Alienware Area-51m

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (20th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 80 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 90.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	205% 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.

Very high background CPU (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Alienware Area-51m (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware Alienware Area-51m
Memory	44.6 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 720 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211111
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Dec 14 '23 at 14:33
Run Duration	217 Seconds
Run User	ESP-User
Background CPU	32%

PC Performing way below expectations (20^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-$403 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	90.4% Outstanding	Memory 88.4 1-Core 140 2-Core 261 91% 163 Pts	4-Core 497 8-Core 834 81% 665 Pts	64-Core 1,113 69% 1,113 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 90.4% Great: 104%

Graphics Cards	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia RTX 2080 (Mobile) 4,380 User benchmarks, average bench 112% Dell(1028 08C4) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 546.17 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete	Lighting 14 Reflection 145 Parallax 142 11% 100 fps	Gravity 125 Splatting 113 104% 119 fps
Poor: 90% Great: 123%
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Dell(1028 079A) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1405 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 546.17 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete	Lighting 68.7 Reflection 82.6 Parallax 71.7 56% 74.3 fps	Gravity 68.8 Splatting 64 58% 66.4 fps
Poor: 53% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$154 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 98GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1443 1208 1200 1098 626 615 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	205% Outstanding	Read 1,563 Write 1,602 Mixed 1,340 SusWrite 1,032 311% 1,384 MB/s	4K Read 35.5 4K Write 66.7 4K Mixed 45.3 147% 49.2 MB/s	DQ Read 857 DQ Write 644 DQ Mixed 753 562% 751 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 205% Great: 372%
Pc400 NVMe SK hynix 512GB 2,374 User benchmarks, average bench 186% 338GB free Firmware: 40001E00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1240 1255 1235 1221 1252 1220 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	206% Outstanding	Read 1,333 Write 1,310 Mixed 850 SusWrite 1,237 266% 1,182 MB/s	4K Read 30.7 4K Write 65.8 4K Mixed 41.1 134% 45.9 MB/s	DQ Read 966 DQ Write 619 DQ Mixed 592 496% 726 MB/s
Poor: 112% ↑ This bench: 206% Great: 248%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 1TB-$56 127,507 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 178GB free Firmware: SDM3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 65 69 71 64 61 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 20% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS16G4S26BFSD.16FD 4x16GB 53 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	74.7% Very good	MC Read 25.3 MC Write 29.8 MC Mixed 23.9 75% 26.3 GB/s	SC Read 15.9 SC Write 29.9 SC Mixed 23.5 66% 23.1 GB/s	Latency 68.2 59% 68.2 ns
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 74.7% Great: 93%

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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: 0P 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	69	56	60	17.3"	1280 720	AUO409D

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Desktop 99%

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Workstation 110%

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System: Alienware Area-51m

CPU
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	219x
Core i7-9700KIntel $275Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	186x
Core i7-9700Intel $250Bench 92%, 79,875 samples	101x

GPU
RTX 2080 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 112%, 4,380 samples	206x
GeForce RTX 2070NvidiaBench 89%, 5,557 samples	94x
RTX 2070 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 88%, 23,316 samples	82x

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: $403

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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 $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16