Alienware X51 R2

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 9% Tree trunk	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 73.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	8.67% 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 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Very high background CPU (38%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Alienware X51 R2 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0PGRP5
Memory	2.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20150713
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Mar 13 '17 at 11:19
Run Duration	211 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	38%

PC Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4460-$194 245,403 User benchmarks, average bench 62% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	73.4% Very good	Memory 87 1-Core 92.7 2-Core 189 71% 123 Pts	4-Core 347 8-Core 343 46% 345 Pts	64-Core 338 21% 338 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 73.4% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 745 (OEM)-$60 26,874 User benchmarks, average bench 10% Nvidia(10DE 1065) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1032 MHz, MLim: 450 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 368.81 Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	8.67% Terrible	Lighting 10.8 Reflection 10.5 Parallax 8.91 9% 10 fps	MRender 9.29 Gravity 8.73 Splatting 12.2 8% 10.1 fps
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 8.67% Great: 10%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Black 3TB (2013)-$151 16,992 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 302GB free (System drive) Firmware: 01.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 173 147 10350 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 182 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 93 93 5135 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 168 (10) Unknown 13 187 233447868987 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 45 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 136 (C2) HDA temperature 115 100 37 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	75.1% Very good	Read 131 Write 131 Mixed 123 96% 128 MB/s	4K Read 0.71 4K Write 2.04 4K Mixed 0.14 83% 0.96 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 75.1% Great: 100%
WD My Passport 07A8 1TB 5,659 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 158GB free, PID 07a8 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	39.7% Below average	Read 87.5 Write 97 Mixed 62.7 105% 82.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.52 4K Write 1.86 4K Mixed 0.21 72% 0.86 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 39.7% Great: 46%
HITACHI HTS723216L9SA60 160GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 90GB free, PID 2329 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	17.7% Very poor	Read 40.2 Write 40.9 Mixed 28.6 46% 36.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.31 4K Write 0.93 4K Mixed 0.23 41% 0.49 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 17.7% Great: 18%
ASMT 2115 1TB 4,577 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 32GB free, PID 1153 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	51.7% Above average	Read 105 Write 141 Mixed 5.58 102% 83.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.28 4K Write 1.86 4K Mixed 0.17 70% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 51.7% Great: 167%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT351U6CFR8C-PB 2x4GB 17,809 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	58.6% Above average	MC Read 21.3 MC Write 22.9 MC Mixed 18.3 60% 20.8 GB/s	SC Read 11.3 SC Write 16.5 SC Mixed 18.9 44% 15.6 GB/s	Latency 70.4 57% 70.4 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 58.6% Great: 61%

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

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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	429x
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	43x
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	77x
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 $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