Alienware X51 R3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 103%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 87%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics125% 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 Drive135% 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.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware X51 R3  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 026CD3
Memory12 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190215
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 13 '20 at 14:19
Run Duration149 Seconds
Run User SGP-User
Background CPU 13%

 PC Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700-$180
0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
79.4% Very good
Memory 92.9
1-Core 122
2-Core 220
84% 145 Pts
4-Core 356
8-Core 607
58% 482 Pts
64-Core 591
37% 591 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 79.4%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$499
Asus(1043 85E5) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2877 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 442.19
Performing below potential (64th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
125% Outstanding
Lighting 172
Reflection 185
Parallax 196
140% 184 fps
MRender 124
Gravity 181
Splatting 124
116% 143 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 125%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
119GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXV77D0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 273 258 258 266 264 251 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
135% Outstanding
Read 943
Write 284
Mixed 283
SusWrite 261
97% 443 MB/s
4K Read 41.2
4K Write 139
4K Mixed 34.8
181% 71.7 MB/s
DQ Read 983
DQ Write 292
DQ Mixed 399
356% 558 MB/s
Poor: 77%
This bench: 135%
Great: 147%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
327GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 361 414 461 462 478 480 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
127% Outstanding
Read 468
Write 419
Mixed 369
SusWrite 443
96% 425 MB/s
4K Read 46.7
4K Write 117
4K Mixed 63.7
214% 75.7 MB/s
DQ Read 361
DQ Write 306
DQ Mixed 326
246% 331 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 127%
Great: 134%
Seagate ST2000DM001-1ER164 250GB
53GB free
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 352 286 288 289 289 289 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
Read 463
Write 430
Mixed 371
SusWrite 299
290% 391 MB/s
4K Read 46.8
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 62.8
11,068% 75.1 MB/s
DQ Read 359
DQ Write 306
DQ Mixed 322
2,981% 329 MB/s
Poor: 30% Great: 36%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GB-$169
2 of 2 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
93.7% Outstanding
MC Read 34.1
MC Write 35.9
MC Mixed 31.3
96% 33.8 GB/s
SC Read 15.9
SC Write 37
SC Mixed 27.7
77% 26.9 GB/s
Latency 62.3
64% 62.3 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 93.7%
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 677 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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