Alienware X51

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 49%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 38%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics60.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive60.8% 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.
Run History
SystemAlienware X51  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 06G6JW
Memory5.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20131104
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 02 '18 at 03:31
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-3450-$59
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
75.4% Very good
Memory 88.4
1-Core 84.7
2-Core 184
70% 119 Pts
4-Core 361
8-Core 364
48% 362 Pts
64-Core 362
22% 362 Pts
Poor: 55%
This bench: 75.4%
Great: 76%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 Fury-$199
CLim: 1050 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.6.1
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
60.8% Good
Lighting 76.9
Reflection 56.9
Parallax 108
63% 80.5 fps
MRender 57.8
Gravity 75.1
Splatting 73.9
57% 68.9 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 60.8%
Great: 62%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
24GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 231 117 79 79 76 78 MB/s
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
60.8% Good
Read 255
Write 241
Mixed 233
SusWrite 110
47% 210 MB/s
4K Read 28.4
4K Write 47.5
4K Mixed 34.2
112% 36.7 MB/s
DQ Read 205
DQ Write 193
DQ Mixed 198
149% 199 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 60.8%
Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
294GB free
Firmware: CC44
SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 154 154 153 154 154 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
85.8% Excellent
Read 146
Write 129
Mixed 75.7
SusWrite 154
92% 126 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.8
141% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 85.8%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378B5273CH0-CK0 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
59.3% Above average
MC Read 22
MC Write 22.1
MC Mixed 18.3
59% 20.8 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 16.7
SC Mixed 17.1
48% 17 GB/s
Latency 69.1
58% 69.1 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 59.3%
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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Intel Core i5-12600K $184Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $46
HDDRAMUSB
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