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 (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 91.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive237% 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.
SystemAlienware Area-51m  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware Area-51m
Memory54.2 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200707
Uptime9.5 Days
Run DateNov 29 '20 at 18:04
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing as expected (43rd 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 way below expectations (9th percentile)
91.2% Outstanding
Memory 88
1-Core 148
2-Core 279
95% 172 Pts
4-Core 507
8-Core 911
85% 709 Pts
64-Core 1,497
93% 1,497 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 91.2%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080
Dell(1028 08C5) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 442.23
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 66.1
Reflection 107
Parallax 87.5
54% 86.9 fps
Gravity 76.7
Splatting 79.7
70% 78.2 fps
Poor: 83% Great: 126%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1TB
789GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1453 527 706 1313 1393 1373 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
237% Outstanding
Read 1,908
Write 1,957
Mixed 806
SusWrite 1,128
324% 1,450 MB/s
4K Read 33.7
4K Write 99.6
4K Mixed 47.7
165% 60.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1,020
DQ Write 832
DQ Mixed 917
689% 923 MB/s
Poor: 115%
This bench: 237%
Great: 372%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 1TB-$56
931GB free
Firmware: SDM3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 65 125 128 128 121 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
71.3% Very good
Read 135
Write 117
Mixed 60.6
SusWrite 112
78% 106 MB/s
4K Read 3.2
4K Write 4.5
4K Mixed 2.3
472% 3.33 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 71.3%
Great: 70%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA82GS6DJR8N-VK 4x16GB
4 of 4 slots used
64GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
75.9% Very good
MC Read 27.1
MC Write 29.4
MC Mixed 22.9
76% 26.5 GB/s
SC Read 17.2
SC Write 32.7
SC Mixed 25.4
72% 25.1 GB/s
Latency 69.5
58% 69.5 ns
Poor: 72%
This bench: 75.9%
Great: 88%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Area-51m Builds (Compare 536 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: $410
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