Alienware X51

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 22%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 70.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics25.8% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive67.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware X51  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 08PG26
Memory7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120725
Uptime5.4 Days
Run DateSep 17 '19 at 21:44
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 21%

 PC Performing as expected (45th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-2600-$197
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
70.8% Very good
Memory 87.1
1-Core 92.3
2-Core 182
71% 121 Pts
4-Core 301
8-Core 398
44% 349 Pts
64-Core 444
28% 444 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 70.8%
Great: 74%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-$101
Gigabyte(1458 3747) 2GB
CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 399.24
Performing below potential (73rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
25.8% Poor
Lighting 30.4
Reflection 22.8
Parallax 30.6
25% 28 fps
MRender 37.1
Gravity 33.1
Splatting 32
28% 34.1 fps
Poor: 24%
This bench: 25.8%
Great: 28%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66
193GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M3CR023
SusWrite @10s intervals: 221 202 207 231 215 219 MB/s
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
67.2% Good
Read 249
Write 235
Mixed 226
SusWrite 216
52% 231 MB/s
4K Read 26.4
4K Write 51.1
4K Mixed 34.6
111% 37.4 MB/s
DQ Read 210
DQ Write 201
DQ Mixed 182
143% 198 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 67.2%
Great: 125%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (22nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
48.2% Average
MC Read 17.2
MC Write 16.4
MC Mixed 15.6
47% 16.4 GB/s
SC Read 12.1
SC Write 15.9
SC Mixed 15.8
42% 14.6 GB/s
Latency 70.4
57% 70.4 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 48.2%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical X51 Builds (Compare 682 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 19%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 16%
Surfboard

System: Alienware X51

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 46% - Average Total price: $567
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HDDRAMUSB
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