Alienware Area-51m

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (25th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 75 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 88.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	57.8% 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.

High background CPU (25%). 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, 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	18.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210419
Uptime	2.8 Days
Run Date	Sep 26 '21 at 11:32
Run Duration	147 Seconds
Run User	PRT-User
Background CPU	25%

PC Performing below expectations (25^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-$409 354,223 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 (6^th percentile)	88.7% Excellent	Memory 86.6 1-Core 131 2-Core 262 88% 160 Pts	4-Core 488 8-Core 820 80% 654 Pts	64-Core 1,289 80% 1,289 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 88.7% 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: 472.12 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 160 Reflection 169 Parallax 166 131% 165 fps	Gravity 142 Splatting 124 116% 133 fps
Poor: 90% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial M4 256GB-$218 17,938 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 155GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0309 SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 185 187 199 205 209 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	57.8% Above average	Read 423 Write 207 Mixed 244 SusWrite 192 59% 266 MB/s	4K Read 16.1 4K Write 63.1 4K Mixed 17 80% 32.1 MB/s	DQ Read 123 DQ Write 115 DQ Mixed 33.7 49% 90.6 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 57.8% Great: 74%
SanDisk X400 512GB-$99 7,913 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 313GB free Firmware: X4140000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 267 261 254 250 248 249 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	71.6% Very good	Read 452 Write 347 Mixed 200 SusWrite 255 70% 313 MB/s	4K Read 20.2 4K Write 45.1 4K Mixed 21 81% 28.8 MB/s	DQ Read 328 DQ Write 266 DQ Mixed 228 190% 274 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 71.6% 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 below expectations (35^th percentile)	77.3% Very good	MC Read 29.1 MC Write 29.8 MC Mixed 24 79% 27.6 GB/s	SC Read 15.3 SC Write 31.3 SC Mixed 21.6 65% 22.7 GB/s	Latency 70.8 56% 70.8 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 77.3% 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	8	6	144	48.9"	1280 720	SAM0E5E C49HG9x

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Gaming 111%

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Desktop 99%

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Workstation 110%

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System: Alienware Area-51m

CPU
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	216x
Core i7-9700KIntel $249Bench 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: $409

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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