Alienware Area-51m

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 119%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 114%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 97.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics121% 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 Drive245% 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.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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
Memory18.8 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190905
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 12 '19 at 21:02
Run Duration208 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (67th 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 4.65 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
97.3% Outstanding
Memory 91.6
1-Core 153
2-Core 305
100% 183 Pts
4-Core 552
8-Core 1,157
100% 854 Pts
64-Core 979
61% 979 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 97.3%
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: 441.12
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
121% Outstanding
Lighting 160
Reflection 165
Parallax 158
131% 161 fps
MRender 189
Gravity 144
Splatting 113
118% 149 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 121%
Great: 123%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDBRPG5000ANC-WRSN 500GB
389GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 102000WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 812 792 847 853 851 855 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
245% Outstanding
Read 1,545
Write 2,079
Mixed 1,643
SusWrite 835
344% 1,526 MB/s
4K Read 44.1
4K Write 136
4K Mixed 65.1
222% 81.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1594
DQ Write 1,283
DQ Mixed 1,413
1,065% 1,430 MB/s
Poor: 182%
This bench: 245%
Great: 296%
Spcc M.2 PCIe SSD 512GB
181GB free
Firmware: ECFM12.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1191 594 592 591 596 593 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
227% Outstanding
Read 1,420
Write 1,581
Mixed 1,457
SusWrite 693
290% 1,288 MB/s
4K Read 40.8
4K Write 129
4K Mixed 60.1
207% 76.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,378
DQ Write 1,488
DQ Mixed 1,301
1,015% 1,389 MB/s
Poor: 112%
This bench: 227%
Great: 291%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 1TB-$56
913GB free
Firmware: SDM3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 129 132 132 132 131 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
70.5% Very good
Read 115
Write 121
Mixed 64.1
SusWrite 129
79% 107 MB/s
4K Read 2.3
4K Write 4.4
4K Mixed 2.1
411% 2.93 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 70.5%
Great: 70%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA851S6JJR6N-VK 802C0000802C 8ATF1G64HZ-2G3B1 80AD000080AD HMA851S6JJR6N-VK 802C0000802C 8ATF1G64HZ-2G3B1 24GB
2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz
4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
80.7% Excellent
MC Read 30.4
MC Write 31.5
MC Mixed 24.8
83% 28.9 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 29.2
SC Mixed 24.3
66% 23 GB/s
Latency 64.8
62% 64.8 ns
Poor: 81%
This bench: 80.7%
Great: 81%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Area-51m Builds (Compare 536 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 111%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 99%
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Workstation
Workstation 110%
UFO

System: Alienware Area-51m

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 88% - Excellent Total price: $410
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