Alienware X51 R3

Performance Results


Gaming 33% Sail boat	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 30% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 81.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	33.3% 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	119% 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	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (76%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Alienware X51 R3 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 026CD3
Memory	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190529
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 14 '20 at 21:37
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	76%

PC Performing as expected (54^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 as expected (57^th percentile)	81.7% Excellent	Memory 91.5 1-Core 127 2-Core 248 87% 156 Pts	4-Core 388 8-Core 677 64% 533 Pts	64-Core 689 43% 689 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 81.7% 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: 441.12 Performing below potential (65^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	33.3% Below average	Lighting 42.9 Reflection 41.6 Parallax 37.7 35% 40.7 fps	MRender 39.2 Gravity 38.3 Splatting 33.5 30% 37 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 33.3% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 13,766 User benchmarks, average bench 120% 37GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXV77D0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 164 161 135 141 148 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 870 Write 233 Mixed 249 SusWrite 150 82% 376 MB/s	4K Read 34.6 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 36.2 164% 64.4 MB/s	DQ Read 933 DQ Write 224 DQ Mixed 319 302% 492 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 147%
WDC WDS200T2B0A 2TB 2,924 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 174GB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 265 311 309 305 308 306 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	63.3% Good	Read 423 Write 301 Mixed 231 SusWrite 300 70% 314 MB/s	4K Read 18 4K Write 48.8 4K Mixed 17.6 76% 28.1 MB/s	DQ Read 166 DQ Write 65.5 DQ Mixed 75.6 66% 102 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 63.3% Great: 117%
Seagate ST2000LM003 HN-M201RAD 2TB 50,772 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2TB free Firmware: 2BC10006 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 126 126 126 126 126 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	71.2% Very good	Read 125 Write 94.5 Mixed 63.7 SusWrite 124 74% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 1 160% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 71.2% Great: 70%
SanDisk Ultra Fit 124GB 7,722 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 113GB free, PID 5583 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 55 17 26 21 24 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	33.8% Below average	Read 134 Write 60.3 Mixed 66.8 SusWrite 32.3 86% 73.3 MB/s	4K Read 2.5 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 2.5 169% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 33.8% Great: 37%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF 2x8GB 22,760 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (32^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	71.3% Very good	MC Read 26.2 MC Write 28.4 MC Mixed 22.8 74% 25.8 GB/s	SC Read 15.2 SC Write 24.1 SC Mixed 14.9 52% 18.1 GB/s	Latency 65 62% 65 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 71.3% Great: 81%

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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	287x
Core i5-6400Intel $78Bench 61%, 171,457 samples	156x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	155x

GPU
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	149x
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	82x
PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsungBench 140%, 7,011 samples	17x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	12x

RAM
HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF 2x8GBHynixBench 73%, 22,760 samples	176x
HMA451U6AFR8N-TF 2x4GBHynixBench 68%, 8,569 samples	130x
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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16