Alienware X51 R3

Performance Results


Gaming 10% Tree trunk	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 9% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 69.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	5.07% 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 Drive	131% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (79%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Alienware X51 R3 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 026CD3
Memory	8.5 GB free of 12 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160122
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 23 '18 at 06:38
Run Duration	116 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	79%

PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6400-$79 171,457 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	69.2% Good	Memory 83 1-Core 95.7 2-Core 198 72% 125 Pts	4-Core 315 8-Core 354 44% 334 Pts	64-Core 343 21% 343 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 69.2% Great: 71%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake) 188,220 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Dell(1028 06E3) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64 Ver. 22.20.16.4708 Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	5.07% Terrible	Lighting 5.43 Reflection 7.81 Parallax 5.06 4% 6.1 fps	MRender 5.52 Gravity 4.83 Splatting 11.2 6% 7.19 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5.07% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB 7,011 User benchmarks, average bench 140% 234GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXV77D0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	131% Outstanding	Read 1,307 Write 524 Mixed 722 187% 851 MB/s	4K Read 36.3 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 20.2 135% 52.9 MB/s	DQ Read 36.6 DQ Write 304 DQ Mixed 20.9 60% 121 MB/s
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 172%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 698GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 189 171 1541 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 124 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 92 92 6099 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 119 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 62 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 183 183 52630 (C2) HDA temperature 112 95 31 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 372 (F1) Unknown 200 200 1862634416 (F2) Unknown 200 200 2128090901	102% Outstanding	Read 195 Write 161 Mixed 148 126% 168 MB/s	4K Read 1.02 4K Write 2.36 4K Mixed 0.33 122% 1.24 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF HMA451U6AFR8N-TF 12GB 1,033 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 4096 MB Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	54.9% Above average	MC Read 19.9 MC Write 19.9 MC Mixed 18 55% 19.3 GB/s	SC Read 11.6 SC Write 19.6 SC Mixed 15.8 45% 15.7 GB/s	Latency 75.1 53% 75.1 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 54.9% Great: 71%

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Gaming 30%

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Desktop 80%

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Workstation 26%

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System: Alienware X51 R3

CPU
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	286x
Core i5-6400Intel $79Bench 61%, 171,457 samples	154x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	154x

GPU
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	148x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	104x
GTX 745 (OEM)Nvidia $60Bench 10%, 26,874 samples	97x

SSD
PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBSamsungBench 120%, 13,766 samples	81x
PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsungBench 140%, 7,011 samples	17x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	12x

RAM
HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF 2x8GBHynixBench 73%, 22,760 samples	175x
HMA451U6AFR8N-TF 2x4GBHynixBench 68%, 8,569 samples	129x
16ATF1G64AZ-2G1A2 2x8GBMicronBench 73%, 4,057 samples	26x

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Value: 59% - Above average

Total price: $378

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $275	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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