Alienware X51 R2

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 76.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics9.81% 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 8 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
SystemAlienware X51 R2  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0PGRP5
Memory3.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 8
BIOS Date20130523
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 19 '17 at 08:47
Run Duration164 Seconds
Run User MYS-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing as expected (59th 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, turbo 3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
76.8% Very good
Memory 92.4
1-Core 91.4
2-Core 182
72% 122 Pts
4-Core 356
8-Core 351
47% 354 Pts
64-Core 336
21% 336 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 76.8%
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: 364.72
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
9.81% Terrible
Lighting 11.8
Reflection 10.8
Parallax 13.3
10% 12 fps
MRender 14.5
Gravity 10.7
Splatting 12.2
10% 12.5 fps
Poor: 9%
This bench: 9.81%
Great: 10%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
463GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC27 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
64.2% Good
Read 108
Write 116
Mixed 108
83% 111 MB/s
4K Read 0.41
4K Write 1.31
4K Mixed 0.19
63% 0.64 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 64.2%
Great: 114%
Seagate M3 Portable 1TB
10GB free
Firmware: 0708
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
41.2% Average
Read 60.6
Write 82.3
Mixed 58.9
50% 67.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.87
4K Write 2.43
4K Mixed 0.52
140% 1.28 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 41.2%
Great: 65%
WD My Passport 25E1 1TB
301GB free, PID 25e1
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
20.5% Poor
Read 44.5
Write 37.1
Mixed 39.9
51% 40.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.38
4K Write 1.91
4K Mixed 0.25
75% 0.85 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 20.5%
Great: 65%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT351U6CFR8C-PB 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
61.4% Good
MC Read 22.6
MC Write 23.2
MC Mixed 18.8
62% 21.5 GB/s
SC Read 15.7
SC Write 16.6
SC Mixed 19
49% 17.1 GB/s
Latency 63.4
63% 63.4 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 61.4%
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 1,593 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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