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 (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 82.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive66% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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
Memory17.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180702
Uptime4.8 Days
Run DateMay 29 '20 at 18:14
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing above expectations (67th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-5930K-$70
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
82.9% Excellent
Memory 91.6
1-Core 103
2-Core 199
76% 131 Pts
4-Core 400
8-Core 643
64% 522 Pts
64-Core 764
47% 764 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 82.9%
Great: 91%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
Nvidia(10DE 1131) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 446.14
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 43% Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM851 2.5 7mm 512GB
147GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT08D0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 131 162 157 211 207 MB/s
Performing below expectations (40th percentile)
66% Good
Read 458
Write 98
Mixed 99.5
SusWrite 169
45% 206 MB/s
4K Read 19.6
4K Write 47.9
4K Mixed 25.9
88% 31.1 MB/s
DQ Read 366
DQ Write 78.2
DQ Mixed 69.8
90% 171 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 66%
Great: 96%
WD Green 4TB (2013)-$136
2TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 101 117 114 119 108 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
71% Very good
Read 136
Write 127
Mixed 76.2
SusWrite 112
83% 113 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.9
167% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 71%
Great: 87%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX 2400 C15 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
98.5% Outstanding
MC Read 38.5
MC Write 40.2
MC Mixed 35.6
109% 38.1 GB/s
SC Read 13.8
SC Write 17.4
SC Mixed 19.4
48% 16.9 GB/s
Latency 64.7
62% 64.7 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 98.5%
Great: 107%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Area-51 R2 Builds (Compare 1,503 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: 69% - Good Total price: $530
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