Alienware X51

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	47.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 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.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	Alienware X51 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 06G6JW
Memory	11 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20120816
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Feb 14 '18 at 23:58
Run Duration	111 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3770-$297 278,207 User benchmarks, average bench 69% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	74.8% Very good	Memory 87.4 1-Core 103 2-Core 208 76% 133 Pts	4-Core 336 8-Core 516 53% 426 Pts	64-Core 510 32% 510 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 74.8% Great: 76%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-$170 123,956 User benchmarks, average bench 20% Nvidia(10DE 098A) 1.5GB CLim: 1364 MHz, MLim: 1425 MHz, Ram: 1.5GB, Driver: 384.94 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 18% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM830 mSATA 256GB 9,379 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 33GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXM03D1Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 93 93 34220 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 161 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 89 89 400 (B2) Unknown 95 95 168 (B3) Unknown 96 96 324 (B4) Unknown 96 96 7740 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 253 253 0 (E8) Unknown 95 95 3864 (F1) Unknown 99 99 19231380328 (F2) Unknown 99 99 32870551372	47.5% Average	Read 262 Write 220 Mixed 175 49% 219 MB/s	4K Read 14.7 4K Write 32.2 4K Mixed 15.5 59% 20.8 MB/s	DQ Read 184 DQ Write 62.9 DQ Mixed 42.9 53% 96.7 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 47.5% Great: 80%
Seagate Expansion Desk 3TB 434 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 2.5TB free, PID 331a Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	59.4% Above average	Read 150 Write 148 Mixed 36.8 132% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.56 4K Write 1.72 4K Mixed 0.17 66% 0.81 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 59.4% Great: 72%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Nanya NT8GC64B8HB0NF-DI 2x8GB 542 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	56.3% Above average	MC Read 21.5 MC Write 19.5 MC Mixed 17.2 55% 19.4 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 17.7 SC Mixed 18.3 50% 17.5 GB/s	Latency 70.1 57% 70.1 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 56.3% Great: 60%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 19%

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Desktop 76%

Battleship

Workstation 16%

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System: Alienware X51

CPU
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	365x
Core i7-2600Intel $195Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	88x
Core i5-3330IntelBench 61%, 51,926 samples	47x

GPU
GTX 660Nvidia $170Bench 20%, 123,956 samples	94x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	55x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	53x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	21x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	18x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	15x

RAM
HMT351U6CFR8C-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 53%, 17,809 samples	41x
M378B5273CH0-CK0 2x4GBSamsungBench 54%, 4,484 samples	27x
M378B1G73CB0-CK0 2x8GBSamsungBench 54%, 379 samples	25x

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Value: 46% - Average

Total price: $567

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $15	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16