Alienware X51 R2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 74%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 62%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 79.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics92.9% 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 Drive82.2% 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.
Run History
SystemAlienware X51 R2  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0PGRP5
Memory14.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130925
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateJun 12 '18 at 00:06
Run Duration109 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing above expectations (64th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4770-$75
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
79.1% Very good
Memory 84.1
1-Core 114
2-Core 220
79% 139 Pts
4-Core 399
8-Core 586
62% 493 Pts
64-Core 586
36% 586 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 79.1%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
Zotac(19DA 1396) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1607 MHz, MLim: 1805 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 390.65
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
92.9% Outstanding
Lighting 122
Reflection 122
Parallax 109
99% 118 fps
MRender 96.1
Gravity 108
Splatting 93.5
81% 99.1 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 92.9%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90
374GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
82.2% Excellent
Read 496
Write 402
Mixed 415
98% 438 MB/s
4K Read 24.1
4K Write 49.2
4K Mixed 21.4
90% 31.6 MB/s
DQ Read 261
DQ Write 219
DQ Mixed 17
74% 165 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 82.2%
Great: 134%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
920GB free
Firmware: CC47 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
96.9% Outstanding
Read 163
Write 175
Mixed 170
128% 169 MB/s
4K Read 0.88
4K Write 1.63
4K Mixed 0.36
107% 0.95 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 96.9%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (54th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
51.2% Above average
MC Read 17.9
MC Write 18.5
MC Mixed 15.8
50% 17.4 GB/s
SC Read 13.6
SC Write 19
SC Mixed 17.2
47% 16.6 GB/s
Latency 73.2
55% 73.2 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 51.2%
Great: 62%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical X51 R2 Builds (Compare 1,596 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: 88% - Excellent Total price: $325
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Intel Core i5-12600K $175Nvidia RTX 4070 $550Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
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Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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