Alienware Area-51m

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 130%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 106%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 132%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics125% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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
Memory58.4 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200707
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 07 '21 at 08:25
Run Duration260 Seconds
Run User KHM-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing as expected (55th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-9900K-$409
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Memory 89.4
1-Core 161
2-Core 314
102% 188 Pts
4-Core 640
8-Core 1,214
110% 927 Pts
64-Core 1,544
96% 1,544 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 104%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080 (Mobile)
Dell(1028 08C4) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3505 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.72
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
125% Outstanding
Lighting 166
Reflection 173
Parallax 171
135% 170 fps
MRender 188
Gravity 146
Splatting 126
122% 153 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 125%
Great: 123%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 EVO Plus 1TB
809GB free
Firmware: 2B2Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1680 1693 1731 1735 1605 1327 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
311% Outstanding
Read 1996
Write 1,920
Mixed 1,160
SusWrite 1,628
376% 1,676 MB/s
4K Read 61.6
4K Write 131
4K Mixed 82.5
269% 91.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1174
DQ Write 986
DQ Mixed 1,050
795% 1,070 MB/s
Poor: 183%
This bench: 311%
Great: 431%
Samsung 870 QVO 2TB-$144
1.5TB free
Firmware: SVQ01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 472 475 481 482 479 477 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
110% Outstanding
Read 496
Write 447
Mixed 383
SusWrite 478
102% 451 MB/s
4K Read 32.5
4K Write 73.9
4K Mixed 45.3
146% 50.6 MB/s
DQ Read 362
DQ Write 305
DQ Mixed 328
247% 332 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 110%
Great: 128%
WD Game Drive 1TB
881GB free
Firmware: 1003
SusWrite @10s intervals: 750 761 780 763 763 757 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 57% Great: 88%
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2019)-$74
199GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 1,660
Write 1,930
Mixed 1,251
361% 1,614 MB/s
4K Read 44.8
4K Write 129
4K Mixed 66.2
221% 80 MB/s
DQ Read 1,133
DQ Write 926
DQ Mixed 1,009
761% 1,023 MB/s
Poor: 188% Great: 347%
ROG ESD-S1C 512GB
449GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 351 344 340 362 362 361 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
64.4% Good
Read 296
Write 331
Mixed 227
SusWrite 354
68% 302 MB/s
4K Read 18.1
4K Write 38.4
4K Mixed 26.8
82% 27.8 MB/s
DQ Read 110
DQ Write 117
DQ Mixed 120
88% 116 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 64.4%
Great: 89%
WD Game Drive 8TB
5TB free, PID 2631
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 37 37 37 37 37 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
24.9% Poor
Read 32
Write 34.2
Mixed 28.6
SusWrite 37.1
46% 33 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 3.9
4K Mixed 1.5
187% 2.07 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 24.9%
Great: 120%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown BLS16G4S26BFSD.16FD 80AD000080AD HMA82GS6JJR8N-VK 859B0000802C BLS16G4S26BFSD.16FD 80AD000080AD HMA82GS6JJR8N-VK 64GB
2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz
16384, 16384, 16384, 16384 MB
Performing as expected (40th percentile)
77.8% Very good
MC Read 27.4
MC Write 30.5
MC Mixed 22.9
77% 26.9 GB/s
SC Read 17.9
SC Write 34.6
SC Mixed 27.6
76% 26.7 GB/s
Latency 68
59% 68 ns
Poor: 78%
This bench: 77.8%
Great: 80%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Area-51m Builds (Compare 542 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: $409
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