Dell Alienware Area-51m
gaming
2018
17.3"
dGPU
⏱ ~8h
⚖️ 3.80 kg
⚖️ balanced
LB Score
71
out of 100
Fit for you
53/100
✚ Strong: fit_performance
⚠ Weak: fit_mobility
Your focus
Performance 20%
Mobility 20%
Reliability 20%
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Profile
vs medianCPU
69
GPU
75
RAM max
64 GB
DDR4
Battery
80 Wh ~
~8h
Price
$1,039
market
Age
8 years
2018
📌 Quick verdict
Overall score 71/100. Strongest suit — Connectivity (100), weakest — Portability (6).
✓ Strengths
Connectivity (100) · Photo & design (94)
⚠ Weaknesses
Portability (6)
Money & ownership
All money blocks on one card
Cost to own
Buying at listing price $1,039, 2-year horizon — price minus projected resale, spread over months.
≈ $16/mo
Money could earn
Keeping the $1,039 price invested at 4.21%/yr (US Treasury 3-month bill, as of Nov 3, 2026) over 2 years instead of buying.
≈ $3.7/mo
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💰 Price trend
📉 Loses ~$187/year (10%).
Dashed segment is a model forecast, not observed listings.
Specs in context
LB Score
71
CPU score
69
Mainstream tier
GPU score
75
High tier
RAM max
64 GB
Professional
Weight
3.80 kg
Desktop replacement
Battery
80 Wh
Huge
Bars show where each spec sits on the site-wide level scale (same thresholds as the quick verdict). For weight, shorter bars mean a lighter laptop.
Full specifications
- Brand
- Dell
- Series
- Alienware (gaming flagship)
- Type
- Gaming
- Release year
- 2018
- Screen size
- 17.3"
- Resolution
- 1920x1080
- Panel type
- ips
- Color gamut (sRGB)
- 100%~
- Processor
- Intel Core i7 9700K
- Graphics
- GeForce RTX 2080 8GB
- RAM (max)
- 64 GB DDR4
- Storage interface
- NVMe
- Weight
- 3.80 kg
- Ports
- 7
- Battery
- 80 Wh~
Configuration options
Available model options · 3 variants across 3 categories
⚙ Processors (1)
Intel Core i7 9700K
🎮 Graphics (1)
GeForce RTX 2080 8GB
• Igpu (1)
Intel UHD Graphics 630
Performance metrics
Performance
76
Portability
6
Light office
77
Gaming
90
Creative
58
Energy efficiency
55
Connectivity
100
Value
58
Color accuracy
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🎮
No FPS data for this model's GPU.
The GPU may be integrated or not yet benchmarked.
💻 Software compatibility
Counter-Strike 2
✓ Runs well
CPU
138%
GPU
109%
RAM
800%
Grand Theft Auto V
✓ Runs well
CPU
345%
GPU
999%
RAM
999%
Cyberpunk 2077
✓ Runs well
CPU
197%
GPU
250%
RAM
800%
Minecraft
✓ Runs well
CPU
689%
GPU
750%
RAM
999%
Fortnite
✓ Runs well
CPU
125%
GPU
469%
RAM
800%
Valorant
✓ Runs well
CPU
460%
GPU
999%
RAM
999%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
✓ Runs well
CPU
230%
GPU
300%
RAM
999%
Elden Ring
✓ Runs well
CPU
125%
GPU
156%
RAM
533%
Red Dead Redemption 2
✓ Runs well
CPU
230%
GPU
268%
RAM
800%
Apex Legends
✓ Runs well
CPU
125%
GPU
188%
RAM
999%
Hogwarts Legacy
✓ Runs well
CPU
153%
GPU
250%
RAM
400%
Dota 2
✓ Runs well
CPU
460%
GPU
999%
RAM
999%
Baldur's Gate 3
✓ Runs well
CPU
125%
GPU
214%
RAM
800%
Starfield
✗ Weak
CPU
98%
GPU
109%
RAM
400%
Call of Duty: Warzone
✓ Runs well
CPU
125%
GPU
214%
RAM
800%
League of Legends
✓ Runs well
CPU
689%
GPU
999%
RAM
999%
Sims 4
✓ Runs well
CPU
460%
GPU
999%
RAM
999%
Helldivers 2
✗ Weak
CPU
98%
GPU
115%
RAM
800%
Battlefield 5
✓ Runs well
CPU
153%
GPU
250%
RAM
800%
Far Cry 5
✓ Runs well
CPU
172%
GPU
341%
RAM
800%
Forza Horizon 4
✓ Runs well
CPU
197%
GPU
417%
RAM
800%
Forza Horizon 5
✓ Runs well
CPU
153%
GPU
214%
RAM
800%
Metro Exodus
✓ Runs well
CPU
172%
GPU
242%
RAM
800%
Overwatch
✓ Runs well
CPU
276%
GPU
999%
RAM
999%
PUBG: Battlegrounds
✓ Runs well
CPU
172%
GPU
313%
RAM
800%
Resident Evil 4 Remake
✓ Runs well
CPU
138%
GPU
183%
RAM
800%
Escape from Tarkov
✓ Runs well
CPU
230%
GPU
300%
RAM
800%
God of War
✓ Runs well
CPU
313%
GPU
313%
RAM
800%
Horizon Zero Dawn
✓ Runs well
CPU
313%
GPU
250%
RAM
800%
Death Stranding
✓ Runs well
CPU
276%
GPU
242%
RAM
800%
Control
✓ Runs well
CPU
230%
GPU
250%
RAM
800%
Doom Eternal
✓ Runs well
CPU
313%
GPU
375%
RAM
800%
Batman: Arkham Knight
✓ Runs well
CPU
383%
GPU
375%
RAM
999%
Hitman 3
✓ Runs well
CPU
313%
GPU
375%
RAM
800%
Flight Simulator 2020
✓ Runs well
CPU
246%
GPU
300%
RAM
800%
Watch Dogs Legion
✓ Runs well
CPU
246%
GPU
313%
RAM
800%
Borderlands 3
✓ Runs well
CPU
276%
GPU
268%
RAM
999%
Anno 1800
✓ Runs well
CPU
230%
GPU
375%
RAM
800%
Rainbow Six Siege
✓ Runs well
CPU
575%
GPU
750%
RAM
999%
The Division 2
✓ Runs well
CPU
313%
GPU
300%
RAM
800%
Gears Tactics
✓ Runs well
CPU
276%
GPU
500%
RAM
800%
Hunt Showdown
✓ Runs well
CPU
246%
GPU
375%
RAM
999%
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands
✓ Runs well
CPU
230%
GPU
183%
RAM
800%
Mafia Definitive Edition
✓ Runs well
CPU
313%
GPU
375%
RAM
999%
Days Gone
✓ Runs well
CPU
313%
GPU
250%
RAM
800%
Ghostwire Tokyo
✓ Runs well
CPU
164%
GPU
313%
RAM
533%
Returnal
✓ Runs well
CPU
197%
GPU
188%
RAM
400%
Dying Light 2
✓ Runs well
CPU
230%
GPU
183%
RAM
800%
Resident Evil Village
✓ Runs well
CPU
197%
GPU
214%
RAM
800%
The Callisto Protocol
✓ Runs well
CPU
138%
GPU
188%
RAM
800%
Atomic Heart
✓ Runs well
CPU
215%
GPU
313%
RAM
800%
Alan Wake 2
✓ Runs well
CPU
164%
GPU
115%
RAM
400%
Black Myth Wukong
✓ Runs well
CPU
138%
GPU
313%
RAM
400%
Ghost of Tsushima
✓ Runs well
CPU
138%
GPU
313%
RAM
800%
The Last of Us Part 1
✓ Runs well
CPU
138%
GPU
188%
RAM
400%
Diablo 4
✓ Runs well
CPU
313%
GPU
375%
RAM
800%
Spider-Man Miles Morales
✓ Runs well
CPU
230%
GPU
375%
RAM
800%
Star Wars Jedi Survivor
✓ Runs well
CPU
138%
GPU
136%
RAM
800%
Dead Space Remake
✓ Runs well
CPU
215%
GPU
183%
RAM
800%
Lies of P
✓ Runs well
CPU
197%
GPU
313%
RAM
800%
Sons of the Forest
✓ Runs well
CPU
138%
GPU
163%
RAM
533%
Rise of the Tomb Raider
✓ Runs well
CPU
460%
GPU
750%
RAM
999%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
✓ Runs well
CPU
383%
GPU
375%
RAM
800%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
✓ Runs well
CPU
345%
GPU
375%
RAM
800%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
✓ Runs well
CPU
197%
GPU
313%
RAM
800%
F1 24
✓ Runs well
CPU
383%
GPU
183%
RAM
800%
Need for Speed Heat
✓ Runs well
CPU
197%
GPU
214%
RAM
800%
Civilization 6
✓ Runs well
CPU
460%
GPU
750%
RAM
999%
Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order
✓ Runs well
CPU
383%
GPU
625%
RAM
800%
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