Alienware X51

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 52%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 75.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics65.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive64.6% 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
Memory4.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20131104
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJul 13 '18 at 05:23
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (66th 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)
75.9% Very good
Memory 88.9
1-Core 92.4
2-Core 190
72% 124 Pts
4-Core 365
8-Core 364
49% 364 Pts
64-Core 368
23% 368 Pts
Poor: 55%
This bench: 75.9%
Great: 76%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 Fury-$199
CLim: 1080 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.6.1
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
65.4% Good
Lighting 84.4
Reflection 57.6
Parallax 105
69% 82.2 fps
MRender 59.3
Gravity 79.3
Splatting 75
59% 71.2 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 65.4%
Great: 62%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
14GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 236 234 229 176 55 49 MB/s
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
64.6% Good
Read 255
Write 242
Mixed 230
SusWrite 163
50% 223 MB/s
4K Read 28.6
4K Write 47.7
4K Mixed 35.1
114% 37.1 MB/s
DQ Read 205
DQ Write 193
DQ Mixed 198
149% 198 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 64.6%
Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
289GB free
Firmware: CC44
SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 149 149 150 149 149 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
86% Excellent
Read 152
Write 125
Mixed 74
SusWrite 148
91% 125 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.9
152% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 86%
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 22.2
MC Write 22.6
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 68.5
58% 68.5 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
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CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35Corsair 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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