Alienware Area-51m

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 26%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 25%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 93.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics19.8% 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 Drive178% 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 (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware Area-51m  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware Area-51m
Memory10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190905
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 08 '19 at 02:00
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User ZAF-User
Background CPU 15%

 PC Performing as expected (46th 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 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
93.6% Outstanding
Memory 91
1-Core 133
2-Core 256
89% 160 Pts
4-Core 516
8-Core 922
87% 719 Pts
64-Core 919
57% 919 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 93.6%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070 (Mobile)
Dell(1028 08C5) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.48
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
19.8% Very poor
Lighting 10.1
Reflection 11.5
Parallax 60.8
8% 27.5 fps
MRender 19.2
Gravity 61.7
Splatting 66
42% 48.9 fps
Poor: 58%
This bench: 19.8%
Great: 99%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 512GB
345GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 796 783 756 790 874 599 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
178% Outstanding
Read 1,204
Write 643
Mixed 624
SusWrite 766
180% 809 MB/s
4K Read 37.5
4K Write 64.6
4K Mixed 47.4
152% 49.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,270
DQ Write 343
DQ Mixed 479
438% 697 MB/s
Poor: 82%
This bench: 178%
Great: 332%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A1K43DB1-CTD 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
78.6% Very good
MC Read 30.7
MC Write 29.7
MC Mixed 23
79% 27.8 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 29.9
SC Mixed 24.2
68% 23.9 GB/s
Latency 65.8
61% 65.8 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 78.6%
Great: 85%

 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%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 110%
UFO

System: Alienware Area-51m

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