Alienware Area-51 R5

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall 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.
Processor	With 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 96.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	181% 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.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Alienware Area-51 R5 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0N4R4N
Memory	18.2 GB free of 24 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190527
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 01 '21 at 10:41
Run Duration	209 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-7980XE-$1,286 4,653 User benchmarks, average bench 80% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 18 cores, 36 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	96.5% Outstanding	Memory 87.6 1-Core 144 2-Core 298 96% 177 Pts	4-Core 564 8-Core 1,088 98% 826 Pts	64-Core 1,132 70% 1,132 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 96.5% Great: 95%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Dell(1028 3718) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2295 MHz, MLim: 3702 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 496.49 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 268 Reflection 224 Parallax 268 218% 253 fps	Gravity 231 Splatting 180 179% 206 fps
Poor: 128% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 2TB 9,880 User benchmarks, average bench 307% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 929 1066 1016 1040 1104 1087 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	181% Outstanding	Read 1,269 Write 1,127 Mixed 940 SusWrite 1,040 246% 1,094 MB/s	4K Read 28.1 4K Write 83.2 4K Mixed 36.3 133% 49.2 MB/s	DQ Read 606 DQ Write 560 DQ Mixed 603 447% 590 MB/s
Poor: 113% ↑ This bench: 181% Great: 541%
Liteon CV8-8E128-11 SATA 128GB 5,529 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 116GB free Firmware: C27110B SusWrite @10s intervals: 242 142 142 143 144 143 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	82.5% Excellent	Read 420 Write 356 Mixed 369 SusWrite 160 73% 326 MB/s	4K Read 31.6 4K Write 80.4 4K Mixed 38.1 139% 50 MB/s	DQ Read 276 DQ Write 313 DQ Mixed 117 137% 235 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 82.5% Great: 96%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 10h 24GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	78.3% Very good	MC Read 27.1 MC Write 39.1 MC Mixed 23 85% 29.7 GB/s	SC Read 9.7 SC Write 22.7 SC Mixed 11.8 42% 14.7 GB/s	Latency 69.9 57% 69.9 ns
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 78.3% Great: 78%

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System: Alienware Area-51 R5

CPU
Core i7-7800XIntel $216Bench 78%, 22,334 samples	51x
Core i9-7900XIntel $420Bench 82%, 19,432 samples	34x
Core i7-9800XIntel $545Bench 83%, 4,003 samples	31x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	63x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	42x
RTX 2080Nvidia $394Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	32x

SSD
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshiba $33Bench 125%, 44,050 samples	21x
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBToshiba $46Bench 145%, 33,719 samples	14x
NVMe SK hynix 256GBPc401Bench 118%, 9,137 samples	11x

RAM
M378A1K43CB2-CTD 4x8GBSamsungBench 88%, 1,851 samples	12x
2x16GBUnknownBench 91%, 46,387 samples	10x
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 2x8GBMicronBench 78%, 6,317 samples	8x

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Value: 66% - Good

Total price: $734

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