Alienware X51 R3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 54%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 47%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 80.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics60.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive208% 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.
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.
Very high background CPU (55%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware X51 R3  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 026CD3
Memory4.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170525
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 05 '18 at 19:18
Run Duration132 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 55%
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 PC Performing above expectations (77th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700-$180
0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
80.2% Excellent
Memory 91.3
1-Core 109
2-Core 219
80% 140 Pts
4-Core 373
8-Core 642
61% 507 Pts
64-Core 636
39% 636 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 80.2%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 398.36
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
60.6% Good
Lighting 75.6
Reflection 77
Parallax 66.8
62% 73.1 fps
MRender 70.7
Gravity 70.4
Splatting 73.1
59% 71.4 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 60.6%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625
214GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 806 798 857 776 746 414 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
208% Outstanding
Read 1,387
Write 1,077
Mixed 614
SusWrite 733
212% 953 MB/s
4K Read 50.9
4K Write 153
4K Mixed 61.3
236% 88.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1,261
DQ Write 337
DQ Mixed 452
423% 683 MB/s
Poor: 138%
This bench: 208%
Great: 283%
PNY CS1311 960GB-$195
504GB free
Firmware: CS131122
SusWrite @10s intervals: 450 468 428 221 324 318 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Read 501
Write 470
Mixed 352
SusWrite 368
95% 423 MB/s
4K Read 35.2
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 44.4
168% 63.2 MB/s
DQ Read 354
DQ Write 294
DQ Mixed 203
185% 284 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 109%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378A5143EB1-CPB 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
71.4% Very good
MC Read 27.8
MC Write 27.8
MC Mixed 20.7
73% 25.4 GB/s
SC Read 15.1
SC Write 24.8
SC Mixed 19.8
57% 19.9 GB/s
Latency 65.3
61% 65.3 ns
Poor: 41%
This bench: 71.4%
Great: 77%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical X51 R3 Builds (Compare 679 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 30%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 26%
Raft

System: Alienware X51 R3

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 59% - Above average Total price: $378
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