Alienware X51 R2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
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%, 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 Drive95% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.
Run History
SystemAlienware X51 R2  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0PGRP5
Memory12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150713
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJan 14 '17 at 06:42
Run Duration147 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU5%

 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 i7-4770-$75
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
79% Very good
Memory 84.9
1-Core 107
2-Core 210
76% 134 Pts
4-Core 396
8-Core 559
60% 478 Pts
64-Core 540
33% 540 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 79%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 745 (OEM)-$60
Nvidia(10DE 1065) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1032 MHz, MLim: 450 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 376.33
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
10.8% Very poor
Lighting 13.3
Reflection 13
Parallax 10.2
11% 12.2 fps
MRender 11
Gravity 12.7
Splatting 14.4
11% 12.7 fps
Poor: 9%
This bench: 10.8%
Great: 10%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Liteonit LCS-256M6S 2.5 7mm 256GB
78GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DC8110E Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
95% Outstanding
Read 485
Write 413
Mixed 435
99% 444 MB/s
4K Read 29.1
4K Write 61.6
4K Mixed 34.8
121% 41.8 MB/s
DQ Read 322
DQ Write 254
DQ Mixed 102
127% 226 MB/s
Poor: 61%
This bench: 95%
Great: 101%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2004)-$47
465GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
48.6% Average
Read 89.5
Write 79.8
Mixed 96
67% 88.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.37
4K Write 1.73
4K Mixed 0.16
66% 0.76 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 48.6%
Great: 62%
WD My Passport 083A 2TB
1TB free, PID 083a
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
38% Below average
Read 87
Write 91.9
Mixed 71.6
107% 83.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.38
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.17
65% 0.75 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 38%
Great: 45%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378B1G73DB0-CK0 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
58.1% Above average
MC Read 21.7
MC Write 21.2
MC Mixed 17.2
57% 20 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 20.4
SC Mixed 19.9
53% 18.4 GB/s
Latency 72
56% 72 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 58.1%
Great: 60%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical X51 R2 Builds (Compare 1,595 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 43%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

System: Alienware X51 R2

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 90% - Outstanding Total price: $317
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HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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