Alienware X51 R3

Performance Results


Gaming 40% Jet ski	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 34% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall 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.
Processor	With 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 79.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	43% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	128% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Alienware X51 R3 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware
Memory	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171211
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 08 '18 at 07:55
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700-$180 282,363 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	79.9% Very good	Memory 89.2 1-Core 108 2-Core 213 78% 137 Pts	4-Core 381 8-Core 588 60% 484 Pts	64-Core 586 36% 586 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 79.9% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Dell(1028 1131) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	43% Average	Lighting 54.3 Reflection 51.2 Parallax 47.6 44% 51 fps	MRender 61.5 Gravity 48.3 Splatting 42.7 41% 50.8 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 43% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 13,766 User benchmarks, average bench 120% 181GB free (System drive) Firmware: 7D0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 302 297 299 298 298 294 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	128% Outstanding	Read 897 Write 305 Mixed 304 SusWrite 298 99% 451 MB/s	4K Read 36.2 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 37.3 161% 61.1 MB/s	DQ Read 827 DQ Write 318 DQ Mixed 420 351% 521 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 147%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 202 200 203 203 202 203 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 200 Write 134 Mixed 83.8 SusWrite 202 113% 155 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 114%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 32GB 23,482 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 27GB free, PID 5575 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6 4.6 5.7 5.3 5.3 5 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	16.2% Very poor	Read 35.2 Write 2.3 Mixed 8.5 SusWrite 5.3 12% 12.8 MB/s	4K Read 7.1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 3.5 237% 4.43 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 16.2% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF 2x8GB 22,760 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	72.8% Very good	MC Read 26.2 MC Write 28.1 MC Mixed 22.7 73% 25.7 GB/s	SC Read 16.5 SC Write 29 SC Mixed 20.9 63% 22.1 GB/s	Latency 68.2 59% 68.2 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 72.8% Great: 81%

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Gaming 30%

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Desktop 80%

Battleship

Workstation 26%

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System: Alienware X51 R3

CPU
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	287x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	155x
Core i5-6400Intel $79Bench 61%, 171,457 samples	154x

GPU
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	148x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	104x
GTX 745 (OEM)Nvidia $60Bench 10%, 26,874 samples	97x

SSD
PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBSamsungBench 120%, 13,766 samples	81x
PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsungBench 140%, 7,011 samples	17x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	12x

RAM
HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF 2x8GBHynixBench 73%, 22,760 samples	176x
HMA451U6AFR8N-TF 2x4GBHynixBench 68%, 8,569 samples	129x
16ATF1G64AZ-2G1A2 2x8GBMicronBench 73%, 4,057 samples	26x

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Value: 59% - Above average

Total price: $378

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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 $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16