Alienware X51 R3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 106%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 93%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics124% 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 Drive93.8% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware X51 R3  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 026CD3
Memory25.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180517
Uptime5.5 Days
Run DateDec 18 '18 at 06:19
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 32%
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 PC Performing as expected (44th 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 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
84.3% Excellent
Memory 93.3
1-Core 130
2-Core 206
84% 143 Pts
4-Core 406
8-Core 674
66% 540 Pts
64-Core 723
45% 723 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 84.3%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
Nvidia(10DE 12A4) ≥ 4GB; RTX 2080 Ti Founders Edition
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.35
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
124% Outstanding
Lighting 145
Reflection 195
Parallax 239
118% 193 fps
MRender 243
Gravity 206
Splatting 133
152% 194 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 124%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
73GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXV77D0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 178 153 158 144 144 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
93.8% Outstanding
Read 644
Write 187
Mixed 183
SusWrite 156
64% 293 MB/s
4K Read 25.1
4K Write 97.7
4K Mixed 29.7
128% 50.8 MB/s
DQ Read 717
DQ Write 183
DQ Mixed 261
241% 387 MB/s
Poor: 77%
This bench: 93.8%
Great: 147%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130
65GB free
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 392 432 460 442 457 361 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
113% Outstanding
Read 507
Write 460
Mixed 415
SusWrite 424
102% 451 MB/s
4K Read 39.4
4K Write 67
4K Mixed 51.2
161% 52.5 MB/s
DQ Read 387
DQ Write 345
DQ Mixed 361
272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 113%
Great: 133%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX 2666 C16 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
89.8% Excellent
MC Read 32
MC Write 34.6
MC Mixed 30.3
92% 32.3 GB/s
SC Read 18.3
SC Write 32.7
SC Mixed 25.5
73% 25.5 GB/s
Latency 61.4
65% 61.4 ns
Poor: 51%
This bench: 89.8%
Great: 97%

 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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