Alienware X51 R3

Performance Results


Gaming 26% Raft	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 80.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	24.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	110% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Very high background CPU (52%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Alienware X51 R3 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 026CD3
Memory	7.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190529
Uptime	2.6 Days
Run Date	Dec 12 '19 at 11:39
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	52%

PC Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	80.7% Excellent	Memory 90.2 1-Core 125 2-Core 241 86% 152 Pts	4-Core 398 8-Core 482 57% 440 Pts	64-Core 671 42% 671 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 80.7% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Nvidia(10DE 1138) 2GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 432.0 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	24.6% Poor	Lighting 30.6 Reflection 31.5 Parallax 27.3 25% 29.8 fps	MRender 31.6 Gravity 30.5 Splatting 26.8 24% 29.6 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 24.6% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 13,766 User benchmarks, average bench 120% 26GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXV77D0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 124 123 121 120 112 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 815 Write 150 Mixed 220 SusWrite 122 71% 327 MB/s	4K Read 29.5 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 33.9 149% 59.6 MB/s	DQ Read 923 DQ Write 196 DQ Mixed 292 283% 470 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 147%
WDC WDS200T2B0A 2TB 2,924 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 1TB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 287 321 315 309 311 306 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	67.7% Good	Read 428 Write 310 Mixed 269 SusWrite 308 74% 329 MB/s	4K Read 20 4K Write 47.7 4K Mixed 23.7 86% 30.5 MB/s	DQ Read 169 DQ Write 65.9 DQ Mixed 86.8 72% 107 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 67.7% Great: 117%
WD My Passport 25E2 4TB 31,793 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 1.5TB free, PID 25e2 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 90 88 90 90 89 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	35.6% Below average	Read 93 Write 83 Mixed 56 SusWrite 89 107% 80.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.1 34% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 35.6% Great: 59%
SanDisk Ultra Fit 124GB 7,722 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 113GB free, PID 5583 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 46 8.4 25 23 27 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	30.2% Below average	Read 123 Write 35.5 Mixed 73.3 SusWrite 30.3 76% 65.5 MB/s	4K Read 2.2 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 2.2 141% 2.03 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 30.2% Great: 37%

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 below potential (32^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	71.6% Very good	MC Read 25.5 MC Write 27.4 MC Mixed 22.7 72% 25.2 GB/s	SC Read 15.7 SC Write 26.5 SC Mixed 23 62% 21.7 GB/s	Latency 67 60% 67 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 71.6% Great: 81%

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Desktop 80%

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Workstation 26%

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System: Alienware X51 R3

CPU
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	287x
Core i5-6400Intel $79Bench 61%, 171,457 samples	154x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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