Alienware Area-51m

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 50%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 46%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics52.2% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive212% 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.
Memory16GB 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 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
Memory11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201021
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMay 09 '21 at 10:53
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU9%

 PC Performing below expectations (37th 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 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
84.6% Excellent
Memory 75.7
1-Core 106
2-Core 249
77% 143 Pts
4-Core 502
8-Core 845
82% 673 Pts
64-Core 858
53% 858 Pts
Poor: 74%
This bench: 84.6%
Great: 99%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070
Dell(1028 08C4) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.87
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
52.2% Above average
Lighting 67.3
Reflection 75.3
Parallax 68.7
55% 70.4 fps
MRender 20.5
Gravity 72.2
Splatting 71.2
47% 54.6 fps
Poor: 73%
This bench: 52.2%
Great: 97%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74
891GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 211210WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1216 812 838 850 851 851 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
212% Outstanding
Read 1,352
Write 1608
Mixed 1,279
SusWrite 903
290% 1,286 MB/s
4K Read 40.5
4K Write 98.5
4K Mixed 56.4
186% 65.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,158
DQ Write 850
DQ Mixed 1,007
752% 1,005 MB/s
Poor: 164%
This bench: 212%
Great: 276%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 1TB-$56
927GB free
Firmware: SDM3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 126 130 126 130 130 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
68.1% Good
Read 107
Write 70.6
Mixed 82.2
SusWrite 127
72% 96.8 MB/s
4K Read 7.8
4K Write 3.9
4K Mixed 4.6
908% 5.43 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 68.1%
Great: 70%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A1K43DB1-CTD 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
76.8% Very good
MC Read 31.1
MC Write 29.5
MC Mixed 22.8
79% 27.8 GB/s
SC Read 15.8
SC Write 31.2
SC Mixed 21.1
65% 22.7 GB/s
Latency 88.9
45% 88.9 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 76.8%
Great: 85%

 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
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $295Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
If you make a purchase via one of these links, our site may earn a commission
Today's hottest deals
About  •  User Guide  •  FAQs  •  Email  •  Privacy  •  Developer  •  YouTube Feedback