Alienware Area-51 R2

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive63% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.
Run History
SystemAlienware Area-51 R2  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0XJKKD
Memory12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180702
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateAug 17 '19 at 05:51
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (75th 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 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
84.1% Excellent
Memory 91.7
1-Core 119
2-Core 221
82% 144 Pts
4-Core 412
8-Core 701
68% 557 Pts
64-Core 897
56% 897 Pts
Poor: 68%
This bench: 84.1%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM851 2.5 7mm 128GB
40GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 8D0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 110 115 108 120 131 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
63% Good
Read 432
Write 77.5
Mixed 100
SusWrite 115
39% 181 MB/s
4K Read 26.1
4K Write 50.9
4K Mixed 23.7
97% 33.6 MB/s
DQ Read 361
DQ Write 58.2
DQ Mixed 57.6
81% 159 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 63%
Great: 76%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
68GB free
Firmware: RVT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 438 311 311 311 310 308 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 487
Write 467
Mixed 444
SusWrite 331
97% 432 MB/s
4K Read 35.5
4K Write 92.4
4K Mixed 49.3
166% 59.1 MB/s
DQ Read 386
DQ Write 337
DQ Mixed 357
269% 360 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 107%
Great: 129%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 2TB
900GB free
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 343 340 340 345 344 344 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
178% Outstanding
Read 277
Write 150
Mixed 80.8
SusWrite 343
154% 213 MB/s
4K Read 1.6
4K Write 4.1
4K Mixed 1.1
265% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 178%
Great: 213%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378A5143DB0-CPB 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
101% Outstanding
MC Read 39.5
MC Write 40.6
MC Mixed 36.1
111% 38.7 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 21.5
SC Mixed 21
55% 19.3 GB/s
Latency 64.7
62% 64.7 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 101%
Great: 101%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Desktop
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Workstation
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System: Alienware Area-51 R2

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $530
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