Alienware Area 51

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	The 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.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

System	Alienware Area 51 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0XDJ4C
Memory	8.6 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20110815
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 15 '22 at 22:30
Run Duration	215 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7 960-$220 16,233 User benchmarks, average bench 68% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	76.3% Very good	Memory 95.1 1-Core 86 2-Core 163 70% 115 Pts	4-Core 323 8-Core 388 46% 356 Pts	64-Core 396 24% 396 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 76.3% Great: 76%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 460-$203 31,648 User benchmarks, average bench 12% Nvidia(10DE 083D) 1GB CLim: 650 MHz, MLim: 850 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 388.13 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 11% Great: 14%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Toshiba MK1059GSM 1TB 4,891 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 754GB free (System drive) Firmware: GL001U SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 49 56 45 46 63 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	29.1% Poor	Read 51.7 Write 36.4 Mixed 21.9 SusWrite 49.5 29% 39.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.5 104% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 29.1% Great: 49%
Toshiba MK8052GSX 80GB 623 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 74GB free Firmware: LV010A SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 62 62 61 62 62 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	35.2% Below average	Read 60.8 Write 62.7 Mixed 38.2 SusWrite 61.6 41% 55.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 113% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 35.2% Great: 34%
WD Blue 160GB (2007)-$22 56,540 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 104GB free Firmware: 02.03A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 96 96 81 96 98 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	51.7% Above average	Read 86 Write 94.4 Mixed 62.7 SusWrite 93.9 62% 84.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 179% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 51.7% Great: 59%
Seagate ST500LM012 HN-M500MBB 500GB 47,588 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 11GB free Firmware: 2BA30010 SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 43 44 46 45 46 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	25.9% Poor	Read 45.2 Write 42.1 Mixed 34 SusWrite 44.8 31% 41.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.4 89% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 25.9% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 3x4GB 39,448 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 3 of 3 slots used 12GB DIMM Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	52.4% Above average	MC Read 20 MC Write 15.2 MC Mixed 19.7 52% 18.3 GB/s	SC Read 12.1 SC Write 11.6 SC Mixed 13.2 35% 12.3 GB/s	Latency 56.7 71% 56.7 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 52.4% Great: 57%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical Area 51 Builds (Compare 164 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 23%

Surfboard

Desktop 75%

Battleship

Workstation 19%

Surfboard

System: Alienware Area 51

CPU
Core i7 960Intel $220Bench 68%, 16,233 samples	37x
Core i7 930Intel $199Bench 64%, 19,497 samples	24x
Core i7 X 980Intel $148Bench 76%, 8,133 samples	22x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	16x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	14x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	10x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	5x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	5x
WDBNCE0010PNC 1TBWDCBench 97%, 21,221 samples	5x

RAM
3x4GBUnknownBench 42%, 39,448 samples	113x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	29x
1x4GBUnknownBench 28%, 154,807 samples	7x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 65% - Good

Total price: $388

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16