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 (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	290% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Alienware Area-51m (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware Alienware Area-51m
Memory	27.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201021
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 14 '21 at 13:16
Run Duration	205 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing as expected (57^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900-$1,989 11,853 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 91.6 1-Core 153 2-Core 304 100% 183 Pts	4-Core 603 8-Core 1,092 102% 848 Pts	64-Core 1,381 86% 1,381 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 99%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080 (Mobile) 4,380 User benchmarks, average bench 112% Dell(1028 08C4) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 442.23 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 168 Reflection 168 Parallax 168 137% 168 fps	Gravity 150 Splatting 125 120% 137 fps
Poor: 90% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme Sabrent ROCKET 4 1TB 691 User benchmarks, average bench 306% 826GB free (System drive) Firmware: RKT401.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1865 1850 1951 2016 2024 2022 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	290% Outstanding	Read 1,529 Write 2,067 Mixed 1,728 SusWrite 1,955 413% 1,820 MB/s	4K Read 46.9 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 66.2 217% 76.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,048 DQ Write 851 DQ Mixed 968 720% 956 MB/s
Poor: 187% ↑ This bench: 290% Great: 447%
Samsung 860 QVO 2TB-$200 28,979 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 2TB free Firmware: RVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 448 445 458 463 463 463 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 479 Write 397 Mixed 353 SusWrite 456 95% 421 MB/s	4K Read 26.4 4K Write 69.8 4K Mixed 38.5 126% 44.9 MB/s	DQ Read 348 DQ Write 295 DQ Mixed 319 240% 321 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 122%
WD easystore 25FB 4TB 3,961 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2TB free, PID 25fb Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 122 123 120 120 120 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	51.3% Above average	Read 115 Write 121 Mixed 87.7 SusWrite 121 152% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 124% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 51.3% Great: 71%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HMA82GS6JJR8N-VK 2x16GB 6,839 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	81% Excellent	MC Read 29.8 MC Write 31 MC Mixed 24.5 81% 28.4 GB/s	SC Read 17.5 SC Write 34.6 SC Mixed 25.5 74% 25.9 GB/s	Latency 64.8 62% 64.8 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 81% Great: 89%

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System: Alienware Area-51m

CPU
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	217x
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	186x
Core i7-9700Intel $260Bench 92%, 79,875 samples	100x

GPU
RTX 2080 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 112%, 4,380 samples	204x
GeForce RTX 2070NvidiaBench 89%, 5,557 samples	94x
RTX 2070 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 88%, 23,316 samples	81x

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: $410

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16