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 above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 86.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive8.52% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
Memory20GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 20GB 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
Memory11.4 GB free of 20 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200707
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateOct 21 '20 at 22:23
Run Duration152 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8700-$200
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
86.6% Excellent
Memory 85.2
1-Core 122
2-Core 251
85% 153 Pts
4-Core 473
8-Core 812
78% 642 Pts
64-Core 1,065
66% 1,065 Pts
Poor: 75%
This bench: 86.6%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060 (Mobile)
Dell(1028 08C5) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.71
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 93.4
Reflection 106
Parallax 102
76% 100 fps
Gravity 21.8
Splatting 9.61
13% 15.7 fps
Poor: 49% Great: 83%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HP S600 120GB
41GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HC0810H1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 46 19 49 34 23 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
8.52% Terrible
Read 134
Write 89.3
Mixed 121
SusWrite 38.8
21% 95.6 MB/s
4K Read 2
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
3% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 8.52%
Great: 79%
Micron_1100_MTFDDAV512TBN 512GB
397GB free
Firmware: M0MF000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 383 396 317 237 250 241 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
80.9% Excellent
Read 405
Write 349
Mixed 370
SusWrite 304
80% 357 MB/s
4K Read 22.8
4K Write 62.6
4K Mixed 32.3
109% 39.2 MB/s
DQ Read 327
DQ Write 221
DQ Mixed 290
212% 279 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 80.9%
Great: 97%
Liteon CV3-8D256 256GB
69GB free
Firmware: T886201
SusWrite @10s intervals: 386 235 233 235 238 231 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
84.3% Excellent
Read 474
Write 422
Mixed 385
SusWrite 260
86% 385 MB/s
4K Read 30.5
4K Write 47.1
4K Mixed 35.7
117% 37.8 MB/s
DQ Read 325
DQ Write 260
DQ Mixed 121
137% 235 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 84.3%
Great: 97%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown M471A2K43BB1-CRC 80AD000080AD HMA851S6JJR6N-VK 20GB
2400, 2400 MHz
16384, 4096 MB
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
51.7% Above average
MC Read 19.6
MC Write 19.1
MC Mixed 14.7
51% 17.8 GB/s
SC Read 12.8
SC Write 18.8
SC Mixed 15.1
44% 15.6 GB/s
Latency 71.8
56% 71.8 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 51.7%
Great: 52%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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: $403
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