Alienware Area-51 R4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 105%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 106%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics116% 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.
Boot Drive180% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (36%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemAlienware Area-51 R4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0HJ5Y7
Memory28.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171207
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 19 '18 at 06:09
Run Duration108 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 36%

 PC Performing above expectations (61st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7820X-$375
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
86.8% Excellent
Memory 79.1
1-Core 128
2-Core 252
84% 153 Pts
4-Core 507
8-Core 873
84% 690 Pts
64-Core 1,396
86% 1,396 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 86.8%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
Dell(1028 3600) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 391.1
Performing below potential (19th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
116% Outstanding
Lighting 153
Reflection 178
Parallax 181
124% 170 fps
MRender 119
Gravity 174
Splatting 124
113% 139 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 116%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$37
357GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AADA4101 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
180% Outstanding
Read 1,906
Write 806
Mixed 833
258% 1,182 MB/s
4K Read 24.2
4K Write 97.1
4K Mixed 35
133% 52.1 MB/s
DQ Read 333
DQ Write 283
DQ Mixed 89.1
126% 235 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 180%
Great: 216%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38
2TB free
Firmware: CC27 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 185
Write 174
Mixed 165
131% 175 MB/s
4K Read 0.74
4K Write 1.85
4K Mixed 0.23
91% 0.94 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 103%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston XJ69DF-HYA 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2934 MHz
Performing below potential (36th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
99.6% Outstanding
MC Read 31.4
MC Write 58.3
MC Mixed 29.4
113% 39.7 GB/s
SC Read 9.1
SC Write 21.5
SC Mixed 10.7
39% 13.8 GB/s
Latency 82.3
49% 82.3 ns
Poor: 81%
This bench: 99.6%
Great: 137%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Area-51 R4 Builds (Compare 135 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 103%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 104%
UFO

System: Alienware Area-51 R4

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 66% - Good Total price: $860
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