Alienware X51

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 34%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 28%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 76.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics61.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot DriveThe 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.
Memory6GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 6GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
7 years ago, 7 years ago.
SystemAlienware X51  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 06G6JW
Memory3.4 GB free of 6 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20121227
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateJan 22 '17 at 05:03
Run Duration264 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3770-$297
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
76.5% Very good
Memory 89.7
1-Core 103
2-Core 198
76% 130 Pts
4-Core 343
8-Core 500
53% 422 Pts
64-Core 502
31% 502 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 76.5%
Great: 76%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 376.33
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
61.5% Good
Lighting 76.6
Reflection 77.6
Parallax 65.8
62% 73.3 fps
MRender 71.7
Gravity 72.2
Splatting 73.8
60% 72.6 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 61.5%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
557GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
82.2% Excellent
Read 152
Write 135
Mixed 128
104% 138 MB/s
4K Read 0.59
4K Write 2.37
4K Mixed 0.33
105% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 82.2%
Great: 109%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB
120GB free, PID a200
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
14.9% Very poor
Read 30.9
Write 26.1
Mixed 21.2
32% 26.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.27
4K Write 1.52
4K Mixed 0.17
58% 0.65 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 14.9%
Great: 44%
hp v165w 32GB
30GB free, PID 5307
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
6.24% Terrible
Read 24.2
Write 7.1
Mixed 9.48
14% 13.6 MB/s
4K Read 4.96
4K Write 0.007
4K Mixed 0.003
19% 1.66 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 6.24%
Great: 8%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT325U6CFR8C-PB 830B NT4GC64B8HG0NF-DI 6GB
1600, 1600 MHz
2048, 4096 MB
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
46% Average
MC Read 16.8
MC Write 15.3
MC Mixed 13.9
44% 15.3 GB/s
SC Read 13.7
SC Write 15.8
SC Mixed 14.8
42% 14.8 GB/s
Latency 67.6
59% 67.6 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 46%
Great: 53%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical X51 Builds (Compare 682 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 19%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 16%
Surfboard

System: Alienware X51

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 46% - Average Total price: $567
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