Alienware Area-51 R2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 113%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 102%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics122% 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 Drive116% 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.
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 0FRTKJ
Memory12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160608
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 20 '19 at 11:36
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (77th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6800K-$103
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
90.2% Outstanding
Memory 91.5
1-Core 118
2-Core 235
84% 148 Pts
4-Core 478
8-Core 782
77% 630 Pts
64-Core 931
58% 931 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 90.2%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 430.64
Performing below potential (40th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
122% Outstanding
Lighting 168
Reflection 187
Parallax 167
137% 174 fps
MRender 121
Gravity 165
Splatting 119
110% 135 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 122%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$139
677GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 396 395 475 469 469 470 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
116% Outstanding
Read 490
Write 470
Mixed 442
SusWrite 446
104% 462 MB/s
4K Read 35.5
4K Write 98.2
4K Mixed 50.3
170% 61.3 MB/s
DQ Read 384
DQ Write 336
DQ Mixed 357
268% 359 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 116%
Great: 133%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40
1.5TB free
Firmware: MX4OABX0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 190 187 190 187 184 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 187
Write 177
Mixed 34.2
SusWrite 188
106% 147 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 0.8
181% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 108%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA451U6AFR8N-TF 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
102% Outstanding
MC Read 38.4
MC Write 44.8
MC Mixed 35.4
113% 39.5 GB/s
SC Read 14.1
SC Write 21
SC Mixed 19.8
52% 18.3 GB/s
Latency 64.9
62% 64.9 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 102%
Great: 102%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Area-51 R2 Builds (Compare 1,512 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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