Alienware X51 R3

Performance Results


Gaming 40% Speed boat	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 33% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 68.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	49.1% 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	194% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

Very high background CPU (93%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Alienware X51 R3 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 026CD3
Memory	4.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3850 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171211
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 09 '18 at 12:52
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	93%

PC Performing above expectations (78^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 (89^th percentile)	68.2% Good	Memory 83.8 1-Core 94.9 2-Core 195 72% 125 Pts	4-Core 292 8-Core 378 43% 335 Pts	64-Core 386 24% 386 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 68.2% 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: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.82 Performing below potential (57^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	49.1% Average	Lighting 60.6 Reflection 65.8 Parallax 58.2 49% 61.6 fps	MRender 71.2 Gravity 57.7 Splatting 52.7 49% 60.5 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 49.1% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Cx2-8b512-q11 NVMe LITEON 512GB 1,201 User benchmarks, average bench 181% 343GB free (System drive) Firmware: 48911QD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 867 1060 1029 978 388 295 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	194% Outstanding	Read 1,158 Write 1,126 Mixed 640 SusWrite 770 207% 923 MB/s	4K Read 39.2 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 58.2 192% 69.2 MB/s	DQ Read 985 DQ Write 846 DQ Mixed 790 626% 874 MB/s
Poor: 125% ↑ This bench: 194% Great: 229%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 929GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 184 179 180 180 179 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 192 Write 174 Mixed 84 SusWrite 180 115% 158 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 152% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMA451U6AFR8N-TF 2x4GB 8,569 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	77.9% Very good	MC Read 29.7 MC Write 31.9 MC Mixed 24.5 82% 28.7 GB/s	SC Read 14.5 SC Write 23.2 SC Mixed 20 55% 19.2 GB/s	Latency 73.7 54% 73.7 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 77.9% Great: 78%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 30%

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Desktop 80%

Battleship

Workstation 26%

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System: Alienware X51 R3

CPU
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	287x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	155x
Core i5-6400Intel $79Bench 61%, 171,457 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 $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