Alienware X51 R3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 15%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics10.8% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive69.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (73%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware X51 R3  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 026CD3
Memory3.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190529
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 26 '20 at 22:10
Run Duration114 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 73%

 PC Performing above expectations (66th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81
0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
77.9% Very good
Memory 91.9
1-Core 109
2-Core 220
80% 140 Pts
4-Core 364
8-Core 403
50% 383 Pts
64-Core 426
26% 426 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 77.9%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 745 (OEM)-$60
Nvidia(10DE 1065) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1032 MHz, MLim: 450 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 441.12
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
10.8% Very poor
Lighting 13.5
Reflection 13.2
Parallax 10
11% 12.2 fps
MRender 11.4
Gravity 11.8
Splatting 14
10% 12.4 fps
Poor: 9%
This bench: 10.8%
Great: 10%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Z400s 256GB-$221
163GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z2333000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 249 284 273 293 288 295 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
69.1% Good
Read 451
Write 273
Mixed 197
SusWrite 280
67% 300 MB/s
4K Read 21
4K Write 70.1
4K Mixed 13.2
86% 34.8 MB/s
DQ Read 162
DQ Write 246
DQ Mixed 84.3
97% 164 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 69.1%
Great: 84%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA451U6AFR8N-TF 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
70% Good
MC Read 26.6
MC Write 27.4
MC Mixed 21.4
72% 25.1 GB/s
SC Read 12.7
SC Write 23.2
SC Mixed 18.8
52% 18.2 GB/s
Latency 64.2
62% 64.2 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 70%
Great: 78%

 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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