Alienware X51 R2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 62%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 51%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall 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.
ProcessorWith 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 74.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics80.9% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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 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.
High background CPU (25%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemAlienware X51 R2  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0PGRP5
Memory10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20140317
Uptime4 Days
Run DateApr 07 '19 at 07:36
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 25%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (56th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4770-$75
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
74.1% Very good
Memory 84.3
1-Core 103
2-Core 200
74% 129 Pts
4-Core 349
8-Core 477
52% 413 Pts
64-Core 571
35% 571 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 74.1%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.35
Performing below potential (66th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
80.9% Excellent
Lighting 101
Reflection 111
Parallax 96.2
82% 103 fps
MRender 95.9
Gravity 93.3
Splatting 96.8
78% 95.3 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 80.9%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
121GB free
Firmware: RVT0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 305 316 309 301 302 301 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 441
Write 444
Mixed 422
SusWrite 306
91% 403 MB/s
4K Read 30.8
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 45
162% 61.5 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 346
DQ Mixed 350
266% 359 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 103%
Great: 129%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
6GB free
Firmware: EMT0
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 440
Write 415
Mixed 369
91% 408 MB/s
4K Read 34.5
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 46.4
170% 63.7 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 346
DQ Mixed 353
268% 360 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$32
441GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC47
SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 135 141 151 152 154 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
87.4% Excellent
Read 159
Write 158
Mixed 73.5
SusWrite 146
98% 134 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.8
162% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 87.4%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378B1G73BH0-CK0 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
55.9% Above average
MC Read 20.7
MC Write 21
MC Mixed 16.8
56% 19.5 GB/s
SC Read 13.3
SC Write 18.4
SC Mixed 18
47% 16.6 GB/s
Latency 73
55% 73 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 55.9%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical X51 R2 Builds (Compare 1,593 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 43%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

System: Alienware X51 R2

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 90% - Outstanding Total price: $317
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