Alienware Area-51 R2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 93%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 82%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 89.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics98.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive104% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.
SystemAlienware Area-51 R2  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0XJKKD
Memory10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180702
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 18 '19 at 02:15
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (76th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6850K-$115
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
89.7% Excellent
Memory 90.3
1-Core 119
2-Core 241
84% 150 Pts
4-Core 480
8-Core 709
74% 594 Pts
64-Core 881
54% 881 Pts
Poor: 74%
This bench: 89.7%
Great: 93%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.66
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
98.6% Outstanding
Lighting 128
Reflection 139
Parallax 116
104% 128 fps
MRender 95.4
Gravity 123
Splatting 103
88% 107 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 98.6%
Great: 101%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$129
612GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 413 359 400 420 427 390 MB/s
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 472
Write 355
Mixed 301
SusWrite 402
86% 383 MB/s
4K Read 30.2
4K Write 92.5
4K Mixed 39.9
146% 54.2 MB/s
DQ Read 384
DQ Write 323
DQ Mixed 262
222% 323 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 104%
Great: 133%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 8ATF51264AZ-2G1A1 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
102% Outstanding
MC Read 38.1
MC Write 45.4
MC Mixed 35.7
114% 39.7 GB/s
SC Read 13.2
SC Write 20
SC Mixed 19.1
50% 17.4 GB/s
Latency 66.8
60% 66.8 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 102%
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 1,496 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 82%
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Desktop
Desktop 81%
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Workstation
Workstation 72%
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System: Alienware Area-51 R2

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