Alienware Area-51 R2

Performance Results


Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	17.8% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	87.7% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Alienware Area-51 R2 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0XJKKD
Memory	28.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170517
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 04 '17 at 00:38
Run Duration	186 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-5820K-$130 101,694 User benchmarks, average bench 77% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	81.5% Excellent	Memory 90.3 1-Core 99.7 2-Core 199 75% 130 Pts	4-Core 392 8-Core 648 64% 520 Pts	64-Core 800 50% 800 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 81.5% Great: 88%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6283) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 384.94 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	17.8% Very poor	Lighting 20 Reflection 23.1 Parallax 18.8 16% 20.6 fps	MRender 28.8 Gravity 20.2 Splatting 26.3 21% 25.1 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 17.8% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 162GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 495 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 313 (B1) Unknown 100 100 0 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 60 54 40 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 4 (F1) Unknown 99 99 476176026	109% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 411 Mixed 415 99% 444 MB/s	4K Read 40.8 4K Write 78.1 4K Mixed 44.5 160% 54.5 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 276 DQ Mixed 123 147% 259 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 124%
Liteon CV3-CE128-11 SATA 128GB 643 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 16GB free (System drive) Firmware: TC7110B Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 2199 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1292 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 100 100 777135 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B4) Unknown 100 100 536 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 58 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EE) Unknown 71 100 29 (F1) Unknown 100 100 6360 (F2) Unknown 100 100 9859	87.7% Excellent	Read 518 Write 433 Mixed 469 106% 473 MB/s	4K Read 29.2 4K Write 48.1 4K Mixed 22.4 98% 33.2 MB/s	DQ Read 239 DQ Write 257 DQ Mixed 102 117% 199 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 87.7% Great: 88%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 3.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 172 170 6358 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 313 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 494 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 312 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 4 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 2682 (C2) HDA temperature 112 108 38 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	98.3% Outstanding	Read 165 Write 177 Mixed 155 125% 166 MB/s	4K Read 1.07 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.27 123% 1.31 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 98.3% Great: 101%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 927GB free Firmware: MX4OABX0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 140 140 69 (03) Spinup time 130 130 21493907746 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 1297 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 124 124 33 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 4130 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1293 (C0) Power-off retract count 97 97 3607 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 97 97 3607 (C2) HDA temperature 141 141 184685035559 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 3888 (F1) Unknown 100 100 16232572964 (F2) Unknown 100 100 18148122036
Poor: 49% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8GBF2X04JEEEXX-12-K 4x8GB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	MC Read 41.6 MC Write 42.7 MC Mixed 40.8 119% 41.7 GB/s	SC Read 14.7 SC Write 17.9 SC Mixed 21 51% 17.9 GB/s	Latency 66.9 60% 66.9 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 109%

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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 $139Bench 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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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