Alienware Area-51m

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 37%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 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 88.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics38.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive294% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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
Memory26.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190321
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateApr 15 '19 at 08:11
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing below expectations (29th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8700-$200
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
88.8% Excellent
Memory 90.9
1-Core 114
2-Core 252
85% 152 Pts
4-Core 467
8-Core 714
73% 590 Pts
64-Core 862
53% 862 Pts
Poor: 75%
This bench: 88.8%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070
Dell(1028 08C4) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 425.31
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
38.6% Below average
Lighting 47.8
Reflection 65.3
Parallax 52.8
39% 55.3 fps
MRender 18.8
Gravity 53.9
Splatting 59.5
38% 44.1 fps
Poor: 73%
This bench: 38.6%
Great: 97%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk SD8SN8U1T001122 1TB
264GB free
Firmware: X4162000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 255 247 240 246 240 238 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
49.9% Average
Read 290
Write 185
Mixed 144
SusWrite 244
48% 216 MB/s
4K Read 9.1
4K Write 32.2
4K Mixed 13.8
48% 18.4 MB/s
DQ Read 199
DQ Write 178
DQ Mixed 143
120% 173 MB/s
Poor: 61%
This bench: 49.9%
Great: 101%
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170
390GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1506 1488 1622 1738 1755 1755 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
294% Outstanding
Read 1,698
Write 1,530
Mixed 1,142
SusWrite 1,644
338% 1,503 MB/s
4K Read 51.8
4K Write 130
4K Mixed 71.1
238% 84.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1254
DQ Write 1,090
DQ Mixed 1155
870% 1,166 MB/s
Poor: 195%
This bench: 294%
Great: 393%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 1TB-$56
231GB free
Firmware: SDM3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.9 9.9 11 12 12 12 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
5.89% Terrible
Read 9.2
Write 17.3
Mixed 25.5
SusWrite 10.9
12% 15.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.1
44% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 5.89%
Great: 70%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance SODIM DDR4 2400 C16 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
78% Very good
MC Read 28.6
MC Write 30.3
MC Mixed 24.9
80% 27.9 GB/s
SC Read 14.8
SC Write 28.1
SC Mixed 23.4
63% 22.1 GB/s
Latency 66
61% 66 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 78%
Great: 89%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Area-51m Builds (Compare 541 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: $403
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