Alienware Area-51m

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (95th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 5 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	123% 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.
Memory	24GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Alienware Area-51m (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware Alienware Area-51m
Memory	17.9 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191028
Uptime	1.6 Days
Run Date	Jan 23 '20 at 22:20
Run Duration	124 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	22%

PC Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$264 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 92.5 1-Core 157 2-Core 311 102% 187 Pts	4-Core 622 8-Core 1,081 103% 851 Pts	64-Core 1,168 72% 1,168 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080 (Mobile) 4,380 User benchmarks, average bench 112% Dell(1028 08C4) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2250 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.87 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Lighting 167 Reflection 169 Parallax 162 136% 166 fps	MRender 179 Gravity 144 Splatting 110 114% 145 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 123%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 512GB 18,578 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 94GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 3,060 Write 2024 Mixed 906 438% 1,997 MB/s	4K Read 57.8 4K Write 99.5 4K Mixed 68.1 228% 75.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,502 DQ Write 1,546 DQ Mixed 1,286 1,032% 1,445 MB/s
Poor: 82% Great: 332%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 1TB-$65 127,507 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 828GB free Firmware: SDM3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 125 131 130 132 129 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 20% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8ATF1G64HZ-2G6D1 80CE000080CE M471A1K43CB1-CTD 802C0000802C 8ATF1G64HZ-2G6D1 24GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	69.5% Good	MC Read 25 MC Write 25.6 MC Mixed 21.6 69% 24.1 GB/s	SC Read 16.7 SC Write 26.7 SC Mixed 22.7 63% 22 GB/s	Latency 63.1 63% 63.1 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 69.5% Great: 75%

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

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System: Alienware Area-51m

CPU
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	222x
Core i7-9700KIntel $264Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	187x
Core i7-9700Intel $243Bench 92%, 79,875 samples	103x

GPU
RTX 2080 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 112%, 4,380 samples	207x
GeForce RTX 2070NvidiaBench 89%, 5,557 samples	95x
RTX 2070 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 88%, 23,316 samples	83x

SSD
Raid 0 Volume 512GBIntelBench 191%, 18,578 samples	40x
Raid 0 Volume 1TBIntelBench 242%, 17,176 samples	39x
NVMe SK hynix 512GBPc400Bench 186%, 2,374 samples	20x

RAM
HMA82GS6JJR8N-VK 2x16GBUnknownBench 80%, 6,839 samples	46x
HMA81GS6JJR8N-VK 2x8GBUnknownBench 74%, 13,906 samples	24x
16ATF2G64HZ-2G6E1 2x16GBUnknownBench 79%, 7,078 samples	24x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $399

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16