Alienware Area-51 R2

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 84.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	21.4% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Alienware Area-51 R2 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0XJKKD
Memory	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180702
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 26 '19 at 06:20
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	20%

PC Performing above expectations (83^rd 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 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	84.8% Excellent	Memory 94.9 1-Core 117 2-Core 216 83% 143 Pts	4-Core 403 8-Core 684 66% 543 Pts	64-Core 969 60% 969 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 84.8% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM851 2.5 7mm 128GB 3,901 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 38GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT08D0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 21 31 33 33 28 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	21.4% Poor	Read 214 Write 40.2 Mixed 61 SusWrite 29.8 19% 86.2 MB/s	4K Read 9.9 4K Write 15.6 4K Mixed 5.6 30% 10.4 MB/s	DQ Read 42.4 DQ Write 49.9 DQ Mixed 40.1 32% 44.1 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 21.4% Great: 76%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 250GB-$23 32,491 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 67GB free Firmware: KC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 82 83 83 80 77 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	60.7% Good	Read 130 Write 127 Mixed 63.6 SusWrite 81.1 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 134% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 60.7% Great: 74%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 1TB free Firmware: MX4OABX0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 162 165 164 161 164 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	97% Outstanding	Read 175 Write 166 Mixed 29.1 SusWrite 163 96% 133 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.6 150% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 97% Great: 108%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 834GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 165 165 164 164 158 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 203 Write 142 Mixed 87.1 SusWrite 164 109% 149 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.2 245% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 8ATF51264AZ-2G1A1 4x4GB 1,465 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 40.1 MC Write 41.6 MC Mixed 36.9 113% 39.5 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 23.1 SC Mixed 22.4 58% 20.3 GB/s	Latency 57.5 70% 57.5 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 101%

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System: Alienware Area-51 R2

CPU
Core i7-5820KIntel $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples	803x
Core i7-6800KIntel $78Bench 81%, 50,196 samples	249x
Core i7-5930KIntel $70Bench 80%, 34,039 samples	198x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	224x
GTX 980Nvidia $500Bench 59%, 167,107 samples	172x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	112x

SSD
PM851 2.5 7mm 128GBSamsungBench 58%, 3,901 samples	72x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	52x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	52x

RAM
HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF 4x8GBHynixBench 83%, 2,656 samples	133x
HMA451U6AFR8N-TF 4x4GBHynixBench 84%, 1,850 samples	130x
M378A5143DB0-CPB 4x4GBSamsungBench 88%, 1,582 samples	129x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $530

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16