Alienware X51 R3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 137%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 121%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 87.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics156% 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 Drive137% 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.
SystemAlienware X51 R3  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 026CD3
Memory12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190215
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 23 '20 at 09:11
Run Duration149 Seconds
Run User SGP-User
Background CPU8%
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 PC Performing above expectations (85th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
87.7% Excellent
Memory 94.9
1-Core 139
2-Core 271
94% 168 Pts
4-Core 433
8-Core 773
73% 603 Pts
64-Core 771
48% 771 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 87.7%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
Nvidia(10DE 1E07) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 442.74
Performing below potential (49th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
156% Outstanding
Lighting 212
Reflection 228
Parallax 237
173% 226 fps
MRender 260
Gravity 222
Splatting 143
164% 208 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 156%
Great: 174%
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: 250 237 244 237 242 241 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
137% Outstanding
Read 946
Write 282
Mixed 268
SusWrite 242
95% 435 MB/s
4K Read 41.7
4K Write 151
4K Mixed 37.6
191% 76.8 MB/s
DQ Read 985
DQ Write 269
DQ Mixed 381
344% 545 MB/s
Poor: 77%
This bench: 137%
Great: 147%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
55GB free
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 329 287 288 288 288 289 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
124% Outstanding
Read 501
Write 475
Mixed 394
SusWrite 295
93% 416 MB/s
4K Read 48
4K Write 126
4K Mixed 65.2
223% 79.6 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 345
DQ Mixed 359
270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 124%
Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
134GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 343 444 480 493 493 493 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
134% Outstanding
Read 499
Write 477
Mixed 375
SusWrite 458
102% 452 MB/s
4K Read 48.1
4K Write 127
4K Mixed 66.3
225% 80.6 MB/s
DQ Read 384
DQ Write 346
DQ Mixed 362
272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 134%
Great: 134%
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 (91st percentile)
94.6% Outstanding
MC Read 33.7
MC Write 35.5
MC Mixed 31.3
96% 33.5 GB/s
SC Read 21
SC Write 37.5
SC Mixed 28.7
83% 29.1 GB/s
Latency 57.4
70% 57.4 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 94.6%
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 679 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 30%
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Desktop
Desktop 80%
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Workstation
Workstation 26%
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System: Alienware X51 R3

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 59% - Above average Total price: $378
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HDDRAMUSB
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