Alienware Area-51m R2

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive202% 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.
Run History
SystemAlienware Area-51m R2  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware Area-51m R2
Memory25.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200831
Uptime3.6 Days
Run DateNov 22 '20 at 11:54
Run Duration268 Seconds
Run User CHL-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing as expected (45th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-10900K-$449
U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
96.3% Outstanding
Memory 90.5
1-Core 143
2-Core 287
95% 173 Pts
4-Core 547
8-Core 1,049
95% 798 Pts
64-Core 1,675
104% 1,675 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 96.3%
Great: 106%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super Mobile)
Dell(1028 099D) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.67
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 83.6
Reflection 111
Parallax 92.2
68% 95.6 fps
Gravity 81.8
Splatting 82.4
73% 82.1 fps
Poor: 98% Great: 128%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Pc611 NVMe SK hynix 512GB
372GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 11001111 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1388 785 758 760 758 757 MB/s
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
202% Outstanding
Read 1165
Write 2,120
Mixed 1,377
SusWrite 867
314% 1,382 MB/s
4K Read 47.6
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 63.8
208% 71 MB/s
DQ Read 915
DQ Write 771
DQ Mixed 828
624% 838 MB/s
Poor: 129%
This bench: 202%
Great: 273%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130
429GB free
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 469 470 469 465 468 468 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Read 499
Write 466
Mixed 452
SusWrite 468
106% 471 MB/s
4K Read 33.3
4K Write 69.5
4K Mixed 45.4
145% 49.4 MB/s
DQ Read 363
DQ Write 307
DQ Mixed 330
249% 333 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 109%
Great: 133%
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2019)-$74
703GB free
Firmware: 102000WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1929 1518 1519 1521 1522 1523 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
249% Outstanding
Read 1,514
Write 2,140
Mixed 1,645
SusWrite 1,589
390% 1,722 MB/s
4K Read 38.7
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 53.5
181% 64.7 MB/s
DQ Read 881
DQ Write 727
DQ Mixed 807
603% 805 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 249%
Great: 347%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA82GS6DJR8N-XN 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing below potential (71st percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
90.5% Outstanding
MC Read 32.8
MC Write 36.4
MC Mixed 27.3
92% 32.2 GB/s
SC Read 17.4
SC Write 40
SC Mixed 27.7
81% 28.4 GB/s
Latency 66.6
60% 66.6 ns
Poor: 70%
This bench: 90.5%
Great: 95%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Area-51m R2 Builds (Compare 255 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 101%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 108%
UFO

System: Alienware Area-51m R2

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 87% - Excellent Total price: $449
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