Alienware X51 R3

Performance Results


Gaming 46% Yacht	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 37% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 77.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	53.8% 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	44.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Alienware X51 R3 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 026CD3
Memory	10.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1600 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190529
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 04 '20 at 19:08
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6400-$79 171,457 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	77.5% Very good	Memory 89.4 1-Core 92.8 2-Core 196 73% 126 Pts	4-Core 378 8-Core 391 51% 384 Pts	64-Core 393 24% 393 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 77.5% Great: 71%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% PNY(196E 1131) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1592 MHz, MLim: 2004 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 431.60 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	53.8% Above average	Lighting 65.1 Reflection 74.1 Parallax 64.5 53% 67.9 fps	MRender 81.9 Gravity 64 Splatting 60.4 55% 68.8 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 53.8% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM830 mSATA 256GB 9,379 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 30GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXM03D1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 86 86 104 73 98 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	44.6% Average	Read 291 Write 131 Mixed 112 SusWrite 91.2 34% 156 MB/s	4K Read 15.9 4K Write 44.1 4K Mixed 15.4 67% 25.1 MB/s	DQ Read 276 DQ Write 45.5 DQ Mixed 59.8 70% 127 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 44.6% Great: 80%
Samsung 830 512GB-$500 1,815 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 108GB free Firmware: CXM03B1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 271 318 304 284 264 235 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	74.9% Very good	Read 470 Write 363 Mixed 264 SusWrite 279 77% 344 MB/s	4K Read 21.2 4K Write 64.2 4K Mixed 26.5 100% 37.3 MB/s	DQ Read 275 DQ Write 97.9 DQ Mixed 117 104% 163 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 74.9% Great: 85%
SABRENT 1TB 185 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 250GB free, PID 1561 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 257 337 371 374 377 365 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	265% Outstanding	Read 345 Write 344 Mixed 332 SusWrite 347 468% 342 MB/s	4K Read 28.4 4K Write 43.1 4K Mixed 34.9 2,758% 35.5 MB/s	DQ Read 33.4 DQ Write 60.9 DQ Mixed 41.3 3,600% 45.2 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 265% Great: 293%
ioSafe G3 2TB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 625GB free, PID 55aa Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 166 165 167 167 165 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	66.4% Good	Read 160 Write 170 Mixed 49.5 SusWrite 165 181% 136 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 109% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 66.4% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x8GB-$46 47,721 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	70.3% Very good	MC Read 26.1 MC Write 27.8 MC Mixed 21.2 72% 25 GB/s	SC Read 14.7 SC Write 23.9 SC Mixed 21.2 57% 19.9 GB/s	Latency 68 59% 68 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 70.3% Great: 80%

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

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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	156x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	155x

GPU
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	149x
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	82x
PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsungBench 140%, 7,011 samples	17x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	12x

RAM
HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF 2x8GBHynixBench 73%, 22,760 samples	176x
HMA451U6AFR8N-TF 2x4GBHynixBench 68%, 8,569 samples	130x
16ATF1G64AZ-2G1A2 2x8GBMicronBench 73%, 4,057 samples	27x

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Value: 59% - Above average

Total price: $378

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16