Alienware X51 R2

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 45%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (25th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 75 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.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 44.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics9.19% 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 DriveThe 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.
Memory6GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 6GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (51%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware X51 R2  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0PGRP5
Memory0.8 GB free of 6 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors, 1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140317
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMar 27 '17 at 04:54
Run Duration107 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 51%

 PC Performing below expectations (25th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3-4130-$41
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
44.6% Average
Memory 71.6
1-Core 39.4
2-Core 81.6
42% 64.2 Pts
4-Core 103
8-Core 114
14% 108 Pts
64-Core 185
11% 185 Pts
Poor: 32%
This bench: 44.6%
Great: 63%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 745 (OEM)-$60
Nvidia(10DE 1065) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1032 MHz, MLim: 450 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 376.53
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
9.19% Terrible
Lighting 11.2
Reflection 10.9
Parallax 8.25
9% 10.1 fps
MRender 10.3
Gravity 11.1
Splatting 12.3
9% 11.3 fps
Poor: 9%
This bench: 9.19%
Great: 10%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$28
814GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MS2OA7S0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
82.5% Excellent
Read 144
Write 144
Mixed 120
102% 136 MB/s
4K Read 0.28
4K Write 0.67
4K Mixed 0.1
35% 0.35 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 82.5%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 Hynix HMT325U6EFR8C-PB 6GB
1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 2048 MB
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
27% Poor
MC Read 8.1
MC Write 10
MC Mixed 10.7
27% 9.6 GB/s
SC Read 4.7
SC Write 6.4
SC Mixed 3.4
14% 4.83 GB/s
Latency 97.8
41% 97.8 ns
Poor: 11%
This bench: 27%
Great: 55%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical X51 R2 Builds (Compare 1,596 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 43%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

System: Alienware X51 R2

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 87% - Excellent Total price: $332
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