Alienware Area-51m

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 107%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 99%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 99.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics108% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive161% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware Area-51m  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware Area-51m
Memory7.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191028
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 21 '19 at 09:24
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 21%

 PC Performing as expected (52nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-9700K-$252
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
99.7% Outstanding
Memory 90.2
1-Core 148
2-Core 292
97% 177 Pts
4-Core 585
8-Core 1,040
98% 812 Pts
64-Core 1,012
63% 1,012 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 99.7%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080 (Mobile)
Dell(1028 08C4) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 431.69
Performing below potential (22nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
108% Outstanding
Lighting 139
Reflection 141
Parallax 134
113% 138 fps
MRender 165
Gravity 127
Splatting 97.1
102% 130 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 108%
Great: 123%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
PC SN520 NVMe WDC 256GB
135GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 20220012 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 397 441 424 424 423 423 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
161% Outstanding
Read 978
Write 1,163
Mixed 1,073
SusWrite 422
205% 909 MB/s
4K Read 39.3
4K Write 96.9
4K Mixed 53.8
180% 63.3 MB/s
DQ Read 826
DQ Write 998
DQ Mixed 716
594% 847 MB/s
Poor: 82%
This bench: 161%
Great: 184%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 1TB-$56
799GB free
Firmware: SDM3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 79 91 95 73 80 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
54% Above average
Read 102
Write 126
Mixed 56.5
SusWrite 86.4
68% 92.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 1.3
209% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 54%
Great: 70%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8ATF1G64HZ-2G6D1 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (13th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
65.2% Good
MC Read 25.7
MC Write 22.5
MC Mixed 21.4
66% 23.2 GB/s
SC Read 13.5
SC Write 22.5
SC Mixed 17.4
51% 17.8 GB/s
Latency 66.9
60% 66.9 ns
Poor: 55%
This bench: 65.2%
Great: 84%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Area-51m Builds (Compare 535 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 111%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 110%
UFO

System: Alienware Area-51m

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 88% - Excellent Total price: $412
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