Alienware X51

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 83%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 68%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 78.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics106% 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 Drive60.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemAlienware X51  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 06G6JW
Memory6.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130118
Uptime0.8 Days
Run DateMar 16 '18 at 23:13
Run Duration87 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing above expectations (61st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3770-$297
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
78.5% Very good
Memory 90.3
1-Core 107
2-Core 206
78% 135 Pts
4-Core 360
8-Core 516
55% 438 Pts
64-Core 518
32% 518 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 78.5%
Great: 76%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
106% Outstanding
Lighting 139
Reflection 145
Parallax 138
113% 141 fps
MRender 114
Gravity 132
Splatting 109
96% 119 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 106%
Great: 110%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94
301GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT03B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below potential (1st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
60.1% Good
Read 265
Write 213
Mixed 219
52% 233 MB/s
4K Read 24.7
4K Write 37.4
4K Mixed 28.1
93% 30 MB/s
DQ Read 185
DQ Write 149
DQ Mixed 77.6
82% 137 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 60.1%
Great: 134%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT351U6CFR8C-PB HMT351U6EFR8C-PB 8GB
1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
57.4% Above average
MC Read 21.6
MC Write 19.9
MC Mixed 17.3
56% 19.6 GB/s
SC Read 17.4
SC Write 18.7
SC Mixed 18.8
52% 18.3 GB/s
Latency 66.8
60% 66.8 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 57.4%
Great: 61%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical X51 Builds (Compare 682 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 19%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 16%
Surfboard

System: Alienware X51

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 46% - Average Total price: $567
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HDDRAMUSB
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