Alienware X51 R3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 108%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 91%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics122% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive120% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware X51 R3  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 026CD3
Memory8.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150911
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 18 '18 at 19:40
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 24%
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 PC Performing above expectations (64th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
88.2% Excellent
Memory 90.6
1-Core 126
2-Core 252
87% 156 Pts
4-Core 463
8-Core 675
71% 569 Pts
64-Core 694
43% 694 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 88.2%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407
Zotac(19DA 1500) ≥ 4GB; Zotac Geforce GTX280
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.34
Performing below potential (42nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
122% Outstanding
Lighting 164
Reflection 162
Parallax 168
133% 165 fps
MRender 185
Gravity 144
Splatting 109
115% 146 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 122%
Great: 134%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
32GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXV76D0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 75 62 64 61 60 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
120% Outstanding
Read 949
Write 262
Mixed 233
SusWrite 79.6
82% 381 MB/s
4K Read 38.9
4K Write 127
4K Mixed 35.9
172% 67.3 MB/s
DQ Read 962
DQ Write 220
DQ Mixed 306
299% 496 MB/s
Poor: 77%
This bench: 120%
Great: 147%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
545GB free
Firmware: CC25
SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 140 143 142 139 145 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
92.2% Outstanding
Read 180
Write 142
Mixed 81
SusWrite 142
100% 136 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 92.2%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
76% Very good
MC Read 27.4
MC Write 28.7
MC Mixed 23.6
76% 26.6 GB/s
SC Read 17.9
SC Write 30.3
SC Mixed 24.8
70% 24.3 GB/s
Latency 66.4
60% 66.4 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 76%
Great: 81%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical X51 R3 Builds (Compare 677 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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