Alienware Area-51 R2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 124%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 123%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics122% 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.
Memory64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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 0XJKKD
Memory54 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180702
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMay 28 '20 at 12:05
Run Duration204 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (69th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6900K-$120
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
100% Outstanding
Memory 93.5
1-Core 136
2-Core 286
94% 172 Pts
4-Core 574
8-Core 1,033
97% 804 Pts
64-Core 1,479
92% 1,479 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 100%
Great: 98%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 432.00
Performing below potential (40th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
122% Outstanding
Lighting 170
Reflection 179
Parallax 183
138% 177 fps
MRender 112
Gravity 162
Splatting 114
105% 129 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 122%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 1TB-$210
839GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 913 506 507 506 507 507 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 77% Great: 124%
Samsung 840 Evo 1TB-$199
560GB free
Firmware: EXT0DB6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 440 458 429 403 403 403 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
115% Outstanding
Read 468
Write 455
Mixed 376
SusWrite 423
97% 430 MB/s
4K Read 40.3
4K Write 92.9
4K Mixed 52.3
177% 61.8 MB/s
DQ Read 379
DQ Write 330
DQ Mixed 262
222% 324 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 115%
Great: 126%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40
561GB free
Firmware: MX4OABX0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 140 145 145 145 145 MB/s
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
81.6% Excellent
Read 140
Write 95.8
Mixed 40.5
SusWrite 144
76% 105 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.8
170% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 81.6%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA82GU6JJR8N-VK 4x16GB
4 of 4 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
127% Outstanding
MC Read 51.6
MC Write 55
MC Mixed 43.5
143% 50 GB/s
SC Read 14.6
SC Write 22.7
SC Mixed 19.5
54% 18.9 GB/s
Latency 61
66% 61 ns
Poor: 82%
This bench: 127%
Great: 126%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Area-51 R2 Builds (Compare 1,497 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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