Alienware Area-51m

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 123%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 105%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 125%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics119% 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 Drive152% 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.
Memory64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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
Memory57.1 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191028
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateDec 31 '19 at 07:17
Run Duration204 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (78th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-9900K-$412
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
103% Outstanding
Memory 91.8
1-Core 157
2-Core 308
101% 186 Pts
4-Core 613
8-Core 1,166
106% 889 Pts
64-Core 1,521
94% 1,521 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 103%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080 (Mobile)
Dell(1028 08C4) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.66
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
119% Outstanding
Lighting 159
Reflection 153
Parallax 166
130% 159 fps
MRender 180
Gravity 137
Splatting 106
111% 141 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 119%
Great: 123%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kbg30zms256g NVMe TOSHIBA 256GB
157GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ADDA0103 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 689 677 668 628 644 603 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
152% Outstanding
Read 690
Write 598
Mixed 618
SusWrite 651
144% 640 MB/s
4K Read 42.7
4K Write 111
4K Mixed 58.9
199% 70.8 MB/s
DQ Read 650
DQ Write 394
DQ Mixed 537
396% 527 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 152%
Great: 141%
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2019)-$74
753GB free
Firmware: 102000WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1859 1513 1516 1498 1508 1499 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
282% Outstanding
Read 1,584
Write 1,974
Mixed 1,460
SusWrite 1,566
372% 1,646 MB/s
4K Read 43.2
4K Write 132
4K Mixed 63.8
217% 79.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1,421
DQ Write 1108
DQ Mixed 1,290
958% 1,273 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 282%
Great: 347%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 1TB-$56
931GB free
Firmware: SDM3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 116 120 123 123 122 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
67.2% Good
Read 112
Write 107
Mixed 69.5
SusWrite 121
75% 102 MB/s
4K Read 3.5
4K Write 4
4K Mixed 2.7
520% 3.4 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 67.2%
Great: 70%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A2K43CB1-CTD 4x16GB
4 of 4 slots used
64GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
79.7% Very good
MC Read 27.7
MC Write 30.9
MC Mixed 24.7
79% 27.8 GB/s
SC Read 18.9
SC Write 33.3
SC Mixed 26.2
75% 26.1 GB/s
Latency 64.5
62% 64.5 ns
Poor: 70%
This bench: 79.7%
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 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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