Alienware X51 R2

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 19%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 16%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 70.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics24.4% 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 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.
Very high background CPU (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware X51 R2  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0PGRP5
Memory10.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170320
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMay 08 '20 at 15:56
Run Duration135 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 33%

 PC Performing below expectations (36th 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 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
70.7% Very good
Memory 82.3
1-Core 105
2-Core 208
75% 132 Pts
4-Core 320
8-Core 515
51% 417 Pts
64-Core 556
34% 556 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 70.7%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 270-$140
AMD(1002 0B04) 2GB
CLim: 925 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 20.2.2
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
24.4% Poor
Lighting 30.3
Reflection 28.5
Parallax 38.4
25% 32.4 fps
MRender 26.1
Gravity 26.7
Splatting 32.7
24% 28.5 fps
Poor: 22%
This bench: 24.4%
Great: 26%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31
402GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC47
SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 127 151 166 171 158 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
90.6% Outstanding
Read 170
Write 180
Mixed 77.5
SusWrite 147
105% 144 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.6
127% 1 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 90.6%
Great: 112%
TO Exter nal USB 3.0 500GB
438GB free
Firmware: 0203
SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 18 2.9 1 1.2 1.2 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
13.1% Very poor
Read 37.3
Write 38.2
Mixed 27.2
SusWrite 7.9
21% 27.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.6
112% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 13.1%
Great: 68%
Seagate Expansion 4TB
3TB free
Firmware: 9300
SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 17 37 38 39 38 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
19.2% Very poor
Read 35
Write 36
Mixed 32.7
SusWrite 30.5
25% 33.5 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 3.4
4K Mixed 0.8
194% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 17%
This bench: 19.2%
Great: 66%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown BLT8G3D1608ET3LX0. 1315 BLS8G3D1609ES2LX0. 16GB
1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
49.5% Average
MC Read 17.5
MC Write 18.1
MC Mixed 15.5
49% 17 GB/s
SC Read 12.5
SC Write 17.6
SC Mixed 15.4
43% 15.2 GB/s
Latency 76.5
52% 76.5 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical X51 R2 Builds (Compare 1,593 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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