Alienware Area-51 R2

Performance Results


Gaming 157% UFO	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 155% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	189% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	90.7% 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.
Memory	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Alienware Area-51 R2 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0XJKKD
Memory	22.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180702
Uptime	1.7 Days
Run Date	Jul 05 '21 at 10:49
Run Duration	209 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-5960X-$285 15,468 User benchmarks, average bench 80% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	83.6% Excellent	Memory 84.3 1-Core 114 2-Core 208 78% 135 Pts	4-Core 445 8-Core 842 77% 643 Pts	64-Core 1,184 73% 1,184 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 83.6% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$625 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% MSI(1462 3896); MSI GeForce RTX 3080 Ventus 3X OC 10GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 471.11 Performing below potential (52^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	189% Outstanding	Lighting 273 Reflection 254 Parallax 281 222% 269 fps	MRender 314 Gravity 232 Splatting 176 190% 241 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 189% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Liteonit LCS-256L9S-11 2.5 7mm 256GB 4,915 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 51GB free (System drive) Firmware: HC8110E SusWrite @10s intervals: 360 370 337 360 361 357 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	90.7% Outstanding	Read 460 Write 373 Mixed 287 SusWrite 358 83% 369 MB/s	4K Read 28.8 4K Write 64.2 4K Mixed 30.8 117% 41.3 MB/s	DQ Read 356 DQ Write 302 DQ Mixed 198 184% 285 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 90.7% Great: 103%
Samsung Portable SSD T5 500GB 14,526 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 63GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 42 42 42 42 42 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	18.9% Very poor	Read 39.8 Write 41.8 Mixed 40.5 SusWrite 42.1 9% 41 MB/s	4K Read 12.5 4K Write 14.3 4K Mixed 13.1 43% 13.3 MB/s	DQ Read 30.6 DQ Write 25 DQ Mixed 24.3 19% 26.6 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 18.9% Great: 97%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 361GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 413 414 413 409 410 406 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 481 Write 463 Mixed 438 SusWrite 411 101% 448 MB/s	4K Read 36.1 4K Write 86.2 4K Mixed 48.6 163% 57 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 330 DQ Mixed 351 264% 354 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 133%
WD Green 4TB (2013)-$136 31,988 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 237GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 122 128 125 124 125 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	80.5% Excellent	Read 156 Write 142 Mixed 85 SusWrite 124 93% 127 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 176% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 80.5% Great: 87%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 164GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 170 171 173 172 171 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	98% Outstanding	Read 170 Write 148 Mixed 108 SusWrite 171 110% 149 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1 196% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 98% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF 4x8GB 2,656 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	MC Read 50.1 MC Write 43.1 MC Mixed 42.5 129% 45.2 GB/s	SC Read 15.8 SC Write 21.1 SC Mixed 22 56% 19.6 GB/s	Latency 72.9 55% 72.9 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 115%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	12	10	100	34.1"	1280 720	DELA0FA Dell AW3418DW

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System: Alienware Area-51 R2

CPU
Core i7-5820KIntel $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples	807x
Core i7-6800KIntel $103Bench 81%, 50,196 samples	249x
Core i7-5930KIntel $70Bench 80%, 34,039 samples	198x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	224x
GTX 980Nvidia $500Bench 59%, 167,107 samples	173x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	112x

SSD
PM851 2.5 7mm 128GBSamsungBench 58%, 3,901 samples	72x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	52x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	52x

RAM
HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF 4x8GBHynixBench 83%, 2,656 samples	134x
HMA451U6AFR8N-TF 4x4GBHynixBench 84%, 1,850 samples	130x
M378A5143DB0-CPB 4x4GBSamsungBench 88%, 1,582 samples	130x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $530

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16