Alienware Area-51 R3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 79%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 102%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 69.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics110% 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 Drive197% 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
Memory25.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180515
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 31 '18 at 02:40
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing below expectations (31st 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 3.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
69.7% Good
Memory 57.4
1-Core 110
2-Core 218
69% 129 Pts
4-Core 438
8-Core 865
77% 652 Pts
64-Core 2,298
142% 2,298 Pts
Poor: 68%
This bench: 69.7%
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
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
110% Outstanding
Lighting 146
Reflection 167
Parallax 175
119% 163 fps
MRender 109
Gravity 139
Splatting 111
98% 120 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 110%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB
901GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXY74D1Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1164 1111 1137 1181 1182 1173 MB/s
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
197% Outstanding
Read 1,730
Write 1502
Mixed 911
SusWrite 1158
297% 1,325 MB/s
4K Read 38.5
4K Write 71.5
4K Mixed 48
158% 52.7 MB/s
DQ Read 174
DQ Write 184
DQ Mixed 201
145% 186 MB/s
Poor: 131%
This bench: 197%
Great: 294%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40
2TB free
Firmware: MX4OAC70
SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 185 183 180 186 187 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 189
Write 166
Mixed 43.7
SusWrite 184
105% 146 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.5
133% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 107%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 16ATF2G64AZ-2G6H1 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
74.9% Very good
MC Read 31.6
MC Write 25.9
MC Mixed 28.5
82% 28.7 GB/s
SC Read 13.2
SC Write 18.8
SC Mixed 18.9
48% 17 GB/s
Latency 136
30% 136 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 74.9%
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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