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Alienware Area-51 R2

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Gaming
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Desktop
Desktop 0%
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Workstation
Workstation 0%
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PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 81.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive68.3% 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 09G12C
Memory28 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180702
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 14 '19 at 16:16
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (79th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-5960X-$285
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
81.1% Excellent
Memory 90.6
1-Core 103
2-Core 204
77% 133 Pts
4-Core 386
8-Core 663
64% 525 Pts
64-Core 1,036
64% 1,036 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑
This bench: 81.1%
 Great: 94%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM851 2.5 7mm 512GB
198GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT07D0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 102 88 92 77 76 MB/s
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
68.3% Good
Read 423
Write 224
Mixed 191
SusWrite 98.5
52% 234 MB/s
4K Read 25
4K Write 61
4K Mixed 30
109% 38.7 MB/s
DQ Read 372
DQ Write 162
DQ Mixed 89.8
113% 208 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑
This bench: 68.3%
 Great: 96%
WD Green 4TB (2013)-$136
3.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 148 150 152 150 146 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
85% Excellent
Read 148
Write 130
Mixed 88.5
SusWrite 148
95% 129 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 1
185% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑
This bench: 85%
 Great: 87%
WD My Book 1140 2TB
1.5TB free, PID 1140
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 114 114 114 114 114 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
48.8% Average
Read 113
Write 118
Mixed 85.6
SusWrite 114
146% 108 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.7
109% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑
This bench: 48.8%
 Great: 49%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 16ATF1G64AZ-2G1A1 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
117% Outstanding
MC Read 50.8
MC Write 43.5
MC Mixed 43.5
131% 45.9 GB/s
SC Read 16
SC Write 19.3
SC Mixed 22.4
55% 19.2 GB/s
Latency 66.4
60% 66.4 ns
Poor: 69% ↑
This bench: 117%
 Great: 115%
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 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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System: Alienware Area-51 R2

CPU
Core i7-5820KIntel  $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples807x
Core i7-6800KIntel  $103Bench 81%, 50,196 samples249x
Core i7-5930KIntel  $70Bench 80%, 34,039 samples198x
GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia  $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples224x
GTX 980Nvidia  $500Bench 59%, 167,107 samples173x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples112x
SSD
PM851 2.5 7mm 128GBSamsungBench 58%, 3,901 samples72x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung  $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples52x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples52x
RAM
HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF 4x8GBHynixBench 83%, 2,656 samples134x
HMA451U6AFR8N-TF 4x4GBHynixBench 84%, 1,850 samples130x
M378A5143DB0-CPB 4x4GBSamsungBench 88%, 1,582 samples130x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $530
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HDDRAMUSB
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Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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