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 (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 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 95.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	155% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). 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	23.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit cores,
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210906
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 10 '21 at 12:57
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing below expectations (33^rd 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-$259 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	95.3% Outstanding	Memory 88.8 1-Core 149 2-Core 297 97% 178 Pts	4-Core 544 8-Core 1,129 98% 836 Pts	64-Core 1,125 70% 1,125 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 95.3% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070 (Mobile) 23,316 User benchmarks, average bench 88% Dell(1028 08C5) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 496.49 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 61.6 Reflection 78 Parallax 73.2 50% 70.9 fps	Gravity 67.8 Splatting 68.2 60% 68 fps
Poor: 58% Great: 99%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme PC SN520 WD 256GB 529 User benchmarks, average bench 146% 77GB free (System drive) Firmware: 20240012 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 417 415 425 426 421 420 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	155% Outstanding	Read 967 Write 1,069 Mixed 1,022 SusWrite 420 196% 870 MB/s	4K Read 39.7 4K Write 95.2 4K Mixed 52.7 178% 62.5 MB/s	DQ Read 836 DQ Write 771 DQ Mixed 727 567% 778 MB/s
Poor: 99% ↑ This bench: 155% Great: 182%
Adata SU630 4TB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 192GB free Firmware: XA003R08 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 60 102 107 77 59 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	23.3% Poor	Read 102 Write 111 Mixed 101 SusWrite 83.6 22% 99.5 MB/s	4K Read 3.1 4K Write 47.1 4K Mixed 5.6 37% 18.6 MB/s	DQ Read 49.6 DQ Write 104 DQ Mixed 77.5 59% 77 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 23.3% Great: 102%
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$192 33,949 User benchmarks, average bench 217% 464GB free Firmware: 004C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 349 155 161 158 164 157 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	140% Outstanding	Read 1,264 Write 154 Mixed 220 SusWrite 191 98% 457 MB/s	4K Read 49.4 4K Write 60.4 4K Mixed 51.3 173% 53.7 MB/s	DQ Read 948 DQ Write 154 DQ Mixed 169 222% 424 MB/s
Poor: 154% ↑ This bench: 140% Great: 282%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMSX8GX4M1A2400C16 01980000802C KHYXPX-MID 029E0000802C CMSX8GX4M1A2400C16 01980000802C KHYXPX-MID 32GB 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	80.3% Excellent	MC Read 28.5 MC Write 32 MC Mixed 24.6 81% 28.4 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 33.1 SC Mixed 25.3 72% 25.2 GB/s	Latency 68.7 58% 68.7 ns

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Workstation 110%

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System: Alienware Area-51m

CPU
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	224x
Core i7-9700KIntel $259Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	188x
Core i7-9700Intel $237Bench 92%, 79,875 samples	103x

GPU
RTX 2080 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 112%, 4,380 samples	208x
GeForce RTX 2070NvidiaBench 89%, 5,557 samples	97x
RTX 2070 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 88%, 23,316 samples	83x

SSD
Raid 0 Volume 512GBIntelBench 191%, 18,578 samples	40x
Raid 0 Volume 1TBIntelBench 242%, 17,176 samples	39x
NVMe SK hynix 512GBPc400Bench 186%, 2,374 samples	20x

RAM
HMA82GS6JJR8N-VK 2x16GBUnknownBench 80%, 6,839 samples	47x
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: $405

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $164	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $149
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $89
Intel Core i5-13600K $245	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $359