Alienware X51

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 53%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 75.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics66% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive60% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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
Memory5.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20131104
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 12 '18 at 12:56
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (65th 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 (97th percentile)
75.6% Very good
Memory 88.7
1-Core 95.7
2-Core 188
73% 124 Pts
4-Core 362
8-Core 363
48% 362 Pts
64-Core 367
23% 367 Pts
Poor: 55%
This bench: 75.6%
Great: 76%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 Fury-$199
CLim: 1100 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.6.1
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
66% Good
Lighting 84.9
Reflection 58.5
Parallax 106
69% 83.2 fps
MRender 60
Gravity 80.7
Splatting 76.3
60% 72.3 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 66%
Great: 62%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
14GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 233 86 54 51 51 62 MB/s
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
60% Above average
Read 255
Write 219
Mixed 233
SusWrite 89.3
45% 199 MB/s
4K Read 28.8
4K Write 48.1
4K Mixed 34.7
114% 37.2 MB/s
DQ Read 205
DQ Write 192
DQ Mixed 198
149% 198 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 60%
Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33
289GB free
Firmware: CC44
SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 148 149 149 149 148 MB/s
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
83.9% Excellent
Read 145
Write 122
Mixed 74.8
SusWrite 148
90% 122 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.8
141% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 83.9%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378B5273CH0-CK0 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
60.2% Good
MC Read 22.4
MC Write 22.5
MC Mixed 18.4
60% 21.1 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 17.1
SC Mixed 17.7
50% 17.5 GB/s
Latency 68.8
58% 68.8 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 60.2%
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
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $295Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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