Alienware X51 R3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 124%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 106%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 81.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics153% 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 Drive121% 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.
Very high background CPU (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware X51 R3  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 026CD3
Memory9.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190529
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 22 '20 at 04:29
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 31%
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 PC Performing above expectations (67th 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 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
81.9% Excellent
Memory 87.3
1-Core 119
2-Core 235
83% 147 Pts
4-Core 412
8-Core 656
66% 534 Pts
64-Core 663
41% 663 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 81.9%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400
MSI(1462 3903) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 460.89
Performing below potential (77th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
153% Outstanding
Lighting 225
Reflection 208
Parallax 199
184% 211 fps
MRender 198
Gravity 156
Splatting 137
131% 164 fps
Poor: 135%
This bench: 153%
Great: 158%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
78GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXV77D0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 98 103 99 104 103 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
121% Outstanding
Read 935
Write 143
Mixed 255
SusWrite 104
78% 359 MB/s
4K Read 36.5
4K Write 129
4K Mixed 38.7
173% 68.2 MB/s
DQ Read 960
DQ Write 192
DQ Mixed 281
282% 478 MB/s
Poor: 77%
This bench: 121%
Great: 147%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC25
SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 193 193 196 196 196 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
112% Outstanding
Read 197
Write 160
Mixed 86
SusWrite 195
116% 159 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 112%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
73.1% Very good
MC Read 26.9
MC Write 27.5
MC Mixed 22.8
74% 25.7 GB/s
SC Read 17.5
SC Write 28.5
SC Mixed 22.6
65% 22.9 GB/s
Latency 70.2
57% 70.2 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 73.1%
Great: 81%

 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%
Raft

System: Alienware X51 R3

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