Alienware X51 R3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 66%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics6.24% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware X51 R3  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 026CD3
Memory2.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151202
Uptime10 Days
Run DateJan 30 '17 at 18:53
Run Duration83 Seconds
Run User HUN-User
Background CPU 12%

 PC Performing as expected (45th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700-$180
0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
74.5% Very good
Memory 83
1-Core 104
2-Core 195
73% 127 Pts
4-Core 356
8-Core 583
57% 470 Pts
64-Core 613
38% 613 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 74.5%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon R9 370
Dell(1028 0B00) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 975 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 16.6
Relative performance (0th percentile)
6.24% Terrible
Lighting 3.57
Reflection 23.8
Parallax 18
3% 15.1 fps
MRender 5.57
Gravity 4.9
Splatting 29.9
13% 13.4 fps
Poor: 18%
This bench: 6.24%
Great: 24%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
191GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
84.9% Excellent
Read 145
Write 151
Mixed 151
112% 149 MB/s
4K Read 0.69
4K Write 2.34
4K Mixed 0.33
108% 1.12 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 84.9%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA451U6AFR8N-TF 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (14th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
59.5% Above average
MC Read 23.6
MC Write 21.2
MC Mixed 18.8
61% 21.2 GB/s
SC Read 13.1
SC Write 18
SC Mixed 17.5
46% 16.2 GB/s
Latency 75.2
53% 75.2 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 59.5%
Great: 78%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical X51 R3 Builds (Compare 677 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 30%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 26%
Raft

System: Alienware X51 R3

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 59% - Above average Total price: $378
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