Alienware Area-51 R2

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 63%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 57%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (95th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 5 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics69.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemAlienware Area-51 R2  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0XJKKD
Memory9.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180702
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateOct 24 '18 at 20:05
Run Duration216 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU7%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-5820K-$130
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
86.1% Excellent
Memory 93.6
1-Core 113
2-Core 230
83% 145 Pts
4-Core 423
8-Core 703
69% 563 Pts
64-Core 926
57% 926 Pts
Poor: 68%
This bench: 86.1%
Great: 88%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195
CLim: 2113 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 411.70
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
69.3% Good
Lighting 78.9
Reflection 90.9
Parallax 73.1
64% 81 fps
MRender 109
Gravity 78.1
Splatting 102
79% 96.3 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 69.3%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$139
671GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 914 508 457 484 384 414 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 81% Great: 133%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$59
2TB free
Firmware: MX4OABX0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 190 190 190 190 190 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 182
Write 183
Mixed 22.3
SusWrite 189
104% 144 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.7
164% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 107%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378A5143DB0-CPB 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
103% Outstanding
MC Read 39.2
MC Write 41.7
MC Mixed 36.7
112% 39.2 GB/s
SC Read 15.1
SC Write 21.8
SC Mixed 22.2
56% 19.7 GB/s
Latency 60.8
66% 60.8 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 103%
Great: 101%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Area-51 R2 Builds (Compare 1,509 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 82%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 72%
Battleship

System: Alienware Area-51 R2

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 113% - Outstanding Total price: $325
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