Alienware Area-51 R2

Performance Results


Gaming 61% Destroyer	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 56% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall 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.
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	59.5% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	99.7% 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	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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System	Alienware Area-51 R2 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 09G12C
Memory	13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161011
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 20 '18 at 03:05
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	21%

PC Performing above expectations (79^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 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	91.5% Outstanding	Memory 90.6 1-Core 121 2-Core 253 86% 155 Pts	4-Core 497 8-Core 781 79% 639 Pts	64-Core 992 61% 992 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 91.5% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Nvidia(10DE 1116) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 390.77 Performing below potential (55^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	59.5% Above average	Lighting 75.7 Reflection 78.2 Parallax 69.9 62% 74.6 fps	MRender 75.1 Gravity 67.5 Splatting 62 55% 68.2 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 59.5% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 187GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 85 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 56 (B1) Unknown 99 99 2 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 63 51 37 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 4 (F1) Unknown 99 99 792374666	99.7% Outstanding	Read 513 Write 406 Mixed 426 100% 448 MB/s	4K Read 32.7 4K Write 75.1 4K Mixed 34.8 134% 47.5 MB/s	DQ Read 350 DQ Write 255 DQ Mixed 107 133% 237 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 99.7% Great: 128%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 1.5TB free Firmware: MX4OAC70 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 139 139 70 (03) Spinup time 123 123 25789923634 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 254 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 124 124 33 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 4585 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 250 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 261 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 261 (C2) HDA temperature 157 157 176094969891 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 4582 (F1) Unknown 100 100 8777283696 (F2) Unknown 100 100 7713912084	105% Outstanding	Read 187 Write 180 Mixed 164 133% 177 MB/s	4K Read 0.97 4K Write 2.05 4K Mixed 0.23 104% 1.08 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 108%
SAMSUNG HM500LI 500GB 30 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 465GB free, PID 1021 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	18% Very poor	Read 38.8 Write 37.6 Mixed 31.4 46% 35.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.45 4K Write 1.33 4K Mixed 0.26 56% 0.68 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 18% Great: 18%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMA451U6AFR8N-TF 4x4GB 1,850 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 37.3 MC Write 45.5 MC Mixed 35.2 112% 39.3 GB/s	SC Read 13.2 SC Write 21.1 SC Mixed 19.9 52% 18.1 GB/s	Latency 66.3 60% 66.3 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 102%

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System: Alienware Area-51 R2

CPU
Core i7-5820KIntel $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples	809x
Core i7-6800KIntel $103Bench 81%, 50,196 samples	249x
Core i7-5930KIntel $70Bench 80%, 34,039 samples	200x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $245Bench 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 $130Bench 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	132x
M378A5143DB0-CPB 4x4GBSamsungBench 88%, 1,582 samples	130x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $375

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16