Alienware Area-51 R2

Performance Results


Gaming 118% UFO	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 111% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 75.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	153% 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 (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Alienware Area-51 R2 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0XJKKD
Memory	24.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180702
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 30 '23 at 14:17
Run Duration	183 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing as expected (41^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-5960X-$285 15,468 User benchmarks, average bench 80% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	75.8% Very good	Memory 88.9 1-Core 85.3 2-Core 175 69% 116 Pts	4-Core 338 8-Core 618 57% 478 Pts	64-Core 958 59% 958 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 75.8% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,198 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Gigabyte(1458 4042) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 536.23 Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	153% Outstanding	Lighting 178 Reflection 256 Parallax 352 145% 262 fps	MRender 348 Gravity 253 Splatting 191 208% 264 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 153% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SK hynix SC300 2.5 7MM 512GB 238 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2GB free (System drive) Firmware: 20100P00 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 449 Write 252 Mixed 317 75% 339 MB/s	4K Read 19.1 4K Write 34.8 4K Mixed 13.1 64% 22.3 MB/s	DQ Read 286 DQ Write 293 DQ Mixed 271 209% 284 MB/s
Poor: 61% Great: 101%
Transcend TS1TSSD420I 1TB 42 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 109GB free Firmware: N1114B SusWrite @10s intervals: 386 389 391 401 403 402 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	82.8% Excellent	Read 448 Write 404 Mixed 297 SusWrite 395 87% 386 MB/s	4K Read 21.1 4K Write 45.9 4K Mixed 27.3 91% 31.4 MB/s	DQ Read 276 DQ Write 279 DQ Mixed 199 171% 252 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 82.8% Great: 107%
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 62GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 398 401 344 317 318 319 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	97.1% Outstanding	Read 464 Write 428 Mixed 409 SusWrite 350 93% 413 MB/s	4K Read 34.1 4K Write 58.6 4K Mixed 43.4 138% 45.4 MB/s	DQ Read 335 DQ Write 288 DQ Mixed 307 231% 310 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 97.1% Great: 128%
WD Green 4TB (2013)-$136 31,988 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 967GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 100 100 99 100 99 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	57.2% Above average	Read 99.9 Write 98.4 Mixed 69.7 SusWrite 99.1 68% 91.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 174% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 57.2% Great: 87%
WD Green 4TB (2013)-$136 31,988 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 2.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 137 135 134 135 135 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	79.7% Very good	Read 142 Write 136 Mixed 78.7 SusWrite 135 90% 123 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 173% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 79.7% Great: 87%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF 4x8GB 2,656 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	MC Read 49.3 MC Write 43.2 MC Mixed 42.4 128% 45 GB/s	SC Read 14.2 SC Write 18.2 SC Mixed 20.4 50% 17.6 GB/s	Latency 65.4 61% 65.4 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 115%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	71	59	60	27"	1280 720	DEL4201 DELL S2721HSX

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Workstation 72%

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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 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	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