Alienware Area-51m

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 152%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 148%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 98.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics156% 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.
Boot Drive291% 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.
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
Memory55.6 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 5120 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190905
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJun 09 '21 at 19:43
Run Duration132 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing as expected (56th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-9700K-$252
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
98.3% Outstanding
Memory 84.7
1-Core 152
2-Core 302
97% 180 Pts
4-Core 598
8-Core 1,170
105% 884 Pts
64-Core 1,148
71% 1,148 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 98.3%
Great: 105%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070
Dell(1028 08C4) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.63
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
93.9% Outstanding
Lighting 111
Reflection 113
Parallax 118
90% 114 fps
MRender 170
Gravity 111
Splatting 101
101% 127 fps
Poor: 73%
This bench: 93.9%
Great: 97%
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
Nvidia(10DE 12A4) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 466.63
Performing below potential (49th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
156% Outstanding
Lighting 210
Reflection 207
Parallax 232
171% 216 fps
MRender 263
Gravity 216
Splatting 157
168% 212 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 156%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158
779GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1446 1460 1474 1450 1009 719 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
291% Outstanding
Read 1,529
Write 1,730
Mixed 1,039
SusWrite 1,260
313% 1,389 MB/s
4K Read 64.5
4K Write 123
4K Mixed 81.8
268% 89.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1,715
DQ Write 1,424
DQ Mixed 1,542
1,162% 1,560 MB/s
Poor: 214%
This bench: 291%
Great: 372%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130
828GB free
Firmware: RVT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 463 472 472 465 460 451 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Read 498
Write 426
Mixed 403
SusWrite 464
101% 448 MB/s
4K Read 33.4
4K Write 68.4
4K Mixed 46.7
147% 49.5 MB/s
DQ Read 353
DQ Write 298
DQ Mixed 319
241% 323 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 109%
Great: 133%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A2K43CB1-CTD 4x16GB
4 of 4 slots used
64GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
83.6% Excellent
MC Read 29.5
MC Write 32.8
MC Mixed 27.1
85% 29.8 GB/s
SC Read 17.4
SC Write 34.5
SC Mixed 25.9
74% 25.9 GB/s
Latency 72.3
55% 72.3 ns
Poor: 70%
This bench: 83.6%
Great: 89%

 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
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