Alienware X51 R2

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 52%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall 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.
ProcessorWith an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 50.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics7.19% 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.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (63%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware X51 R2  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0PGRP5
Memory4.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130319
Uptime7.7 Days
Run DateSep 22 '17 at 19:04
Run Duration88 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 63%

 PC Performing as expected (42nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4430-$124
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
50.6% Above average
Memory 64.4
1-Core 77.2
2-Core 153
56% 98.3 Pts
4-Core 211
8-Core 235
29% 223 Pts
64-Core 257
16% 257 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 50.6%
Great: 74%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 640
EVGA(3842 3645) 2GB
CLim: 928 MHz, MLim: 457 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 384.94
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
7.19% Terrible
Lighting 8.2
Reflection 7.62
Parallax 8.88
7% 8.23 fps
MRender 8.67
Gravity 10.2
Splatting 10.7
8% 9.87 fps
Poor: 5%
This bench: 7.19%
Great: 7%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
533GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC47 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
96.2% Outstanding
Read 169
Write 166
Mixed 143
120% 159 MB/s
4K Read 0.79
4K Write 2.05
4K Mixed 0.23
97% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 96.2%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT451U6AFR8C-PB 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below expectations (20th percentile)
47.4% Average
MC Read 18.6
MC Write 17.5
MC Mixed 14.9
49% 17 GB/s
SC Read 12.4
SC Write 14.9
SC Mixed 13.5
39% 13.6 GB/s
Latency 115
35% 115 ns
Poor: 34%
This bench: 47.4%
Great: 59%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical X51 R2 Builds (Compare 1,591 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: 90% - Outstanding Total price: $317
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HDDRAMUSB
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