Alienware Area-51m

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 83%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 77%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 91.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics87.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive217% 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 (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware Area-51m  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware Area-51m
Memory6.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190905
Uptime7.2 Days
Run DateDec 04 '19 at 10:23
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 20%

 PC Performing as expected (59th 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 4.25 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
91.5% Outstanding
Memory 92.7
1-Core 133
2-Core 269
92% 165 Pts
4-Core 486
8-Core 818
79% 652 Pts
64-Core 1,073
66% 1,073 Pts
Poor: 75%
This bench: 91.5%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070 (Mobile)
Dell(1028 08C5) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.41
Performing below potential (38th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
87.7% Excellent
Lighting 104
Reflection 109
Parallax 105
85% 106 fps
MRender 157
Gravity 102
Splatting 94.9
94% 118 fps
Poor: 58%
This bench: 87.7%
Great: 99%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Pc400 NVMe SK hynix 512GB
331GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 40001E00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1127 1069 1076 1050 1076 1058 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
217% Outstanding
Read 1455
Write 1,326
Mixed 907
SusWrite 1,076
267% 1,191 MB/s
4K Read 38.7
4K Write 92.8
4K Mixed 51.2
173% 60.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,124
DQ Write 627
DQ Mixed 603
522% 785 MB/s
Poor: 112%
This bench: 217%
Great: 248%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 1TB-$56
813GB free
Firmware: SDM3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 123 124 126 136 136 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
58.5% Above average
Read 74.2
Write 121
Mixed 56.5
SusWrite 129
70% 95.3 MB/s
4K Read 1.8
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 1.2
232% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 58.5%
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 (18th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
67.5% Good
MC Read 24.2
MC Write 25
MC Mixed 20.4
66% 23.2 GB/s
SC Read 17
SC Write 25.9
SC Mixed 22.8
63% 21.9 GB/s
Latency 62.7
64% 62.7 ns
Poor: 55%
This bench: 67.5%
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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