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 (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 94.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive282% 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.
Memory96GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 96GB 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
Memory91 GB free of 96 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201021
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 11 '21 at 21:26
Run Duration151 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing as expected (48th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-9700-$260
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
94.7% Outstanding
Memory 82.1
1-Core 147
2-Core 297
94% 175 Pts
4-Core 574
8-Core 1,020
96% 797 Pts
64-Core 1,086
67% 1,086 Pts
Poor: 74%
This bench: 94.7%
Great: 99%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060 (Mobile)
Dell(1028 08C5) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 461.09
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 94.4
Reflection 102
Parallax 105
77% 100 fps
Gravity 85.6
Splatting 86.2
76% 85.9 fps
Poor: 49% Great: 83%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme MKE2TB-D8 2TB
2TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 42AAT7GD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1132 1499 1655 1678 1679 1683 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
282% Outstanding
Read 1,958
Write 1,652
Mixed 1,391
SusWrite 1,554
368% 1,639 MB/s
4K Read 47.4
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 60.3
203% 70 MB/s
DQ Read 1,279
DQ Write 804
DQ Mixed 662
596% 915 MB/s
Poor: 190%
This bench: 282%
Great: 341%
SHGS31-1000GS-2 1TB
931GB free
Firmware: 90000Q00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 336 443 453 456 451 449 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
97.3% Outstanding
Read 470
Write 381
Mixed 370
SusWrite 431
93% 413 MB/s
4K Read 27.5
4K Write 63.2
4K Mixed 36.7
122% 42.5 MB/s
DQ Read 357
DQ Write 276
DQ Mixed 304
231% 312 MB/s
Poor: 66%
This bench: 97.3%
Great: 115%
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$82
83GB free
Firmware: R0906I Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 1,400
Write 1,622
Mixed 1,362
327% 1,462 MB/s
4K Read 60.1
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 76
248% 82.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1319
DQ Write 524
DQ Mixed 535
498% 793 MB/s
Poor: 147% Great: 311%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2666 C18 Series 8C26000080AD TIMETEC-SD4-3200 8C26000080AD TIMETEC-SD4-3200 95GB
2400, 2400, 2400 MHz
32767, 32767, 32767 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
76.9% Very good
MC Read 26.8
MC Write 31
MC Mixed 25.4
79% 27.7 GB/s
SC Read 14.2
SC Write 28.8
SC Mixed 23.4
63% 22.1 GB/s
Latency 76.7
52% 76.7 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
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Desktop
Desktop 99%
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Workstation
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System: Alienware Area-51m

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 88% - Excellent Total price: $409
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