Dell Alienware Area-51m
gaming
2018
17.3"
dGPU
⏱ ~8h
⚖️ 3.80 kg
⚖️ balanced
USComp Score
55
out of 100
Fit for you
52/100
✚ Strong: fit_price
⚠ Weak: fit_mobility
M2 · Refining requirements — on-demand, from your Wizard answers + browsing signals.
Profile
vs medianRelated resources
CPU
69
GPU
75
RAM max
64 GB
DDR4
Battery
80 Wh~
~8h
Price
$1,039
market
Age
8 years
2018
📝
Our review
Dell Alienware Area-51m review
Dell Alienware Area-51m — from 2018, 3.8 kg, performance 76.
USComp Score
55
/100
📌 Quick verdict
Overall score 55/100. Strongest suit — Connectivity (100), weakest — Portability (6).
✓ Strengths
Connectivity (100) · Photo & design (94)
⚠ Weaknesses
Portability (6)
💰 Price trend
2018
$1,800
2019
$1,440
2020
$1,152
2021
$922
2022
$737
2023
$590
2024
$472
2025
$377
2026
$302
2027
$242
📉 Loses ~$187/year (10%).
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
- Weight
- 3.80 kg
- Ports
- 7
- Battery
- 80 Wh~
Performance metrics
Performance
76
Portability
6
Light office
77
Gaming
90
Creative
58
Energy efficiency
55
Connectivity
100
Value
56
Color accuracy
—
🎮
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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≈ Similar class
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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