Alienware Area-51 R5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 89%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 110%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 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 71.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics118% 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.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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 VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware Area-51 R5  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0N4R4N
Memory52.7 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display3840 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20190527
Uptime4.4 Days
Run DateDec 20 '21 at 18:53
Run Duration166 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU 18%
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 PC Performing below expectations (30th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-9980XE-$1,097
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 18 cores, 36 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 2.75 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
71.2% Very good
Memory 69.3
1-Core 111
2-Core 223
74% 135 Pts
4-Core 391
8-Core 865
73% 628 Pts
64-Core 2,116
131% 2,116 Pts
Poor: 74%
This bench: 71.2%
Great: 93%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407
Dell(1028 3729) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 497.09
Performing below potential (23rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
118% Outstanding
Lighting 154
Reflection 162
Parallax 161
125% 159 fps
MRender 190
Gravity 130
Splatting 117
116% 146 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 118%
Great: 134%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 4TB-$372
2.5TB free
Firmware: RVT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 459 446 457 456 455 461 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
114% Outstanding
Read 451
Write 430
Mixed 412
SusWrite 456
99% 437 MB/s
4K Read 33.8
4K Write 98.6
4K Mixed 50.7
168% 61 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 335
DQ Mixed 354
267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 85%
This bench: 114%
Great: 133%
Nvme PM981 Samsu 2TB
396GB free
Firmware: EXB72D1Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1330 1249 1253 1249 1246 1256 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
265% Outstanding
Read 2048
Write 1,788
Mixed 1,463
SusWrite 1,264
368% 1,641 MB/s
4K Read 42.6
4K Write 130
4K Mixed 69.6
223% 80.8 MB/s
DQ Read 873
DQ Write 732
DQ Mixed 798
599% 801 MB/s
Poor: 160%
This bench: 265%
Great: 318%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC28
SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 48 103 103 128 126 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
82.7% Excellent
Read 186
Write 180
Mixed 80.2
SusWrite 102
100% 137 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 82.7%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston XRMWRN-MIE 4x16GB
4 of 4 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
91.8% Outstanding
MC Read 31.3
MC Write 48
MC Mixed 31.9
106% 37.1 GB/s
SC Read 6.4
SC Write 19.3
SC Mixed 8.9
33% 11.5 GB/s
Latency 103
39% 103 ns
Poor: 92%
This bench: 91.8%
Great: 176%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Area-51 R5 Builds (Compare 212 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 99%
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Desktop
Desktop 83%
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Workstation
Workstation 93%
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System: Alienware Area-51 R5

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 66% - Good Total price: $734
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