Alienware X51 R2

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 23%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 19%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 82%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics25.5% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB 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.
Very high background CPU (52%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware X51 R2  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0PGRP5
Memory12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140815
Uptime5 Days
Run DateApr 23 '17 at 22:48
Run Duration84 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 52%

 PC Performing above expectations (78th 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 (99th percentile)
82% Excellent
Memory 85.5
1-Core 117
2-Core 221
80% 141 Pts
4-Core 425
8-Core 598
64% 512 Pts
64-Core 597
37% 597 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 82%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 270-$140
AMD(1002 0B04) 2GB
CLim: 925 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 16.6
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
25.5% Poor
Lighting 32.2
Reflection 29.7
Parallax 40.6
26% 34.1 fps
MRender 25.4
Gravity 26.4
Splatting 34.3
24% 28.7 fps
Poor: 22%
This bench: 25.5%
Great: 26%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
681GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
87.2% Excellent
Read 175
Write 129
Mixed 128
108% 144 MB/s
4K Read 0.71
4K Write 2.28
4K Mixed 0.28
103% 1.09 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 87.2%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT41GU6AFR8C-PB 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
56.7% Above average
MC Read 21.4
MC Write 21.2
MC Mixed 17.1
57% 19.9 GB/s
SC Read 14.3
SC Write 20.5
SC Mixed 13.7
46% 16.2 GB/s
Latency 71.6
56% 71.6 ns
Poor: 37%
This bench: 56.7%
Great: 61%

 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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