Alienware Area-51m

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 65%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 63%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 96.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics63.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive135% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware Area-51m  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware Area-51m
Memory9.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190522
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 22 '19 at 00:51
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User ARG-User
Background CPU 18%

 PC Performing above expectations (60th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-9700-$250
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
96.4% Outstanding
Memory 88.3
1-Core 139
2-Core 276
92% 168 Pts
4-Core 559
8-Core 1,115
99% 837 Pts
64-Core 1,128
70% 1,128 Pts
Poor: 74%
This bench: 96.4%
Great: 99%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070 (Mobile)
Dell(1028 08C5) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 425.46
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
63.6% Good
Lighting 73.8
Reflection 88.7
Parallax 86.4
60% 83 fps
MRender 109
Gravity 75.7
Splatting 77.9
70% 87.4 fps
Poor: 58%
This bench: 63.6%
Great: 99%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Bc501 NVMe SK hynix 256GB
178GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80002C00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 436 364 363 370 370 361 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
135% Outstanding
Read 1,013
Write 636
Mixed 497
SusWrite 377
140% 631 MB/s
4K Read 36.1
4K Write 86.6
4K Mixed 38.6
150% 53.8 MB/s
DQ Read 509
DQ Write 643
DQ Mixed 421
361% 524 MB/s
Poor: 66%
This bench: 135%
Great: 142%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 1TB-$56
921GB free
Firmware: SDM3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 121 126 129 129 128 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
70.2% Very good
Read 117
Write 120
Mixed 60.5
SusWrite 126
77% 106 MB/s
4K Read 2.6
4K Write 4.4
4K Mixed 1.7
379% 2.9 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 70.2%
Great: 70%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8ATF1G64HZ-2G6E1 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (37th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
74.3% Very good
MC Read 29.5
MC Write 28.5
MC Mixed 22
76% 26.7 GB/s
SC Read 16.1
SC Write 25.7
SC Mixed 20.7
60% 20.8 GB/s
Latency 69.2
58% 69.2 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 74.3%
Great: 84%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 111%
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Desktop
Desktop 99%
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Workstation
Workstation 110%
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System: Alienware Area-51m

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 88% - Excellent Total price: $409
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