Alienware Area-51m

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 91.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory64GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware Area-51m  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware Area-51m
Memory17 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191028
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 20 '20 at 08:32
Run Duration121 Seconds
Run User ARE-User
Background CPU 100%

 PC Performing as expected (47th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-9900K-$403
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
91.7% Outstanding
Memory 79.8
1-Core 140
2-Core 283
91% 168 Pts
4-Core 554
8-Core 1,156
100% 855 Pts
64-Core 1,145
71% 1,145 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 91.7%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080
Dell(1028 08C5) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 432.03
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 155
Reflection 157
Parallax 152
127% 155 fps
Gravity 137
Splatting 104
104% 120 fps
Poor: 83% Great: 126%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1TB
690GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 550 676 600 593 515 539 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
326% Outstanding
Read 557
Write 507
Mixed 499
SusWrite 579
397% 536 MB/s
4K Read 6.2
4K Write 6.1
4K Mixed 5.7
1,005% 6 MB/s
Poor: 21%
This bench: 326%
Great: 326%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 1TB-$56
710GB free
Firmware: SDM3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 116 124 123 123 119 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
52.7% Above average
Read 63
Write 96
Mixed 55
SusWrite 120
61% 83.6 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 1.1
209% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 52.7%
Great: 70%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A2K43DB1-CTD 4x16GB
4 of 4 slots used
64GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
76.1% Very good
MC Read 27.4
MC Write 32
MC Mixed 25.9
81% 28.4 GB/s
SC Read 10.5
SC Write 25.8
SC Mixed 16.5
50% 17.6 GB/s
Latency 80.9
49% 80.9 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 76.1%
Great: 89%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 111%
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Desktop
Desktop 99%
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Workstation
Workstation 110%
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System: Alienware Area-51m

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 88% - Excellent Total price: $403
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