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Alienware Area-51 R2

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (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. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive215% 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemAlienware Area-51 R2  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0XJKKD
Memory6.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180702
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 07 '22 at 09:53
Run Duration134 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing below expectations (40th 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 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
77.2% Very good
Memory 84.3
1-Core 94.4
2-Core 188
71% 122 Pts
4-Core 378
8-Core 593
60% 486 Pts
64-Core 760
47% 760 Pts
Poor: 68%
This bench: 77.2%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$120
903GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1252 620 675 691 612 840 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
215% Outstanding
Read 1,498
Write 1,740
Mixed 1,435
SusWrite 782
307% 1,364 MB/s
4K Read 50.7
4K Write 150
4K Mixed 74.4
252% 91.8 MB/s
DQ Read 812
DQ Write 510
DQ Mixed 726
524% 682 MB/s
Poor: 164%
This bench: 215%
Great: 276%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 127GB
21GB free, PID 5575
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.4 11 10 12 12 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
11% Very poor
Read 36.3
Write 14.2
Mixed 9.7
SusWrite 10.5
20% 17.7 MB/s
4K Read 2.7
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 1.6
95% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 7%
This bench: 11%
Great: 13%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Patriot PSD44G266681 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
64.9% Good
MC Read 29.8
MC Write 20.2
MC Mixed 19.8
66% 23.3 GB/s
SC Read 15.4
SC Write 18.2
SC Mixed 19.2
50% 17.6 GB/s
Latency 72.9
55% 72.9 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 64.9%
Great: 96%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Area-51 R2 Builds (Compare 1,600 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 82%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 72%
Battleship

System: Alienware Area-51 R2

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 113% - Outstanding Total price: $325
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