Alienware Area-51m

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 98.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	229% 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.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Alienware Area-51m (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware Alienware Area-51m
Memory	16.8 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200707
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 12 '20 at 13:00
Run Duration	124 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing as expected (59^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700-$250 79,875 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	98.9% Outstanding	Memory 89.5 1-Core 144 2-Core 291 95% 175 Pts	4-Core 580 8-Core 1,102 100% 841 Pts	64-Core 1,111 69% 1,111 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 98.9% Great: 99%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070 (Mobile) 23,316 User benchmarks, average bench 88% Dell(1028 08C5) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2250 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 452.06 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 119 Reflection 128 Parallax 135 97% 127 fps	Gravity 119 Splatting 109 100% 114 fps
Poor: 58% Great: 99%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Pm981a NVMe Samsung 256GB 864 User benchmarks, average bench 198% 116GB free (System drive) Firmware: 15302029 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 442 439 440 431 431 388 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	229% Outstanding	Read 2,138 Write 1,974 Mixed 1,380 SusWrite 428 330% 1,480 MB/s	4K Read 52.8 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 69 224% 75.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,003 DQ Write 1,147 DQ Mixed 1,159 850% 1,103 MB/s
Poor: 119% ↑ This bench: 229% Great: 260%
Toshiba MK7575GSX 750GB-$63 7,628 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 201GB free Firmware: GT001C SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 48 50 51 50 52 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	34.3% Below average	Read 71.2 Write 82 Mixed 19 SusWrite 48.2 40% 55.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.5 93% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 34.3% Great: 55%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CT8G4SFS824A.C8FJ 80CE000080CE M471A5244CB0-CTD 859B0000802C CT8G4SFS824A.C8FJ 80CE000080CE M471A5244CB0-CTD 24GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Performing below potential (38^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	77.3% Very good	MC Read 28.9 MC Write 29.1 MC Mixed 23.9 78% 27.3 GB/s	SC Read 16.7 SC Write 30.8 SC Mixed 24.4 68% 24 GB/s	Latency 67.9 59% 67.9 ns
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 77.3% Great: 81%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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 $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	219x
Core i7-9700KIntel $263Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	187x
Core i7-9700Intel $250Bench 92%, 79,875 samples	102x

GPU
RTX 2080 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 112%, 4,380 samples	206x
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	38x
NVMe SK hynix 512GBPc400Bench 186%, 2,374 samples	19x

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: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $409

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16