Alienware X51 R2

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics10.3% 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 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
SystemAlienware X51 R2  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0PGRP5
Memory5.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20130319
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateMar 24 '17 at 19:46
Run Duration82 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4430-$124
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3 GHz
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
75.9% Very good
Memory 91.3
1-Core 95.2
2-Core 189
73% 125 Pts
4-Core 351
8-Core 351
47% 351 Pts
64-Core 352
22% 352 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 75.9%
Great: 74%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 645
Nvidia(10DE 1029) 1GB
CLim: 823 MHz, MLim: 1000 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 373.6
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
10.3% Very poor
Lighting 12.2
Reflection 10.8
Parallax 13.8
10% 12.3 fps
MRender 14.7
Gravity 14.1
Splatting 12.1
11% 13.6 fps
Poor: 9%
This bench: 10.3%
Great: 10%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
383GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC47 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
95.8% Outstanding
Read 188
Write 146
Mixed 160
124% 165 MB/s
4K Read 0.76
4K Write 1.76
4K Mixed 0.23
90% 0.92 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 95.8%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT451U6AFR8C-PB 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
59.7% Above average
MC Read 21.6
MC Write 22.1
MC Mixed 18.9
60% 20.9 GB/s
SC Read 16
SC Write 17.1
SC Mixed 17.7
48% 16.9 GB/s
Latency 65.3
61% 65.3 ns
Poor: 34%
This bench: 59.7%
Great: 59%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical X51 R2 Builds (Compare 1,591 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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