Alienware Area-51 R2

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
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 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive102% 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.
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.
High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware Area-51 R2  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0XJKKD
Memory51.9 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180702
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 10 '22 at 20:41
Run Duration157 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 29%

 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 i7-5960X-$285
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
81.5% Excellent
Memory 83.8
1-Core 110
2-Core 213
77% 136 Pts
4-Core 426
8-Core 781
72% 603 Pts
64-Core 1,143
71% 1,143 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 81.5%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX Titan X-$615
Nvidia(10DE 1132) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 471.41
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 68% Great: 83%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 1TB-$210
633GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 386 394 401 402 400 413 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 482
Write 421
Mixed 375
SusWrite 399
94% 419 MB/s
4K Read 31.8
4K Write 74
4K Mixed 40.7
140% 48.8 MB/s
DQ Read 366
DQ Write 316
DQ Mixed 308
240% 330 MB/s
Poor: 77%
This bench: 102%
Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Pro 1TB-$210
954GB free
Firmware: EXM01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 417 423 424 424 425 423 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Read 492
Write 453
Mixed 371
SusWrite 423
98% 435 MB/s
4K Read 33.2
4K Write 89.1
4K Mixed 43.7
154% 55.3 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 330
DQ Mixed 351
264% 355 MB/s
Poor: 77%
This bench: 109%
Great: 124%
Seagate ST6000NM0024-1HT17Z 6TB
5.5TB free
Firmware: SN02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 206 207 206 209 208 207 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
119% Outstanding
Read 208
Write 201
Mixed 91.3
SusWrite 207
129% 177 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 3.8
4K Mixed 1.2
258% 2.1 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 119%
Great: 119%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 4x16GB
4 of 4 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
115% Outstanding
MC Read 49.4
MC Write 42.7
MC Mixed 42.6
128% 44.9 GB/s
SC Read 15.6
SC Write 21.1
SC Mixed 23
57% 19.9 GB/s
Latency 73.8
54% 73.8 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 115%
Great: 130%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Desktop
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Workstation
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System: Alienware Area-51 R2

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $530
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