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 as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive61.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemAlienware Area-51 R2  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0XJKKD
Memory27.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit Farben, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150713
Uptime1 Days
Run DateMay 23 '17 at 10:05
Run Duration118 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing as expected (53rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-5930K-$70
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
81.4% Excellent
Memory 80.4
1-Core 106
2-Core 213
75% 133 Pts
4-Core 443
8-Core 720
71% 581 Pts
64-Core 897
56% 897 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 81.4%
Great: 91%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
Nvidia(10DE 1116) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 378.66
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 53% Great: 66%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM851 2.5 7mm 256GB
149GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT08D0Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
61.3% Good
Read 501
Write 228
Mixed 313
76% 347 MB/s
4K Read 17.4
4K Write 29.4
4K Mixed 13.6
59% 20.1 MB/s
DQ Read 249
DQ Write 181
DQ Mixed 36.7
76% 156 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 61.3%
Great: 90%
WD Green 4TB (2013)-$136
3.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
81.5% Excellent
Read 144
Write 140
Mixed 129
104% 138 MB/s
4K Read 0.57
4K Write 1.98
4K Mixed 0.27
91% 0.94 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 81.5%
Great: 87%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA41GU6MFR8N-TF 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (26th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
101% Outstanding
MC Read 38.9
MC Write 41.6
MC Mixed 38.5
113% 39.7 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 16.6
SC Mixed 18
47% 16.5 GB/s
Latency 79.8
50% 79.8 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 101%
Great: 117%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Area-51 R2 Builds (Compare 1,503 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 82%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 72%
Battleship

System: Alienware Area-51 R2

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