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 (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 97.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	317% 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.
Memory	64GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	Alienware Area-51m (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware Alienware Area-51m
Memory	54 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200707
Uptime	6.7 Days
Run Date	Aug 08 '21 at 11:15
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (51^st 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 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	97.6% Outstanding	Memory 92.5 1-Core 152 2-Core 292 98% 179 Pts	4-Core 550 8-Core 1079 96% 815 Pts	64-Core 1,442 89% 1,442 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 97.6% 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: 456.87 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 51.4 Reflection 91.6 Parallax 69.7 42% 70.9 fps	Gravity 61.7 Splatting 68.5 58% 65.1 fps
Poor: 90% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 2TB 7,823 User benchmarks, average bench 320% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1839 1796 1814 1820 1832 1849 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	317% Outstanding	Read 2,172 Write 2,142 Mixed 1,891 SusWrite 1,825 452% 2,007 MB/s	4K Read 53.2 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 69.5 223% 74.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,192 DQ Write 1008 DQ Mixed 1,087 818% 1,096 MB/s
Poor: 141% ↑ This bench: 317% Great: 531%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 1TB-$56 127,507 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 472GB free Firmware: SDM3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 110 106 110 110 111 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	44% Average	Read 44.8 Write 81.2 Mixed 53.7 SusWrite 108 53% 71.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1 187% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 44% Great: 70%
BUFFALO USB Flash Disk 4GB 19 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 1GB free, PID 0111 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.9 5.8 5.9 6 5.8 5.6 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	6.58% Terrible	Read 20 Write 6.5 Mixed 4.7 SusWrite 5.6 10% 9.2 MB/s	4K Read 10.4 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 39% 3.47 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 6.58% Great: 9%
StoreJet Transcend 1TB 6,353 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 390GB free, PID 7000 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 82 81 82 82 86 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	37.3% Below average	Read 55.9 Write 57 Mixed 45.9 SusWrite 82.7 84% 60.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 3.6 4K Mixed 0.7 148% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 37.3% Great: 57%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Adata AO1P32MCST2-BW4S 4x16GB 99 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2800 MHz Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	90.3% Outstanding	MC Read 31.5 MC Write 35.7 MC Mixed 27.9 91% 31.7 GB/s	SC Read 18.9 SC Write 40.3 SC Mixed 29.8 85% 29.7 GB/s	Latency 63.1 63% 63.1 ns
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 90.3% Great: 102%

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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 $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16