Alienware Area-51m

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 98.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive149% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.
Very high background CPU (58%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemAlienware Area-51m  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware Area-51m
Memory23.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191028
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 29 '20 at 19:58
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User POL-User
Background CPU 58%

 PC Performing as expected (41st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-9900K-$410
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
98.6% Outstanding
Memory 91.6
1-Core 147
2-Core 291
97% 177 Pts
4-Core 567
8-Core 999
94% 783 Pts
64-Core 1,501
93% 1,501 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 98.6%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080 (Mobile)
Dell(1028 08C4) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.87
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 152
Reflection 152
Parallax 162
124% 156 fps
Gravity 134
Splatting 99.4
101% 117 fps
Poor: 90% Great: 123%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kxg50pnv1t02 NVMe TOSHIBA 1024GB
171GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AFDA4105 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 582 626 595 610 438 470 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
149% Outstanding
Read 969
Write 512
Mixed 496
SusWrite 554
141% 633 MB/s
4K Read 21.2
4K Write 97.1
4K Mixed 42.5
138% 53.6 MB/s
DQ Read 851
DQ Write 647
DQ Mixed 360
375% 619 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 149%
Great: 246%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 16ATF2G64HZ-2G6E1 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (27th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
76.5% Very good
MC Read 28
MC Write 28.3
MC Mixed 23.4
76% 26.6 GB/s
SC Read 18.6
SC Write 32.2
SC Mixed 24.5
72% 25.1 GB/s
Latency 64.8
62% 64.8 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 76.5%
Great: 89%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
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Desktop
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Workstation
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System: Alienware Area-51m

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