Alienware Area-51 R7

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 28%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (11th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 89 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics29.2% 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 Drive236% 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.
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.
Very high background CPU (52%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemAlienware Area-51 R7  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 05J3W0
Memory25.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181204
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 23 '20 at 11:03
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User IRL-User
Background CPU 52%
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 PC Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen TR 2950X-$798
SP3r2, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 32 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
72% Very good
Memory 53.5
1-Core 122
2-Core 243
73% 140 Pts
4-Core 483
8-Core 917
83% 700 Pts
64-Core 2,136
132% 2,136 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 72%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
Dell(1028 3718) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 441.41
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
29.2% Poor
Lighting 33
Reflection 38
Parallax 31
27% 34 fps
MRender 47.2
Gravity 33
Splatting 43
34% 41 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 29.2%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Ssdpe21d960gad NVME INTEL 960GB
704GB free (System drive)
Firmware: E201D03N Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1516 1605 1567 1627 1626 1631 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
236% Outstanding
Read 253
Write 1446
Mixed 1,413
SusWrite 1,595
272% 1,177 MB/s
4K Read 93.3
4K Write 88.5
4K Mixed 96.3
312% 92.7 MB/s
DQ Read 750
DQ Write 657
DQ Mixed 686
519% 698 MB/s
Poor: 159%
This bench: 236%
Great: 400%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40
1TB free
Firmware: MX4OAD30
SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 157 156 156 157 160 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
46% Average
Read 3.5
Write 127
Mixed 1.8
SusWrite 157
52% 72.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.6
125% 1 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 46%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston XRMWRN-MIE 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
71.4% Very good
MC Read 28.1
MC Write 22.8
MC Mixed 26.5
74% 25.8 GB/s
SC Read 21.4
SC Write 25.7
SC Mixed 23.4
67% 23.5 GB/s
Latency 148
27% 148 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 71.4%
Great: 103%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Area-51 R7 Builds (Compare 16 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 104%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 126%
UFO

System: Alienware Area-51 R7

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 65% - Good Total price: $1,205
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