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 below expectations (21st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 79 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 89.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive275% 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.
Memory128GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 128GB 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
Memory122.1 GB free of 128 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190403
Uptime0.8 Days
Run DateJun 28 '20 at 13:46
Run Duration209 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing below expectations (21st 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 4.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
89.3% Excellent
Memory 81.9
1-Core 148
2-Core 297
94% 176 Pts
4-Core 518
8-Core 1,008
90% 763 Pts
64-Core 1,550
96% 1,550 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 89.3%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080 (Mobile)
Dell(1028 08C4) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2250 MHz, MLim: 3559 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.48
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 175
Reflection 173
Parallax 181
142% 176 fps
Gravity 150
Splatting 117
116% 133 fps
Poor: 90% Great: 123%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Micron_5210_MTFDDAK7T6QDE 7.5TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: D2MU801
SusWrite @10s intervals: 341 317 337 318 319 298 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
51.7% Above average
Read 272
Write 318
Mixed 240
SusWrite 322
65% 288 MB/s
4K Read 12.9
4K Write 28.3
4K Mixed 15.3
54% 18.8 MB/s
DQ Read 182
DQ Write 20
DQ Mixed 34.8
42% 78.8 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 51.7%
Great: 71%
Sabrent Rocket NVMe PCIe M.2 4TB-$300
1.5TB free
Firmware: RKT343.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1931 2017 1536 908 889 872 MB/s
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
214% Outstanding
Read 902
Write 1,627
Mixed 1,153
SusWrite 1359
287% 1,260 MB/s
4K Read 39
4K Write 134
4K Mixed 59.5
206% 77.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1,203
DQ Write 204
DQ Mixed 369
356% 592 MB/s
Poor: 154%
This bench: 214%
Great: 313%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$149
851GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1688 2073 2010 2071 1204 1184 MB/s
Performing below expectations (20th percentile)
275% Outstanding
Read 1,280
Write 2,033
Mixed 1,103
SusWrite 1,705
347% 1,530 MB/s
4K Read 58.6
4K Write 134
4K Mixed 75.8
257% 89.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1,244
DQ Write 537
DQ Mixed 441
446% 741 MB/s
Poor: 223%
This bench: 275%
Great: 435%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A4G43MB1-CTD 4x31.8GB
4 of 4 slots used
127GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
77.9% Very good
MC Read 26.6
MC Write 30.2
MC Mixed 24.6
78% 27.1 GB/s
SC Read 19.9
SC Write 34.2
SC Mixed 26.7
77% 26.9 GB/s
Latency 77
52% 77 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 77.9%
Great: 85%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 111%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 99%
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Workstation
Workstation 110%
UFO

System: Alienware Area-51m

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 88% - Excellent Total price: $403
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