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 (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 99.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	123% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Alienware Area-51m (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware Alienware Area-51m
Memory	6.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210419
Uptime	9.2 Days
Run Date	Sep 26 '21 at 02:08
Run Duration	195 Seconds
Run User	CHL-User
Background CPU	23%

PC Performing as expected (49^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$252 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	99.1% Outstanding	Memory 91.3 1-Core 143 2-Core 289 96% 175 Pts	4-Core 572 8-Core 1,092 99% 832 Pts	64-Core 1,083 67% 1,083 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 99.1% Great: 105%

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: 471.68 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 86 Reflection 95.1 Parallax 88.1 70% 89.7 fps	Gravity 80.6 Splatting 80.5 71% 80.6 fps
Poor: 49% Great: 77%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Bc501 NVMe SK hynix 256GB 8,328 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 164GB free (System drive) Firmware: 80002C00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 351 314 324 322 324 313 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 948 Write 342 Mixed 416 SusWrite 325 112% 508 MB/s	4K Read 36 4K Write 93.5 4K Mixed 39.4 154% 56.3 MB/s	DQ Read 496 DQ Write 310 DQ Mixed 390 294% 399 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 142%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 1TB-$56 127,507 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 503GB free Firmware: SDM3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 105 89 99 71 77 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	39.6% Below average	Read 46.9 Write 97.3 Mixed 52.4 SusWrite 90.7 53% 71.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 162% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 39.6% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown KHYXPX-MIE 2x8GB 5,852 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	70.2% Very good	MC Read 28 MC Write 25.7 MC Mixed 21.8 72% 25.2 GB/s	SC Read 13.4 SC Write 24.8 SC Mixed 18.2 54% 18.8 GB/s	Latency 65.3 61% 65.3 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 70.2% Great: 84%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 42: 3R 6G 9B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
42%	32%	56	261	170	60	17.3"	1920 1080	AUO429D

History: Score 19: 1R 3G 5B | Score 42: 3R 6G 9B

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System: Alienware Area-51m

CPU
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	216x
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	80x

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 $274	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 $183	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