Alienware Area-51m

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 104%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 101%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics97.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive95% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.
Run History
SystemAlienware Area-51m  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware Area-51m
Memory9.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190221
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMar 21 '19 at 01:34
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-9700K-$252
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Memory 94.1
1-Core 162
2-Core 317
104% 191 Pts
4-Core 620
8-Core 1,224
109% 922 Pts
64-Core 1,216
75% 1,216 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 105%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070
Dell(1028 08C4) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2250 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.35
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
97.7% Outstanding
Lighting 117
Reflection 125
Parallax 117
96% 120 fps
MRender 170
Gravity 114
Splatting 102
102% 128 fps
Poor: 73%
This bench: 97.7%
Great: 97%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kbg30zms256g NVMe TOSHIBA 256GB
166GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ADDA0103 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 144 154 158 139 147 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
95% Outstanding
Read 774
Write 226
Mixed 171
SusWrite 148
72% 330 MB/s
4K Read 32.8
4K Write 101
4K Mixed 33.6
146% 55.7 MB/s
DQ Read 357
DQ Write 135
DQ Mixed 87.8
107% 193 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 95%
Great: 141%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 1TB-$56
815GB free
Firmware: SDM3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 116 123 124 127 129 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
61.6% Good
Read 94.5
Write 122
Mixed 55.8
SusWrite 120
72% 98.2 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 1.3
217% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 61.6%
Great: 70%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A1K43DB1-CTD 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
79.6% Very good
MC Read 30.5
MC Write 30.9
MC Mixed 22.5
80% 28 GB/s
SC Read 18.7
SC Write 29.5
SC Mixed 24.4
69% 24.2 GB/s
Latency 59.6
67% 59.6 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 79.6%
Great: 85%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Area-51m Builds (Compare 536 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: $410
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