Alienware Area-51m

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 24%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 44%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 20%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (22nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 78 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.
ProcessorWith a relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 32.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics65.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive98.5% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware Area-51m  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware Area-51m
Memory12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191028
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 28 '20 at 02:27
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 11%

 PC Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-9700K-$295
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (0th percentile)
32.2% Below average
Memory 45.3
1-Core 26
2-Core 51.5
27% 40.9 Pts
4-Core 104
8-Core 196
18% 150 Pts
64-Core 195
12% 195 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 32.2%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070 (Mobile)
Dell(1028 08C5) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.49
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
65.8% Good
Lighting 60
Reflection 74.1
Parallax 108
49% 80.8 fps
MRender 166
Gravity 108
Splatting 98.6
99% 124 fps
Poor: 58%
This bench: 65.8%
Great: 99%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme PC SN520 WD 256GB
204GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0012 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 475 379 371 382 402 384 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
98.5% Outstanding
Read 818
Write 904
Mixed 912
SusWrite 399
171% 758 MB/s
4K Read 26.2
4K Write 41.6
4K Mixed 29.5
100% 32.4 MB/s
DQ Read 238
DQ Write 235
DQ Mixed 247
182% 240 MB/s
Poor: 99%
This bench: 98.5%
Great: 182%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 1TB-$56
931GB free
Firmware: SDM3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 121 125 127 125 120 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
72.1% Very good
Read 127
Write 120
Mixed 65.7
SusWrite 123
80% 109 MB/s
4K Read 3.2
4K Write 4.1
4K Mixed 2.8
520% 3.37 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 72.1%
Great: 70%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A1K43CB1-CTD 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
40.4% Average
MC Read 17.8
MC Write 12.7
MC Mixed 16.2
44% 15.6 GB/s
SC Read 6.2
SC Write 9.1
SC Mixed 7.7
22% 7.67 GB/s
Latency 179
22% 179 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 40.4%
Great: 84%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Desktop
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Workstation
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System: Alienware Area-51m

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 88% - Excellent Total price: $410
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