Alienware Area-51 R2

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing CPU, RAM
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Graphics60.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive62.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
SystemAlienware Area-51 R2  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0XJKKD
Memory13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20150127
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 03 '15 at 03:15
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing as expected (50th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-5820K-$130
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
1-Core 104
2-Core 200
69% 152 Pts
4-Core 390
8-Core 646
63% 518 Pts
64-Core 840
52% 840 Pts
Poor: 68% Great: 88%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
Nvidia(10DE 1116) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.5330
Performing below potential (75th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
60.6% Good
Lighting 76.7
Reflection 81.1
Parallax 70.7
62% 76.1 fps
MRender 76.1
Gravity 69.9
Splatting 64.8
57% 70.3 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 60.6%
Great: 66%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130
872GB free
Firmware: EMT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
88.5% Excellent
Read 518
Write 411
Mixed 422
100% 450 MB/s
4K Read 28.7
4K Write 43.5
4K Mixed 24.9
98% 32.3 MB/s
DQ Read 300
DQ Write 276
DQ Mixed 116
134% 230 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 88.5%
Great: 133%
Samsung PM851 2.5 7mm 128GB
49GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT08D0Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
62.4% Good
Read 496
Write 130
Mixed 206
60% 277 MB/s
4K Read 22.9
4K Write 57.2
4K Mixed 12.8
81% 31 MB/s
DQ Read 367
DQ Write 130
DQ Mixed 32
80% 176 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 62.4%
Great: 76%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50
953GB free
Firmware: MX4OABX0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
86.9% Excellent
Read 144
Write 158
Mixed 153
115% 152 MB/s
4K Read 1.13
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.22
110% 1.15 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 86.9%
Great: 108%
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Gaming
Gaming 82%
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Desktop
Desktop 81%
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Workstation
Workstation 72%
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System: Alienware Area-51 R2

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