Alienware X51 R3

Performance Results


Gaming 33% Sail boat	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 29% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 84.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	32.9% 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 Drive	115% 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.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Alienware X51 R3 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 026CD3
Memory	2.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180813
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 25 '20 at 19:43
Run Duration	122 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing as expected (57^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	84.7% Excellent	Memory 92 1-Core 121 2-Core 235 85% 149 Pts	4-Core 417 8-Core 621 65% 519 Pts	64-Core 689 43% 689 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 84.7% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Nvidia(10DE 1138) 2GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 441.66 Performing below potential (65^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	32.9% Below average	Lighting 42 Reflection 42.4 Parallax 38.2 34% 40.8 fps	MRender 39.4 Gravity 38.5 Splatting 34.1 30% 37.3 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 32.9% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 13,766 User benchmarks, average bench 120% 26GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXV77D0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 218 266 217 103 244 260 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 927 Write 126 Mixed 182 SusWrite 218 79% 363 MB/s	4K Read 30.9 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 25 141% 57.8 MB/s	DQ Read 916 DQ Write 129 DQ Mixed 193 225% 413 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 147%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 645GB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 191 185 190 192 192 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	94.3% Outstanding	Read 139 Write 108 Mixed 75.7 SusWrite 190 94% 128 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 94.3% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMA451U6AFR8N-TF 2x4GB 8,569 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	68.7% Good	MC Read 26.1 MC Write 25.9 MC Mixed 19.7 68% 23.9 GB/s	SC Read 16.2 SC Write 25.6 SC Mixed 22 61% 21.3 GB/s	Latency 64.1 62% 64.1 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 68.7% Great: 78%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 30%

Sail boat

Desktop 80%

Battleship

Workstation 26%

Raft

System: Alienware X51 R3

CPU
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	288x
Core i5-6400Intel $75Bench 61%, 171,457 samples	156x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	156x

GPU
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	150x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	104x
GTX 745 (OEM)Nvidia $60Bench 10%, 26,874 samples	97x

SSD
PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBSamsungBench 120%, 13,766 samples	83x
PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsungBench 140%, 7,011 samples	17x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	12x

RAM
HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF 2x8GBHynixBench 73%, 22,760 samples	176x
HMA451U6AFR8N-TF 2x4GBHynixBench 68%, 8,569 samples	131x
16ATF1G64AZ-2G1A2 2x8GBMicronBench 73%, 4,057 samples	27x

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Value: 59% - Above average

Total price: $378

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4070 $515	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16