Alienware X51 R2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 90%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 75%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 74.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics122% 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 Drive104% 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.
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.
SystemAlienware X51 R2  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0PGRP5
Memory11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140317
Uptime5.1 Days
Run DateFeb 24 '18 at 08:10
Run Duration97 Seconds
Run User JPN-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing as expected (55th 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 above expectations (68th percentile)
74.4% Very good
Memory 82.9
1-Core 107
2-Core 201
75% 130 Pts
4-Core 355
8-Core 560
56% 458 Pts
64-Core 536
33% 536 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 74.4%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 2050 MHz, MLim: 3002 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing below potential (40th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
122% Outstanding
Lighting 165
Reflection 192
Parallax 179
135% 179 fps
MRender 126
Gravity 163
Splatting 124
112% 138 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 122%
Great: 133%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Transcend SSD370S 256GB-$115
26GB free (System drive)
Firmware: O0919A Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 500
Write 461
Mixed 479
107% 480 MB/s
4K Read 33.6
4K Write 71.9
4K Mixed 44.8
146% 50.1 MB/s
DQ Read 272
DQ Write 195
DQ Mixed 68.3
96% 178 MB/s
Poor: 62%
This bench: 104%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378B1G73DB0-CK0 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (28th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
53.2% Above average
MC Read 19.4
MC Write 19.8
MC Mixed 16.7
53% 18.6 GB/s
SC Read 13.6
SC Write 17.3
SC Mixed 14.6
43% 15.2 GB/s
Latency 75.3
53% 75.3 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 53.2%
Great: 60%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical X51 R2 Builds (Compare 1,591 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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