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 (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 95.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	285% 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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Alienware Area-51m (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware Alienware Area-51m
Memory	54.2 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210419
Uptime	1.5 Days
Run Date	Sep 23 '21 at 09:56
Run Duration	188 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing as expected (45^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 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	95.1% Outstanding	Memory 83.8 1-Core 153 2-Core 304 97% 180 Pts	4-Core 570 8-Core 977 94% 773 Pts	64-Core 1,402 87% 1,402 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 95.1% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 3,498 User benchmarks, average bench 68% Dell(1028 08C4) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 472.12 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 89.5 Reflection 97.4 Parallax 92.3 73% 93.1 fps	Gravity 82.2 Splatting 82.1 73% 82.1 fps
Poor: 49% Great: 77%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN850 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$100 14,499 User benchmarks, average bench 395% 832GB free (System drive) Firmware: 611100WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1396 1685 1664 1647 1741 1750 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	285% Outstanding	Read 1,542 Write 1560 Mixed 1,285 SusWrite 1,647 340% 1,509 MB/s	4K Read 54.9 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 70.3 237% 81.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,224 DQ Write 991 DQ Mixed 1,116 833% 1,110 MB/s
Poor: 228% ↑ This bench: 285% Great: 595%
Bc501 NVMe SK hynix 256GB 8,328 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 119GB free Firmware: 80002C00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 451 364 361 363 368 366 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	145% Outstanding	Read 958 Write 661 Mixed 411 SusWrite 379 134% 602 MB/s	4K Read 34.4 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 54.5 177% 64.1 MB/s	DQ Read 562 DQ Write 727 DQ Mixed 418 379% 569 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 145% Great: 142%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 1TB-$56 127,507 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 775GB free Firmware: SDM3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 93 100 99 101 100 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	42.2% Average	Read 50 Write 18.7 Mixed 50.9 SusWrite 96.5 40% 54 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 194% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 42.2% Great: 70%
WD Game Drive 5TB 2,065 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 3.5TB free, PID 262f Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 108 108 109 108 109 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	61.3% Good	Read 103 Write 111 Mixed 68.3 SusWrite 108 133% 97.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 7.3 4K Mixed 0.7 275% 2.97 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 61.3% Great: 66%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BL16G32C16S4B.16FE 4x16GB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	77.6% Very good	MC Read 27.7 MC Write 30.9 MC Mixed 23.1 78% 27.2 GB/s	SC Read 16.7 SC Write 33.5 SC Mixed 26.6 73% 25.6 GB/s	Latency 73.8 54% 73.8 ns
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 77.6% Great: 100%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 12: 1R 1G 4B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
12%	16%	38	318	234	144	17.2"	1920 1080	CMN175F

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Desktop 99%

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Workstation 110%

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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 $295	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 $40	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