Alienware Area-51 R5

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 82.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive122% 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 R5  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0N4R4N
Memory8.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190527
Uptime1.1 Days
Run DateMar 22 '21 at 13:27
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing as expected (40th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-9800X-$545
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
82.6% Excellent
Memory 78.6
1-Core 137
2-Core 272
88% 162 Pts
4-Core 465
8-Core 853
79% 659 Pts
64-Core 1,435
89% 1,435 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 82.6%
Great: 96%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
Nvidia(10DE 1E04) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 461.72
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 197
Reflection 192
Parallax 221
160% 203 fps
Gravity 195
Splatting 158
154% 177 fps
Poor: 128% Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Pc401 NVMe SK hynix 256GB
133GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80007E00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 274 279 261 265 269 261 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
122% Outstanding
Read 1,003
Write 632
Mixed 467
SusWrite 268
131% 593 MB/s
4K Read 34.6
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 40.7
160% 60.3 MB/s
DQ Read 476
DQ Write 279
DQ Mixed 333
260% 363 MB/s
Poor: 68%
This bench: 122%
Great: 167%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
166GB free
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 440 393 319 319 318 318 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
99.5% Outstanding
Read 436
Write 416
Mixed 405
SusWrite 351
90% 402 MB/s
4K Read 31.5
4K Write 84.7
4K Mixed 40.9
145% 52.4 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 333
DQ Mixed 351
264% 354 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 99.5%
Great: 129%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA81GU6JJR8N-VK 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
52.6% Above average
MC Read 18
MC Write 24.1
MC Mixed 15.1
54% 19.1 GB/s
SC Read 7.4
SC Write 21.1
SC Mixed 9.7
36% 12.7 GB/s
Latency 83.3
48% 83.3 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 52.6%
Great: 91%

 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 R5

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 65% - Good Total price: $748
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