Alienware Area-51m

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 (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive286% 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.
Memory64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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-51m  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware Area-51m
Memory53.7 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200313
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateNov 08 '20 at 01:21
Run Duration271 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing as expected (45th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-9900K-$399
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Memory 91.7
1-Core 149
2-Core 299
98% 180 Pts
4-Core 596
8-Core 984
96% 790 Pts
64-Core 1,417
88% 1,417 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 101%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080 (Mobile)
Dell(1028 08C4) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 442.74
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 74.9
Reflection 72.9
Parallax 106
61% 84.4 fps
Gravity 81.4
Splatting 48.5
55% 64.9 fps
Poor: 90% Great: 123%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$159
734GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1334 1300 1738 1265 1267 1265 MB/s
Performing below expectations (40th percentile)
286% Outstanding
Read 2,134
Write 2,068
Mixed 1,591
SusWrite 1,361
402% 1,789 MB/s
4K Read 55.9
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 72.7
234% 78 MB/s
DQ Read 1,087
DQ Write 928
DQ Mixed 1,021
762% 1,012 MB/s
Poor: 214%
This bench: 286%
Great: 372%
SHGP31-1000GM-2 1TB
921GB free
Firmware: 41060C20
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2211 2203 2158 2199 1466 1475 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
324% Outstanding
Read 2,066
Write 2,075
Mixed 1500
SusWrite 1,952
428% 1,898 MB/s
4K Read 53.8
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 77.2
242% 82.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1,120
DQ Write 974
DQ Mixed 1,001
763% 1,031 MB/s
Poor: 181%
This bench: 324%
Great: 414%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109
338GB free
Firmware: RVQ02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 412 259 254 167 82 85 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
88.3% Excellent
Read 498
Write 448
Mixed 397
SusWrite 210
87% 388 MB/s
4K Read 29.5
4K Write 69
4K Mixed 39.1
131% 45.9 MB/s
DQ Read 358
DQ Write 302
DQ Mixed 324
244% 328 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 88.3%
Great: 121%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Adata AO1P32MCST2-BW4S 4x16GB
4 of 4 slots used
64GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2800 MHz
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
80.5% Excellent
MC Read 26.9
MC Write 32.9
MC Mixed 25.2
81% 28.3 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 31.9
SC Mixed 25.3
72% 25.1 GB/s
Latency 64.6
62% 64.6 ns
Poor: 80%
This bench: 80.5%
Great: 102%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Area-51m Builds (Compare 543 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: 89% - Excellent Total price: $399
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