Alienware Area-51m R2

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 (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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.
Boot Drive220% 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.
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-51m R2  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware Area-51m R2
Memory26.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200709
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 23 '20 at 17:53
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User COL-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing as expected (46th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-10700-$233
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
91.5% Outstanding
Memory 88.9
1-Core 150
2-Core 294
97% 178 Pts
4-Core 505
8-Core 1,011
89% 758 Pts
64-Core 1,619
100% 1,619 Pts
Poor: 75%
This bench: 91.5%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060
Dell(1028 099B) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2750 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 451.55
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 107
Reflection 109
Parallax 110
87% 109 fps
Gravity 94.2
Splatting 78.6
75% 86.4 fps
Poor: 57% Great: 86%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
PC SN730 NVMe WDC 512GB
412GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 11111012 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1286 974 985 992 999 999 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
220% Outstanding
Read 1,325
Write 2,078
Mixed 1,553
SusWrite 1,039
340% 1,499 MB/s
4K Read 43
4K Write 115
4K Mixed 58.4
201% 72.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1,041
DQ Write 818
DQ Mixed 939
700% 933 MB/s
Poor: 124%
This bench: 220%
Great: 285%
Seagate ST1000LM049-2GH172 1TB
931GB free
Firmware: SDM2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 142 148 130 119 135 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
59.2% Above average
Read 70.6
Write 128
Mixed 38.9
SusWrite 136
68% 93.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.4
98% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 59.2%
Great: 95%
ADATA HV620 1TB
55GB free, PID a31a
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 27 27 17 24 20 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
11.3% Very poor
Read 32.5
Write 24
Mixed 10.4
SusWrite 22.8
28% 22.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0.2
24% 0.3 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 11.3%
Great: 44%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA82GS6DJR8N-XN 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing below potential (91st percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
93.9% Outstanding
MC Read 34.6
MC Write 36.9
MC Mixed 28.9
96% 33.5 GB/s
SC Read 18.1
SC Write 41.9
SC Mixed 28.7
84% 29.6 GB/s
Latency 68.6
58% 68.6 ns
Poor: 70%
This bench: 93.9%
Great: 95%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Area-51m R2 Builds (Compare 255 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 101%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 108%
UFO

System: Alienware Area-51m R2

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 88% - Excellent Total price: $440
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