Alienware X51 R3

Performance Results


Gaming 68% Battle cruiser	Desktop 79% Battleship	Workstation 58% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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.
Processor	With 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 72.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	89.9% 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 Drive	90.1% 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.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Alienware X51 R3 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 026CD3
Memory	8.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171211
Uptime	9.7 Days
Run Date	Nov 26 '21 at 03:21
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700-$180 282,363 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	72.7% Very good	Memory 81.6 1-Core 103 2-Core 201 73% 128 Pts	4-Core 344 8-Core 552 55% 448 Pts	64-Core 594 37% 594 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 72.7% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% Gigabyte(1458 3795) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	89.9% Excellent	Lighting 112 Reflection 122 Parallax 114 91% 116 fps	MRender 92.5 Gravity 119 Splatting 107 88% 106 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 89.9% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 13,766 User benchmarks, average bench 120% 14GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXV76D0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 58 53 58 60 56 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	90.1% Outstanding	Read 702 Write 102 Mixed 140 SusWrite 60.7 54% 251 MB/s	4K Read 32.1 4K Write 82.1 4K Mixed 22.5 121% 45.6 MB/s	DQ Read 931 DQ Write 95.2 DQ Mixed 157 205% 394 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 147%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 669GB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 162 160 159 163 161 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	91.1% Outstanding	Read 158 Write 162 Mixed 79.3 SusWrite 160 102% 140 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 91.1% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF 2x8GB 22,760 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (19^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	68.7% Good	MC Read 24.1 MC Write 27 MC Mixed 21.6 69% 24.2 GB/s	SC Read 15.7 SC Write 26.3 SC Mixed 22.3 61% 21.4 GB/s	Latency 77.7 52% 77.7 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 68.7% Great: 81%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 30%

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Desktop 80%

Battleship

Workstation 26%

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System: Alienware X51 R3

CPU
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	287x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	155x
Core i5-6400Intel $79Bench 61%, 171,457 samples	154x

GPU
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	148x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	104x
GTX 745 (OEM)Nvidia $60Bench 10%, 26,874 samples	97x

SSD
PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBSamsungBench 120%, 13,766 samples	81x
PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsungBench 140%, 7,011 samples	17x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	12x

RAM
HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF 2x8GBHynixBench 73%, 22,760 samples	176x
HMA451U6AFR8N-TF 2x4GBHynixBench 68%, 8,569 samples	129x
16ATF1G64AZ-2G1A2 2x8GBMicronBench 73%, 4,057 samples	26x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 59% - Above average

Total price: $378

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16