Alienware Area-51 R2

Performance Results


Gaming 50% Yacht	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 45% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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.
Processor	With 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 80.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	58.2% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	39.1% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Alienware Area-51 R2 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0XJKKD
Memory	5 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141001
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Apr 24 '18 at 11:32
Run Duration	308 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-5820K-$130 101,694 User benchmarks, average bench 77% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	80.7% Excellent	Memory 87.7 1-Core 102 2-Core 198 75% 129 Pts	4-Core 396 8-Core 657 64% 527 Pts	64-Core 804 50% 804 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 80.7% Great: 88%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Nvidia(10DE 1116) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing below potential (45^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	58.2% Above average	Lighting 72.2 Reflection 68.8 Parallax 66.5 59% 69.2 fps	MRender 77.9 Gravity 69.6 Splatting 63.7 57% 70.4 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 58.2% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM851 2.5 7mm 128GB 3,901 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 4GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT08D0Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 1 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 556 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 81 81 229 (B2) Unknown 100 1 0 (B3) Unknown 100 1 0 (B4) Unknown 100 100 2209 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (F1) Unknown 99 99 26006479557 (F2) Unknown 99 99 28683162266	39.1% Below average	Read 419 Write 30.5 Mixed 48.8 35% 166 MB/s	4K Read 12.3 4K Write 23.5 4K Mixed 9.68 44% 15.2 MB/s	DQ Read 310 DQ Write 27.5 DQ Mixed 9.07 47% 116 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 39.1% Great: 76%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 225GB free Firmware: MX4OABX0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 139 139 72 (03) Spinup time 144 144 21491548432 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 712 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 19 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 128 128 31 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 23735 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 548 (C0) Power-off retract count 48 48 63497 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 48 48 63497 (C2) HDA temperature 119 119 210454708270 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 19 (C5) Current pending sector count 75 75 632 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 97 97 21020 (F1) Unknown 100 100 8631837859 (F2) Unknown 100 100 13592477279	62.7% Good	Read 106 Write 112 Mixed 111 83% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.93 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.25 102% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 62.7% Great: 108%
Seagate ST3200827AS 200GB-$128 2,755 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 57GB free Firmware: 3.AAE Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 119 95 224561159 (03) Spinup time 99 98 0 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1146 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 73 60 56144204530 (09) Power-on hours count 70 70 26576 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1192 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 49 44 3007368200243 (C2) HDA temperature 51 56 73014444083 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 77 52 75595798 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 253 0	25.1% Poor	Read 43.6 Write 43.7 Mixed 42.5 33% 43.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.61 4K Write 1.09 4K Mixed 0.39 89% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 25.1% Great: 36%
Lexar USB Flash Drive 8GB 5,796 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 4GB free, PID a81d Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	7.44% Terrible	Read 30.8 Write 6.55 Mixed 8.09 15% 15.2 MB/s	4K Read 6.38 4K Write 0.01 4K Mixed 0.005 24% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 7.44% Great: 9%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378A5143DB0-CPB 2x4GB 2,652 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	62% Good	MC Read 27.3 MC Write 19.7 MC Mixed 19.3 63% 22.1 GB/s	SC Read 13.6 SC Write 18.7 SC Mixed 17.7 48% 16.7 GB/s	Latency 69.8 57% 69.8 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 62% Great: 77%

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System: Alienware Area-51 R2

CPU
Core i7-5820KIntel $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples	807x
Core i7-6800KIntel $103Bench 81%, 50,196 samples	249x
Core i7-5930KIntel $70Bench 80%, 34,039 samples	198x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	224x
GTX 980Nvidia $500Bench 59%, 167,107 samples	173x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	112x

SSD
PM851 2.5 7mm 128GBSamsungBench 58%, 3,901 samples	72x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	52x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	52x

RAM
HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF 4x8GBHynixBench 83%, 2,656 samples	134x
HMA451U6AFR8N-TF 4x4GBHynixBench 84%, 1,850 samples	130x
M378A5143DB0-CPB 4x4GBSamsungBench 88%, 1,582 samples	130x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $530

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16