Alienware Area-51m

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 127%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 106%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 132%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics121% 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 Drive290% 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.
Run History
3 years ago, 3 years ago.
SystemAlienware Area-51m  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware Area-51m
Memory58.3 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190905
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 18 '20 at 12:23
Run Duration259 Seconds
Run User KHM-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (71st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-9900K-$403
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Memory 91.7
1-Core 158
2-Core 318
102% 189 Pts
4-Core 628
8-Core 1,259
111% 944 Pts
64-Core 1645
102% 1645 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 105%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080 (Mobile)
Dell(1028 08C4) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3505 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 446.14
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
121% Outstanding
Lighting 161
Reflection 164
Parallax 154
132% 160 fps
MRender 184
Gravity 143
Splatting 111
115% 146 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 121%
Great: 123%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$96
361GB free
Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 66 68 69 69 69 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
679% Outstanding
Read 7,971
Write 70.7
Mixed 136
SusWrite 67.5
428% 2,061 MB/s
4K Read 879
4K Write 4.3
4K Mixed 8.7
1,346% 297 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 679%
Great: 410%
ROG ESD-S1C 512GB
462GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 370 360 362 364 346 362 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 53% Great: 89%
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2019)-$74
434GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1898 1655 1658 1651 1673 1652 MB/s
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
290% Outstanding
Read 1,634
Write 2,097
Mixed 1,498
SusWrite 1,698
392% 1,732 MB/s
4K Read 43.3
4K Write 128
4K Mixed 65.1
217% 78.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1,290
DQ Write 1,113
DQ Mixed 1,197
898% 1,200 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 290%
Great: 347%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 1TB-$56
761GB free
Firmware: SDM3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 102 95 103 95 109 MB/s
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
33.6% Below average
Read 14.3
Write 4
Mixed 35.2
SusWrite 102
29% 38.9 MB/s
4K Read 1.8
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 1.5
266% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 33.6%
Great: 70%
WD Game Drive 8TB
5.5TB free, PID 2631
Operating at USB 3.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 156 168 171 181 172 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 230
Write 245
Mixed 139
SusWrite 167
260% 195 MB/s
4K Read 3.3
4K Write 10.2
4K Mixed 1.6
414% 5.03 MB/s
DQ Read 1
DQ Write 4.7
DQ Mixed 1.7
221% 2.47 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 102%
Great: 120%
Samsung Flash Drive 257GB
192GB free, PID 1000
Operating at USB 3.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 50 48 55 51 51 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 292
Write 73.7
Mixed 55.3
SusWrite 51.9
121% 118 MB/s
4K Read 13.5
4K Write 15.7
4K Mixed 10.2
931% 13.1 MB/s
DQ Read 16.4
DQ Write 16.5
DQ Mixed 8.6
915% 13.8 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 105%
Great: 129%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown BLS16G4S26BFSD.16FD 80AD000080AD HMA82GS6JJR8N-VK 859B0000802C BLS16G4S26BFSD.16FD 80AD000080AD HMA82GS6JJR8N-VK 64GB
2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz
16384, 16384, 16384, 16384 MB
Performing as expected (40th percentile)
78.1% Very good
MC Read 27.6
MC Write 29.9
MC Mixed 23.3
77% 26.9 GB/s
SC Read 18.8
SC Write 33.4
SC Mixed 28.3
77% 26.8 GB/s
Latency 64.6
62% 64.6 ns
Poor: 78%
This bench: 78.1%
Great: 80%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Area-51m Builds (Compare 541 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: $403
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