| PC Status | Overall this PC is performing below expectations (25th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 75 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. |
| Processor | With 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 74.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good. |
| Boot Drive | 52% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications. |
| 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. |
Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
| System | Alienware Area-51 R2 (all builds) |
| Motherboard | Alienware 09G12C |
| Memory | 10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz |
| Display | 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors |
| OS | Windows 10 |
| BIOS Date | 20180702 |
| Uptime | 0 Days |
| Run Date | Apr 23 '19 at 04:35 |
| Run Duration | 124 Seconds |
| Run User | USA-User |
| Background CPU | 100% |
PC Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).
| Processor | Bench | Normal | Heavy | Server |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Intel Core i7-6850K-$115
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
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74.7%
Very good
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80% 143 Pts
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60% 499 Pts
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50% 804 Pts
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| Drives | Bench | Sequential | Random 4k | Deep queue 4k |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Sandisk X400 2.5 7MM 256GB
76GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X4130012
SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 70 100 73 85 63 MB/s
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52%
Above average
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64% 287 MB/s
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58% 17.4 MB/s
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162% 248 MB/s
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WD Green 4TB (2013)-$136
2.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 127 127 125 124 126 MB/s
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70.2%
Very good
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70% 94.4 MB/s
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150% 1.03 MB/s
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| Memory Kit | Bench | Multi core | Single core | Latency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 1x16GB
1 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
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39.3%
Below average
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38% 13.2 GB/s
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34% 11.8 GB/s
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53% 75.6 ns
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System Memory Latency Ladder
L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds
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System: Alienware Area-51 R2
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| Core i7-5820KIntel $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples | 802x |
| Core i7-6800KIntel $103Bench 81%, 50,196 samples | 249x |
| Core i7-5930KIntel $70Bench 80%, 34,039 samples | 198x |
| GPU |
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|---|---|
| GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples | 224x |
| GTX 980Nvidia $500Bench 59%, 167,107 samples | 172x |
| GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples | 112x |
| EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER | Value: 69% - Good | Total price: $530 |