Alienware Area-51m

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 93.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	192% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Alienware Area-51m (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware Alienware Area-51m
Memory	23.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210419
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 20 '21 at 12:03
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing above expectations (64^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-$410 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	93.1% Outstanding	Memory 88.6 1-Core 142 2-Core 267 92% 166 Pts	4-Core 524 8-Core 937 88% 730 Pts	64-Core 1,373 85% 1,373 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 93.1% 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: 466.18 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 154 Reflection 161 Parallax 174 125% 163 fps	Gravity 139 Splatting 122 114% 130 fps
Poor: 90% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Pc401 NVMe SK hynix 512GB 10,182 User benchmarks, average bench 146% 380GB free (System drive) Firmware: 80002E00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 774 600 599 599 598 596 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	192% Outstanding	Read 1,438 Write 935 Mixed 1,259 SusWrite 628 238% 1,065 MB/s	4K Read 41.8 4K Write 99.7 4K Mixed 57.2 189% 66.2 MB/s	DQ Read 935 DQ Write 743 DQ Mixed 730 576% 803 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 192% Great: 215%
Pc400 NVMe SK hynix 512GB 2,374 User benchmarks, average bench 186% 374GB free Firmware: 40002E00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1243 1279 1267 1278 1277 1280 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	232% Outstanding	Read 1,440 Write 1,325 Mixed 860 SusWrite 1,271 275% 1,224 MB/s	4K Read 40.2 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 55.8 186% 65.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,120 DQ Write 631 DQ Mixed 596 518% 782 MB/s
Poor: 112% ↑ This bench: 232% Great: 248%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 1TB-$56 127,507 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 931GB free Firmware: SDM3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 111 111 111 108 104 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	66.8% Good	Read 122 Write 106 Mixed 54.7 SusWrite 110 72% 98.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 4 4K Mixed 1.8 353% 2.57 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 66.8% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HMA82GS6JJR8N-VK 2x16GB 6,839 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	79.7% Very good	MC Read 29 MC Write 30.9 MC Mixed 24.1 80% 28 GB/s	SC Read 17 SC Write 34.3 SC Mixed 25.8 73% 25.7 GB/s	Latency 68.9 58% 68.9 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 79.7% Great: 89%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 17: 3R 0G 2B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
17%	19%	26	109	7	144	17.2"	1920 1080	CMN175F

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System: Alienware Area-51m

CPU
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	217x
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	186x
Core i7-9700Intel $260Bench 92%, 79,875 samples	100x

GPU
RTX 2080 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 112%, 4,380 samples	204x
GeForce RTX 2070NvidiaBench 89%, 5,557 samples	94x
RTX 2070 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 88%, 23,316 samples	81x

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: $410

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16