Alienware Area-51 R3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 45%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 57%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 54%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (12th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 88 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 45.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics85.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive168% 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
Memory28.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180515
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 29 '18 at 17:08
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing way below expectations (12th 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)
45.1% Average
Memory 56.4
1-Core 43.4
2-Core 86
38% 61.9 Pts
4-Core 183
8-Core 419
35% 301 Pts
64-Core 1,411
87% 1,411 Pts
Poor: 68%
This bench: 45.1%
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
85.8% Excellent
Lighting 93.8
Reflection 120
Parallax 161
76% 125 fps
MRender 115
Gravity 157
Splatting 112
104% 128 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 85.8%
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: 944 878 930 1040 1102 1044 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
168% Outstanding
Read 1,516
Write 1,416
Mixed 867
SusWrite 990
268% 1,197 MB/s
4K Read 32.9
4K Write 47.2
4K Mixed 37.9
123% 39.3 MB/s
DQ Read 220
DQ Write 168
DQ Mixed 187
142% 192 MB/s
Poor: 131%
This bench: 168%
Great: 294%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50
1TB free
Firmware: MX4OAC70
SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 110 118 112 114 114 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
54.6% Above average
Read 76.7
Write 113
Mixed 2.5
SusWrite 114
55% 76.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.5
99% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 54.6%
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 (24th percentile)
76.5% Very good
MC Read 32.4
MC Write 28.7
MC Mixed 29.9
87% 30.3 GB/s
SC Read 8.8
SC Write 15.5
SC Mixed 13.5
36% 12.6 GB/s
Latency 139
29% 139 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 76.5%
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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