Alienware Area-51 R2

Performance Results


Gaming 108% UFO	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 97% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	116% 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 Drive	52% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Alienware Area-51 R2 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0XJKKD
Memory	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180702
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 26 '19 at 23:11
Run Duration	167 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing above expectations (63^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 3.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	90.3% Outstanding	Memory 94.4 1-Core 121 2-Core 240 86% 152 Pts	4-Core 464 8-Core 747 74% 606 Pts	64-Core 964 60% 964 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 90.3% Great: 88%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3726) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.17 Performing below potential (19^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	116% Outstanding	Lighting 152 Reflection 166 Parallax 176 124% 165 fps	MRender 180 Gravity 146 Splatting 105 113% 144 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM851 2.5 7mm 128GB 3,901 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 28GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT08D0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 29 30 31 28 33 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	52% Above average	Read 443 Write 53 Mixed 104 SusWrite 31 34% 158 MB/s	4K Read 22.9 4K Write 37 4K Mixed 18.1 78% 26 MB/s	DQ Read 353 DQ Write 56 DQ Mixed 50.5 76% 153 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 52% Great: 76%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 250GB-$23 32,491 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 35GB free Firmware: KC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 123 123 123 119 120 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	69.4% Good	Read 120 Write 121 Mixed 65.2 SusWrite 122 78% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 127% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 69.4% Great: 74%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 1TB free Firmware: MX4OABX0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 136 155 154 158 166 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	45.5% Average	Read 15 Write 66.2 Mixed 21.5 SusWrite 144 45% 61.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.2 36% 0.23 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 45.5% Great: 108%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 834GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 167 165 165 165 167 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	95.8% Outstanding	Read 168 Write 150 Mixed 90 SusWrite 166 105% 143 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.2 242% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 95.8% Great: 109%
WD My Passport 1TB 12,840 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 758GB free, PID 0748 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 105 105 106 107 104 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	43.1% Average	Read 102 Write 101 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 106 124% 92.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 83% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 43.1% Great: 45%

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 (97^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 40.6 MC Write 41.2 MC Mixed 36.4 113% 39.4 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 22.1 SC Mixed 21.3 56% 19.6 GB/s	Latency 58.8 68% 58.8 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 103% 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