Alienware X51 R2

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 60% Destroyer	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 69.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	3.13% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	The 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.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	Alienware X51 R2 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0PGRP5
Memory	1.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150511
Uptime	7.2 Days
Run Date	Jul 10 '21 at 04:22
Run Duration	211 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790-$135 255,027 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	69.2% Good	Memory 78.5 1-Core 99.1 2-Core 194 71% 124 Pts	4-Core 324 8-Core 491 50% 407 Pts	64-Core 528 33% 528 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 69.2% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Dell(1028 05D7) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4549 Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	3.13% Terrible	Lighting 3.5 Reflection 40.3 Parallax 5.9 3% 16.6 fps	MRender 6.5 Gravity 2.4 Splatting 4.6 4% 4.5 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.13% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: MX4OABX0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 137 132 128 131 111 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	67.9% Good	Read 116 Write 27.9 Mixed 45.6 SusWrite 121 57% 77.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.5 109% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 67.9% Great: 108%
WD My Passport 25E1 1TB 31,309 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 861GB free, PID 25e1 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 112 114 112 112 115 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	64.1% Good	Read 131 Write 113 Mixed 82.2 SusWrite 113 146% 110 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 6.5 4K Mixed 0.6 248% 3 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 64.1% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT451U6BFR8C-PB 2x4GB 7,217 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	46.2% Average	MC Read 17.7 MC Write 16.3 MC Mixed 14.8 46% 16.3 GB/s	SC Read 11.1 SC Write 14.2 SC Mixed 12 36% 12.4 GB/s	Latency 83.3 48% 83.3 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 46.2% Great: 59%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	10	3	0	60	21.7"	1280 720	GSM5AB8 LG IPS FULLHD

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Gaming 43%

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Desktop 78%

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Workstation 36%

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System: Alienware X51 R2

CPU
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	447x
Core i7-4770Intel $75Bench 70%, 176,321 samples	430x
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	185x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	181x
GTX 745 (OEM)Nvidia $60Bench 10%, 26,874 samples	150x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	123x

SSD
MX500 1TBCrucial $66Bench 106%, 202,785 samples	44x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	42x
LCS-256M6S 2.5 7mm 256GBLiteonitBench 83%, 11,477 samples	35x

RAM
HMT41GU6MFR8C-PB 2x8GBHynixBench 53%, 5,493 samples	95x
16JTF1G64AZ-1G6E1 2x8GBMicronBench 53%, 7,464 samples	78x
8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 2x4GBMicronBench 52%, 17,707 samples	73x

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Value: 90% - Outstanding

Total price: $317

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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