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 91.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	542% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/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	8.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200707
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 16 '21 at 03:06
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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 i9-9900-$1,989 11,853 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	91.1% Outstanding	Memory 88.2 1-Core 142 2-Core 266 92% 165 Pts	4-Core 505 8-Core 851 82% 678 Pts	64-Core 1,308 81% 1,308 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 91.1% 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: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.09 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 51.8 Reflection 27.7 63% 39.8 fps
Poor: 58% Great: 99%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Pm991 NVMe Samsung 256GB 4,948 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 19GB free (System drive) Firmware: 25304039 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 33 49 51 52 51 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	542% Outstanding	Read 5832 Write 40.8 Mixed 84.5 SusWrite 47.2 312% 1,501 MB/s	4K Read 760 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 5.3 1,160% 256 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 542% Great: 166%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 1TB-$56 127,507 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 466GB free Firmware: SDM3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 112 107 112 113 114 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	59% Above average	Read 94.7 Write 116 Mixed 55.5 SusWrite 111 69% 94.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 1.2 214% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 59% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8ATF1G64HZ-2G6J1 2x8GB 1,658 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (15^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	66.2% Good	MC Read 25.7 MC Write 24.4 MC Mixed 19.9 67% 23.3 GB/s	SC Read 15.3 SC Write 23.6 SC Mixed 19.6 56% 19.5 GB/s	Latency 69.3 58% 69.3 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 66.2% Great: 83%

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Desktop 99%

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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 $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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