Alienware Area-51m

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 57%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 54%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 96.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics60.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware Area-51m  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware Area-51m
Memory8.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191028
Uptime0.8 Days
Run DateJan 26 '20 at 08:37
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 33%

 PC Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-9700-$260
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
96.9% Outstanding
Memory 89.9
1-Core 134
2-Core 246
88% 157 Pts
4-Core 556
8-Core 1,078
97% 817 Pts
64-Core 1,062
66% 1,062 Pts
Poor: 74%
This bench: 96.9%
Great: 99%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070 (Mobile)
Dell(1028 08C5) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2250 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.87
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
60.1% Good
Lighting 71.5
Reflection 94.3
Parallax 81.1
58% 82.3 fps
MRender 77.1
Gravity 75.3
Splatting 79.4
64% 77.3 fps
Poor: 58%
This bench: 60.1%
Great: 99%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Ssdpemkf256g8 NVMe INTEL 256GB
37GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 7002 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 1,458
Write 953
Mixed 391
205% 934 MB/s
4K Read 32.4
4K Write 99.8
4K Mixed 64.4
184% 65.5 MB/s
DQ Read 749
DQ Write 674
DQ Mixed 259
318% 561 MB/s
Poor: 100% Great: 241%
Seagate Expansion 1TB
910GB free
Firmware: 0710
SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 115 121 121 128 128 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
67.8% Good
Read 115
Write 123
Mixed 68
SusWrite 121
78% 107 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.9
183% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 67.8%
Great: 66%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown M471A5244CB0-CTD 80CE000080CE M471A1K43BB1-CRC 80CE000080CE M471A5244CB0-CTD 16GB
2400, 2400, 2400 MHz
4096, 8192, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
51.7% Above average
MC Read 18.7
MC Write 18.9
MC Mixed 15.1
50% 17.6 GB/s
SC Read 13.7
SC Write 18.1
SC Mixed 16.7
46% 16.2 GB/s
Latency 67.4
59% 67.4 ns
Poor: 52%
This bench: 51.7%
Great: 53%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Area-51m Builds (Compare 535 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 111%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 110%
UFO

System: Alienware Area-51m

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 88% - Excellent Total price: $412
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