Alienware Area-51 R2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 114%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 104%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics128% 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 Drive84.3% 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.
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-51 R2  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 09G12C
Memory28.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161011
Uptime6.2 Days
Run DateOct 18 '18 at 14:40
Run Duration151 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6850K-$115
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
87.9% Excellent
Memory 90.8
1-Core 95.9
2-Core 253
81% 146 Pts
4-Core 457
8-Core 720
72% 589 Pts
64-Core 967
60% 967 Pts
Poor: 74%
This bench: 87.9%
Great: 93%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 385.41
Performing below potential (76th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
128% Outstanding
Lighting 177
Reflection 206
Parallax 201
144% 195 fps
MRender 124
Gravity 176
Splatting 129
116% 143 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 128%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk X400 2.5 7MM 256GB
31GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X4130012
SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 144 58 87 80 54 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
84.3% Excellent
Read 470
Write 256
Mixed 225
SusWrite 99
58% 262 MB/s
4K Read 34.5
4K Write 90.7
4K Mixed 39.6
151% 54.9 MB/s
DQ Read 344
DQ Write 248
DQ Mixed 201
176% 264 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 84.3%
Great: 95%
WD Green 4TB (2013)-$136
3.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 148 149 147 148 151 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
85.4% Excellent
Read 150
Write 152
Mixed 70.3
SusWrite 148
95% 130 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.8
149% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 85.4%
Great: 87%
WD Green 4TB (2013)-$136
3.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 150 149 146 150 156 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
87.2% Excellent
Read 154
Write 135
Mixed 87.4
SusWrite 150
97% 132 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 1
182% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 87.2%
Great: 87%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
113% Outstanding
MC Read 41.1
MC Write 51
MC Mixed 41.2
127% 44.4 GB/s
SC Read 13.8
SC Write 21
SC Mixed 20.3
52% 18.4 GB/s
Latency 66.1
61% 66.1 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 113%
Great: 115%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Area-51 R2 Builds (Compare 1,503 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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