Alienware X51 R3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 82%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 71%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 78.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics101% 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 Drive135% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware X51 R3  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 026CD3
Memory12 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190529
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 15 '22 at 04:10
Run Duration163 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 13%

 PC Performing above expectations (84th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700-$180
0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
78.3% Very good
Memory 87.2
1-Core 119
2-Core 222
81% 143 Pts
4-Core 374
8-Core 630
61% 502 Pts
64-Core 631
39% 631 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 78.3%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$255
Asus(1043 87F7) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 461.72
Performing below potential (62nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
101% Outstanding
Lighting 132
Reflection 117
Parallax 124
107% 124 fps
MRender 141
Gravity 102
Splatting 88.7
88% 111 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 101%
Great: 106%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
202GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXV77D0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 298 300 301 292 299 294 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
135% Outstanding
Read 938
Write 306
Mixed 305
SusWrite 297
101% 462 MB/s
4K Read 33.8
4K Write 141
4K Mixed 35
170% 69.8 MB/s
DQ Read 969
DQ Write 311
DQ Mixed 418
366% 566 MB/s
Poor: 77%
This bench: 135%
Great: 147%
Seagate ST1000LM035-1RK172 1TB
931GB free
Firmware: SDM4
SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 128 127 128 127 127 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
71.1% Very good
Read 121
Write 108
Mixed 52.3
SusWrite 126
74% 102 MB/s
4K Read 1.8
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.9
210% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 71.1%
Great: 71%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
77.4% Very good
MC Read 28.3
MC Write 29.1
MC Mixed 24.1
78% 27.2 GB/s
SC Read 18.7
SC Write 30.9
SC Mixed 25.3
71% 25 GB/s
Latency 70.3
57% 70.3 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 77.4%
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%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 26%
Raft

System: Alienware X51 R3

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