Alienware Area-51 R2

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 19%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 17%
Surfboard
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 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics21.1% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Run History
SystemAlienware Area-51 R2  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0XJKKD
Memory4.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20150713
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 03 '18 at 00:49
Run Duration95 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU3%

 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 i7-5820K-$130
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
80.2% Excellent
Memory 88.1
1-Core 98.9
2-Core 197
74% 128 Pts
4-Core 391
8-Core 590
61% 490 Pts
64-Core 779
48% 779 Pts
Poor: 68%
This bench: 80.2%
Great: 88%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon R9 370
Dell(1028 0B00) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1002 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.2.1
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
21.1% Poor
Lighting 23.1
Reflection 27.3
Parallax 24.7
19% 25 fps
MRender 28.9
Gravity 23.7
Splatting 38.3
26% 30.3 fps
Poor: 18%
This bench: 21.1%
Great: 24%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40
79GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MX4O Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
75.4% Very good
Read 131
Write 132
Mixed 102
91% 122 MB/s
4K Read 0.57
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.18
68% 0.68 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 75.4%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA451U6AFR8N-TF 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (11th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
57% Above average
MC Read 26.6
MC Write 15.4
MC Mixed 18.2
57% 20.1 GB/s
SC Read 12.4
SC Write 17.7
SC Mixed 17.1
45% 15.7 GB/s
Latency 69.5
58% 69.5 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 57%
Great: 78%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Area-51 R2 Builds (Compare 1,499 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: 69% - Good Total price: $530
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