 MB/s
Poor: 59% Great: 108%
SK hynix SH920 2.5 256GB 2,404 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 42GB free Firmware: CL00 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 459 Write 390 Mixed 328 87% 392 MB/s	4K Read 22 4K Write 54 4K Mixed 25.2 94% 33.7 MB/s	DQ Read 129 DQ Write 248 DQ Mixed 99 101% 159 MB/s
Poor: 50% Great: 91%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$59 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 622GB free Firmware: MX4OABX0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 160 Write 170 Mixed 37 89% 122 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 153% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 49% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$33 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 543GB free Firmware: JC4A Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 91.5 Write 87.4 Mixed 62.2 60% 80.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 34% Great: 68%
WD WD4005FZBX-00K5WB0 4TB 14,138 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 469GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 234 Write 233 Mixed 100 139% 189 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 7.2 4K Mixed 1.7 389% 3.5 MB/s
Poor: 76% Great: 136%
USB 3.0 3.0 1TB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 8% 919GB free, PID 1234 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete	Read 55.3 Write 13.4 29% 34.3 MB/s	4K Read 19.6 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 73% 6.53 MB/s
Poor: 6% Great: 12%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 128GB 616 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 119GB free, PID 5567 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 55.1 Write 6 Mixed 7.7 20% 22.9 MB/s	4K Read 25.6 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 95% 8.53 MB/s
Poor: 3% Great: 10%
JetFlash Transcend 8GB 9,769 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 6GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 37.1 Write 3 Mixed 4.7 12% 14.9 MB/s	4K Read 6.7 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 25% 2.23 MB/s
Poor: 3% Great: 16%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 16GB-$7 60,636 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 9GB free, PID 1666 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 116 Write 4.5 Mixed 11.9 34% 44 MB/s	4K Read 10.6 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.1 46% 3.6 MB/s
Poor: 5% Great: 23%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M391A1G43EB1-CPB 4x8GB 37 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	MC Read 41.8 MC Write 43.1 MC Mixed 40.8 120% 41.9 GB/s	SC Read 15.2 SC Write 20.3 SC Mixed 22 55% 19.2 GB/s	Latency 73.3 55% 73.3 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 109%

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System: Alienware Area-51 R2

CPU
Core i7-5820KIntel $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples	811x
Core i7-6800KIntel $103Bench 81%, 50,196 samples	250x
Core i7-5930KIntel $150Bench 80%, 34,039 samples	202x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	224x
GTX 980Nvidia $500Bench 59%, 167,107 samples	173x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	113x

SSD
PM851 2.5 7mm 128GBSamsungBench 58%, 3,901 samples	72x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	52x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	52x

RAM
HMA451U6AFR8N-TF 4x4GBHynixBench 84%, 1,850 samples	134x
HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF 4x8GBHynixBench 83%, 2,656 samples	134x
M378A5143DB0-CPB 4x4GBSamsungBench 88%, 1,582 samples	130x

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Value: 113% - Outstanding

Total price: $325

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 $490	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