Alienware X51 R2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 94%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 78%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 81.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics116% 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 Drive105% 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemAlienware X51 R2  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0PGRP5
Memory5.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors, 3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170320
Uptime1.9 Days
Run DateApr 24 '20 at 20:58
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU9%
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 PC Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790-$135
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
81.8% Excellent
Memory 86.6
1-Core 117
2-Core 230
82% 145 Pts
4-Core 417
8-Core 589
63% 503 Pts
64-Core 598
37% 598 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 81.8%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.87
Performing below potential (55th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
116% Outstanding
Lighting 155
Reflection 144
Parallax 144
126% 148 fps
MRender 181
Gravity 121
Splatting 106
108% 136 fps
Poor: 105%
This bench: 116%
Great: 123%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
OCZ Vertex 4 256GB-$400
103GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.5
SusWrite @10s intervals: 403 417 413 408 409 412 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 470
Write 419
Mixed 282
SusWrite 410
89% 395 MB/s
4K Read 32.4
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 38.2
154% 58.6 MB/s
DQ Read 332
DQ Write 306
DQ Mixed 307
234% 315 MB/s
Poor: 68%
This bench: 105%
Great: 106%
WD My Passport 25E1 2TB
1.5TB free, PID 25e1
Operating at USB 3.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 104 108 108 107 108 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
58.3% Above average
Read 143
Write 116
Mixed 77
SusWrite 107
144% 111 MB/s
4K Read 1.8
4K Write 4.5
4K Mixed 0.4
173% 2.23 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 58.3%
Great: 61%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT451U6BFR8C-PB 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
56.3% Above average
MC Read 21.3
MC Write 20.4
MC Mixed 16.5
55% 19.4 GB/s
SC Read 14.6
SC Write 20.7
SC Mixed 17.4
50% 17.6 GB/s
Latency 70.8
56% 70.8 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 56.3%
Great: 59%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical X51 R2 Builds (Compare 1,598 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: 88% - Excellent Total price: $325
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HDDRAMUSB
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