Alienware X51

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 65%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 53%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics81.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.
SystemAlienware X51  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 06G6JW
Memory10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130118
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 11 '20 at 17:55
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing as expected (51st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3770-$297
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
77.7% Very good
Memory 86.9
1-Core 103
2-Core 177
72% 122 Pts
4-Core 375
8-Core 509
56% 442 Pts
64-Core 514
32% 514 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 77.7%
Great: 76%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
Zotac(19DA 1445) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.75
Performing below potential (73rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
81.8% Excellent
Lighting 101
Reflection 112
Parallax 104
82% 106 fps
MRender 96.6
Gravity 96.3
Splatting 100
80% 97.8 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 81.8%
Great: 88%
Intel HD 4000 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)-$15
Dell(1028 0527) 2GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4358
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC WDS100T2B0A-00SM50 1TB
875GB free
Firmware: 401020WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 212 242 242 246 245 MB/s
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
67.5% Good
Read 253
Write 239
Mixed 232
SusWrite 226
54% 238 MB/s
4K Read 28.1
4K Write 47.4
4K Mixed 33.7
111% 36.4 MB/s
DQ Read 208
DQ Write 194
DQ Mixed 181
141% 194 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 67.5%
Great: 117%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$106
789GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC41
SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 125 121 130 125 129 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
55.4% Above average
Read 67.5
Write 165
Mixed 30
SusWrite 124
70% 96.6 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 5.2
4K Mixed 2.1
380% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 55.4%
Great: 110%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378B1G73CB0-CK0 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
56% Above average
MC Read 21.3
MC Write 19.4
MC Mixed 17.1
55% 19.3 GB/s
SC Read 16.4
SC Write 17.9
SC Mixed 18.2
50% 17.5 GB/s
Latency 70.6
57% 70.6 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 56%
Great: 59%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical X51 Builds (Compare 687 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 19%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 16%
Surfboard

System: Alienware X51

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 46% - Average Total price: $567
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