Alienware Area-51 R2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 55%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 49%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 80.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics60% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive56% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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
Memory12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150713
Uptime5.1 Days
Run DateJul 23 '16 at 03:28
Run Duration190 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing as expected (57th 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 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
80.8% Excellent
Memory 89.3
1-Core 102
2-Core 204
76% 132 Pts
4-Core 390
8-Core 627
62% 509 Pts
64-Core 786
49% 786 Pts
Poor: 68%
This bench: 80.8%
Great: 88%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
Nvidia(10DE 1116) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.5891
Performing below potential (66th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
60% Good
Lighting 75.7
Reflection 79.2
Parallax 76
62% 77 fps
MRender 78.2
Gravity 68.8
Splatting 63.5
57% 70.2 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 60%
Great: 66%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM851 2.5 7mm 128GB
94GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT07D0Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
56% Above average
Read 493
Write 133
Mixed 213
61% 280 MB/s
4K Read 21
4K Write 48.6
4K Mixed 13.5
75% 27.7 MB/s
DQ Read 139
DQ Write 140
DQ Mixed 33
54% 104 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 56%
Great: 76%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50
47GB free
Firmware: MX4OABX0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
50.9% Above average
Read 96.7
Write 81.1
Mixed 82
65% 86.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.17
4K Write 0.24
4K Mixed 0.14
28% 0.19 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 50.9%
Great: 108%
WD My Book 1230 3TB
2TB free, PID 1230
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
57.2% Above average
Read 138
Write 136
Mixed 129
172% 134 MB/s
4K Read 0.86
4K Write 2.34
4K Mixed 0.27
92% 1.16 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 57.2%
Great: 59%
SanDisk Extreme USB 3.0 64GB-$72
57GB free, PID 5580
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
88.5% Excellent
Read 245
Write 109
Mixed 123
178% 159 MB/s
4K Read 8.1
4K Write 8.89
4K Mixed 4.22
476% 7.07 MB/s
DQ Read 9.3
DQ Write 8.58
DQ Mixed 3.93
460% 7.27 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 88.5%
Great: 111%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378A5143DB0-CPB 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
93.4% Outstanding
MC Read 35.8
MC Write 37.9
MC Mixed 33.7
102% 35.8 GB/s
SC Read 13.8
SC Write 19.3
SC Mixed 19.9
50% 17.7 GB/s
Latency 68.1
59% 68.1 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 93.4%
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 1,503 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 82%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
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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