Alienware Area-51 R3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 40%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 59%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 48%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (11th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 89 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.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 47.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics72.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive153% 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.
Run History
SystemAlienware Area-51 R3  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0XF4NJ
Memory26.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180515
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 27 '18 at 21:34
Run Duration133 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen TR 1950X-$225
SP3r2, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 32 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 2.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
47.2% Average
Memory 44.8
1-Core 66.7
2-Core 133
45% 81.4 Pts
4-Core 266
8-Core 512
46% 389 Pts
64-Core 1,434
89% 1,434 Pts
Poor: 68%
This bench: 47.2%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
Dell(1028 3600) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 398.36
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
72.4% Very good
Lighting 68.7
Reflection 84.9
Parallax 166
56% 107 fps
MRender 119
Gravity 157
Splatting 112
104% 129 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 72.4%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB
750GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXY74D1Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 883 971 1106 1144 1124 1114 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
153% Outstanding
Read 1,582
Write 1,431
Mixed 843
SusWrite 1057
275% 1,228 MB/s
4K Read 31.5
4K Write 50.2
4K Mixed 8.2
85% 30 MB/s
DQ Read 38.4
DQ Write 36.3
DQ Mixed 80.9
49% 51.9 MB/s
Poor: 131%
This bench: 153%
Great: 294%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50
1TB free
Firmware: MX4OAC70
SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 115 109 118 108 117 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
56.8% Above average
Read 85
Write 109
Mixed 20.5
SusWrite 113
59% 81.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.5
105% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 56.8%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 16ATF2G64AZ-2G6H1 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
76% Very good
MC Read 31.6
MC Write 28.4
MC Mixed 29.5
85% 29.8 GB/s
SC Read 11.9
SC Write 15.1
SC Mixed 17.9
43% 15 GB/s
Latency 181
22% 181 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 76%
Great: 91%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Area-51 R3 Builds (Compare 29 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 99%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 119%
UFO

System: Alienware Area-51 R3

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 66% - Good Total price: $756
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