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Alienware Area-51 Intel® Core™ i7 X-series i7-5820K vs Alienware Area 51 R2

141specifications compared
24differ
117identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

Processor model
- Area-51 Intel® Core™ i7 X-series i7-5820K:i7-5820K
- Area 51 R2:i7-5930K
Processor boost frequency
- Area-51 Intel® Core™ i7 X-series i7-5820K:3.6 GHz
- Area 51 R2:3.7 GHz
Processor frequency
- Area-51 Intel® Core™ i7 X-series i7-5820K:3.3 GHz
- Area 51 R2:3.5 GHz
Maximum number of PCI Express lanes
- Area-51 Intel® Core™ i7 X-series i7-5820K:28
- Area 51 R2:40
Memory types supported by processor
- Area-51 Intel® Core™ i7 X-series i7-5820K:DDR4 1333/1600/2133
- Area 51 R2:DDR4-SDRAM
Memory layout (slots x size)
- Area-51 Intel® Core™ i7 X-series i7-5820K:4 x 4 GB
- Area 51 R2:2 x 8 GB
Total storage capacity
- Area-51 Intel® Core™ i7 X-series i7-5820K:2.12 TB
- Area 51 R2:4.25 TB
Optical drive type
- Area-51 Intel® Core™ i7 X-series i7-5820K:DVD±RW
- Area 51 R2:Blu-Ray ROM

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Comparison of Area-51, Area 51 R2
161 specifications	A Alienware Area-51 Intel® Core™ i7 X-series i7-5820K Model Area-51 View product	B Alienware Area 51 R2 View product
Processor6 differ
Processor modelDiffers	i7-5820K	i7-5930K
Processor boost frequencyDiffers	3.6 GHz	3.7 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers	3.3 GHz	3.5 GHz
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Core i7-5800 Desktop Series	Intel Core i7-5900 Desktop Series
Maximum number of PCI Express lanesDiffers	28	40
Memory types supported by processorDiffers	DDR4 1333/1600/2133	DDR4-SDRAM
SteppingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	R2
Memory1 differ
Memory layout (slots x size)Differs	4 x 4 GB	2 x 8 GB
Storage6 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	2.12 TB	4.25 TB
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD±RW	Blu-Ray ROM
HDD capacityDiffers	2 TB	4 TB
HDD interfaceDiffers	SATA	SATA III
HDD speedKnown for one	7200 RPM	Unknown — not stated by the source
SSD capacityDiffers	128 GB	256 GB
SSD interfaceKnown for one	mSATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible memory cardsDiffers	Memory Stick (MS), MMC, MMC+, MS PRO, MS PRO Duo, SD, SDHC, SDIO, SDXC	MMC, MMC+, MS PRO, MS PRO Duo, Memory Stick (MS), SD, SDHC, SDIO, SDXC
Number of storage drives installedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Graphics2 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffers	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 770	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 970
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers	2 GB	4 GB
CUDAKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Performanceidentical
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Intel® Core™ i7, Intel® Core™ i7 Extreme Edition	Unknown — not stated by the source
Password protectionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfaces1 differ
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsDiffers	2	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power supplyDiffers	850 W	1500 W
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Silver	Black, Silver
Cable lock slot typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Kensington
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffers	Windows 8.1	Windows 10 Home
Operating system languageKnown for one	Multilingual	Unknown — not stated by the source
Trial softwareKnown for one	Microsoft Office	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special features2 differ
Intel® Small Business Advantage (Intel® SBA)Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT)Known for one	VT-d, VT-x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor ARK IDDiffers	82932	82931
Processor codeDiffers	SR20S	SR20R
Intel® Rapid Start TechnologyKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Smart Connect TechnologyKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel HD GraphicsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Audio1 differ
Audio systemDiffers	Creative Sound Core 3D	Creative Sound Core3D
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating altitudeDiffers	-15.24 - 3048 m	-15.2 - 3048 m
Non-operating altitudeDiffers	-15.24 - 10668 m	-15.2 - -10668 m
Packaging contentidentical
Mouse includedKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Keyboard includedKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Displayidentical
Display includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No

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