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 below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 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 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 81.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive47% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory40GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 40GB 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 09G12C
Memory29.1 GB free of 40 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180702
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateApr 23 '19 at 03:09
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing below expectations (28th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6850K-$115
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
81.4% Excellent
Memory 86.9
1-Core 116
2-Core 226
81% 143 Pts
4-Core 409
8-Core 661
66% 535 Pts
64-Core 805
50% 805 Pts
Poor: 74%
This bench: 81.4%
Great: 93%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk X400 2.5 7MM 256GB
75GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X4130012
SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 138 92 148 64 86 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
47% Average
Read 290
Write 172
Mixed 140
SusWrite 107
39% 177 MB/s
4K Read 17.5
4K Write 46.7
4K Mixed 16
72% 26.7 MB/s
DQ Read 246
DQ Write 84.2
DQ Mixed 111
96% 147 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 47%
Great: 95%
WD Green 4TB (2013)-$136
2.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 117 129 125 127 119 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
64.9% Good
Read 104
Write 109
Mixed 64
SusWrite 122
73% 99.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.8
146% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 64.9%
Great: 87%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 8ATF51264AZ-2G1B1 8ATF51264AZ-2G1B1 CMK32GX4M2A2400C16 CMK32GX4M2A2400C16 40GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
4096, 4096, 16384, 16384 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
76.9% Very good
MC Read 29.8
MC Write 29.5
MC Mixed 26.9
82% 28.7 GB/s
SC Read 11.6
SC Write 19.7
SC Mixed 18.4
47% 16.6 GB/s
Latency 70.6
57% 70.6 ns
Poor: 71%
This bench: 76.9%
Great: 77%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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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