Alienware X51 R2

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 23%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 19%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 83%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics25.4% 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.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemAlienware X51 R2  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0PGRP5
Memory5.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores, 1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140317
Uptime0.7 Days
Run DateSep 15 '17 at 10:27
Run Duration82 Seconds
Run User MEX-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (73rd 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 (100th percentile)
83% Excellent
Memory 90.6
1-Core 120
2-Core 236
84% 149 Pts
4-Core 407
8-Core 588
62% 497 Pts
64-Core 604
37% 604 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 83%
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: 17.1.1
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
25.4% Poor
Lighting 32.1
Reflection 28.8
Parallax 41
26% 34 fps
MRender 25.2
Gravity 26.4
Splatting 34.1
24% 28.6 fps
Poor: 22%
This bench: 25.4%
Great: 26%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
114GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
63.8% Good
Read 94.7
Write 127
Mixed 101
81% 108 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.12
4K Mixed 0.33
114% 1.12 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 63.8%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378B5173DB0-CK0 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
58.5% Above average
MC Read 21.8
MC Write 21.1
MC Mixed 16.9
57% 19.9 GB/s
SC Read 16
SC Write 22.1
SC Mixed 18.8
54% 19 GB/s
Latency 66.4
60% 66.4 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 58.5%
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: 86% - Excellent Total price: $336
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