Alienware X51

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 57% Gunboat	Workstation 3% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall 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.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 63%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	7.33% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory	6GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 6GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

CPU throttled at 63% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	Alienware X51 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0KM92T
Memory	4.2 GB free of 6 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors, 1280 x 720 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20131104
Uptime	11.8 Days
Run Date	Apr 01 '18 at 02:39
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%
CPU Throttled	63%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-2120-$170 77,810 User benchmarks, average bench 51% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	63% Good	Memory 88.6 1-Core 41.2 2-Core 155 56% 94.9 Pts	4-Core 219 8-Core 221 29% 220 Pts	64-Core 213 13% 213 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 63% Great: 61%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz) 150,891 User benchmarks, average bench 1% Dell(1028 0527) 2GB Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 9.17.10.4229 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	1.04% Terrible	Lighting 1.1 Reflection 1.46 Parallax 0.97 1% 1.18 fps	MRender 1.86 Gravity 0.8 Splatting 2 1% 1.55 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.04% Great: 1%
Nvidia GeForce GT 545 2,995 User benchmarks, average bench 6% Nvidia(10DE 091D) 1GB CLim: 870 MHz, MLim: 1000 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 391.24 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	7.33% Terrible	Lighting 8.4 Reflection 9.96 Parallax 6.75 7% 8.37 fps	MRender 11.5 Gravity 8.33 Splatting 10.4 8% 10.1 fps
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 7.33% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 39GB free (System drive) Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 170 169 2500 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3215 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 81 81 14245 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3211 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 287 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 2970 (C2) HDA temperature 108 90 35 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	49% Average	Read 85.7 Write 84.5 Mixed 65.3 59% 78.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.38 4K Mixed 0.33 131% 1.31 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 49% Great: 109%
WD Elements 25A3 4TB 7,568 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 3TB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	66.3% Good	Read 153 Write 163 Mixed 90.2 169% 135 MB/s	4K Read 0.83 4K Write 2.77 4K Mixed 0.26 106% 1.29 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 66.3% Great: 105%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 16JTF51264AZ-1G4M1 Samsung M378B5773DH0-CH9 6GB 35 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 2048 MB Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	40.5% Average	MC Read 14.1 MC Write 14.3 MC Mixed 12.8 39% 13.7 GB/s	SC Read 11.2 SC Write 8.8 SC Mixed 12.8 31% 10.9 GB/s	Latency 68.9 58% 68.9 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 40.5% Great: 49%

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Gaming 19%

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Desktop 76%

Battleship

Workstation 16%

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System: Alienware X51

CPU
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	366x
Core i7-2600Intel $189Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	90x
Core i5-3330IntelBench 61%, 51,926 samples	47x

GPU
GTX 660Nvidia $170Bench 20%, 123,956 samples	94x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	55x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	53x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	21x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	18x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	15x

RAM
HMT351U6CFR8C-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 53%, 17,809 samples	41x
M378B5273CH0-CK0 2x4GBSamsungBench 54%, 4,484 samples	27x
M378B1G73CB0-CK0 2x8GBSamsungBench 54%, 379 samples	26x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 46% - Average

Total price: $567

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16