Alienware X51 R2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics10% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive110% 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.
Memory12GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemAlienware X51 R2  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0PGRP5
Memory8.7 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors, 1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170320
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 20 '19 at 00:44
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790-$135
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
80.5% Excellent
Memory 88.1
1-Core 115
2-Core 228
81% 144 Pts
4-Core 393
8-Core 597
61% 495 Pts
64-Core 599
37% 599 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 80.5%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R7 250
Diamond(1092 0250) 1GB
CLim: 1080 MHz, MLim: 1150 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 17.7
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
10% Very poor
Lighting 12
Reflection 12.7
Parallax 14.8
10% 13.2 fps
MRender 13.5
Gravity 10.4
Splatting 14.2
10% 12.7 fps
Poor: 7%
This bench: 10%
Great: 9%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52
97GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 294 265 261 259 264 257 MB/s
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Read 458
Write 465
Mixed 424
SusWrite 267
91% 403 MB/s
4K Read 42.5
4K Write 99.2
4K Mixed 57.7
191% 66.5 MB/s
DQ Read 386
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 357
270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 110%
Great: 128%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50
1.5TB free
Firmware: MX4OABS0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 178 173 169 178 177 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 176
Write 178
Mixed 22.3
SusWrite 175
99% 138 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.7
162% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 101%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston ASU16D3LU1MNG/8G ASU16D3LU1MNG/4G 12GB
1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 4096 MB
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
44.3% Average
MC Read 15.8
MC Write 16.1
MC Mixed 12.3
42% 14.7 GB/s
SC Read 12
SC Write 16.7
SC Mixed 14
41% 14.2 GB/s
Latency 69.5
58% 69.5 ns
Poor: 22%
This bench: 44.3%
Great: 44%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical X51 R2 Builds (Compare 1,595 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 43%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

System: Alienware X51 R2

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 90% - Outstanding Total price: $317
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Intel Core i5-12600K $163Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
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