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 (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	57.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Alienware Area-51m (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware Alienware Area-51m
Memory	23 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210419
Uptime	5 Days
Run Date	Jul 15 '21 at 09:56
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	PRT-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing as expected (44^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$403 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 89.9 1-Core 150 2-Core 300 98% 180 Pts	4-Core 594 8-Core 1,084 101% 839 Pts	64-Core 1431 89% 1431 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080 (Mobile) 4,380 User benchmarks, average bench 112% Dell(1028 08C4) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.11 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 149 Reflection 156 Parallax 155 121% 153 fps	Gravity 135 Splatting 117 110% 126 fps
Poor: 90% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial M4 256GB-$218 17,938 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 35GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0309 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 227 141 115 89 102 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	57.5% Above average	Read 445 Write 228 Mixed 264 SusWrite 136 60% 268 MB/s	4K Read 20.1 4K Write 63.5 4K Mixed 18 87% 33.9 MB/s	DQ Read 128 DQ Write 117 DQ Mixed 33.2 49% 92.7 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 57.5% Great: 74%
SanDisk X400 512GB-$99 7,913 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 67GB free Firmware: X4140000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 256 267 157 142 47 91 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	70% Very good	Read 368 Write 150 Mixed 339 SusWrite 160 57% 254 MB/s	4K Read 25.1 4K Write 46.5 4K Mixed 30.9 102% 34.2 MB/s	DQ Read 343 DQ Write 273 DQ Mixed 230 193% 282 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 70% Great: 104%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown MSI26D4S9D8ME-16 2x16GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	78.7% Very good	MC Read 28.5 MC Write 30.3 MC Mixed 24 79% 27.6 GB/s	SC Read 17.3 SC Write 33.3 SC Mixed 25.6 72% 25.4 GB/s	Latency 67.3 59% 67.3 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 78.7% Great: 86%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	11	9	144	48.9"	1280 720	SAM0E5E C49HG9x

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Desktop 99%

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Workstation 110%

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System: Alienware Area-51m

CPU
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	219x
Core i7-9700KIntel $275Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	186x
Core i7-9700Intel $250Bench 92%, 79,875 samples	101x

GPU
RTX 2080 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 112%, 4,380 samples	206x
GeForce RTX 2070NvidiaBench 89%, 5,557 samples	94x
RTX 2070 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 88%, 23,316 samples	82x

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: $403

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16