Alienware Area-51 R2

Performance Results


Gaming 96% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 86% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 91.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	101% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	87.8% 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.
Memory	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Alienware Area-51 R2 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 09G12C
Memory	20.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180702
Uptime	4.9 Days
Run Date	Apr 17 '19 at 17:10
Run Duration	201 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6800K-$103 50,196 User benchmarks, average bench 81% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	91.5% Outstanding	Memory 91.3 1-Core 122 2-Core 244 86% 152 Pts	4-Core 493 8-Core 759 77% 626 Pts	64-Core 949 59% 949 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 91.5% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Dell(1028 3366) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.94 Performing below potential (42^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	101% Outstanding	Lighting 128 Reflection 145 Parallax 124 105% 132 fps	MRender 113 Gravity 129 Splatting 107 94% 116 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SK hynix SC311 SATA 512GB 5,047 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 228GB free (System drive) Firmware: 70000P10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 418 410 346 316 356 309 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	87.8% Excellent	Read 445 Write 433 Mixed 398 SusWrite 359 92% 409 MB/s	4K Read 23.4 4K Write 55 4K Mixed 30.4 104% 36.3 MB/s	DQ Read 388 DQ Write 328 DQ Mixed 338 259% 351 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 87.8% Great: 109%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 1TB free Firmware: MX4OAC70 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 162 163 166 164 164 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	91.6% Outstanding	Read 156 Write 154 Mixed 44.2 SusWrite 163 94% 129 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.6 150% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 91.6% Great: 108%
G-RAID 6TB 5TB free Firmware: 0002 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 169 172 170 172 170 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	101% Outstanding	Read 184 Write 146 Mixed 83.3 SusWrite 170 106% 146 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 146% 1.13 MB/s

BUFFALO HD-WLU3/R1 1 2TB 56 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 798GB free, PID 01ce Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 79 77 76 82 77 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	34.7% Below average	Read 92.8 Write 55.6 Mixed 68.8 SusWrite 78 97% 73.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 75% 1 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 34.7% Great: 97%
Generic STORAGE DEVICE 16GB 238 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 14GB free, PID 0732 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 42 43 33 42 43 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	27.4% Poor	Read 88.1 Write 22 Mixed 39.9 SusWrite 37.9 55% 47 MB/s	4K Read 8.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 2.4 162% 4.17 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 27.4% Great: 38%
IC25N030 ATCS04-0 30GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 16GB free, PID 8818 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 17 17 16 17 16 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	7.01% Terrible	Read 13.8 Write 17.5 Mixed 12.7 SusWrite 16.9 21% 15.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.3 25% 0.37 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 7.01% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378A1K43CB2-CRC 4x8GB 2,229 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 36.1 MC Write 46.9 MC Mixed 35.1 112% 39.4 GB/s	SC Read 13 SC Write 20.5 SC Mixed 19.5 50% 17.7 GB/s	Latency 65.2 61% 65.2 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 96%

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System: Alienware Area-51 R2

CPU
Core i7-5820KIntel $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples	811x
Core i7-6800KIntel $103Bench 81%, 50,196 samples	249x
Core i7-5930KIntel $150Bench 80%, 34,039 samples	201x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	224x
GTX 980Nvidia $500Bench 59%, 167,107 samples	173x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	113x

SSD
PM851 2.5 7mm 128GBSamsungBench 58%, 3,901 samples	72x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	52x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	52x

RAM
HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF 4x8GBHynixBench 83%, 2,656 samples	134x
HMA451U6AFR8N-TF 4x4GBHynixBench 84%, 1,850 samples	133x
M378A5143DB0-CPB 4x4GBSamsungBench 88%, 1,582 samples	130x

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Value: 113% - Outstanding

Total price: $325

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16