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 (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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 99%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	216% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Alienware Area-51m (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware Alienware Area-51m
Memory	57.6 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200707
Uptime	2.5 Days
Run Date	Oct 07 '20 at 07:21
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing below expectations (34^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 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	99% Outstanding	Memory 86.5 1-Core 153 2-Core 299 98% 180 Pts	4-Core 598 8-Core 972 96% 785 Pts	64-Core 1,453 90% 1,453 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 99% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080 (Mobile) 4,380 User benchmarks, average bench 112% Dell(1028 08C4) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.87 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 159 Reflection 159 Parallax 168 129% 162 fps	Gravity 141 Splatting 109 108% 125 fps
Poor: 90% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1TB 17,176 User benchmarks, average bench 242% 856GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1275 1291 1287 1207 1237 1284 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	216% Outstanding	Read 1,086 Write 1,250 Mixed 1,004 SusWrite 1,264 260% 1,151 MB/s	4K Read 38 4K Write 87.3 4K Mixed 51.8 170% 59 MB/s	DQ Read 1,036 DQ Write 859 DQ Mixed 954 713% 950 MB/s
Poor: 115% ↑ This bench: 216% Great: 372%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 1TB-$56 127,507 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 85GB free Firmware: SDM3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 63 63 72 70 71 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	34.4% Below average	Read 51.4 Write 93.2 Mixed 50.9 SusWrite 68 49% 65.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 181% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 34.4% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471A2K43CB1-CTD 4x16GB 551 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	70.3% Very good	MC Read 18.8 MC Write 28.6 MC Mixed 24.3 68% 23.9 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 33.9 SC Mixed 26 73% 25.7 GB/s	Latency 70.9 56% 70.9 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 70.3% Great: 89%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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System: Alienware Area-51m

CPU
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	219x
Core i7-9700KIntel $265Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	187x
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	95x
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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

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) $36	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