PC Status | Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. |
Processor | With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good. |
Graphics | 2.08% 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 | 16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing. |
OS Version | Although Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen. |
System | Alienware X51 R2 (all builds) |
Motherboard | Alienware 0PGRP5 |
Memory | 13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz |
Display | 1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors, |
OS | Windows 8.1 |
BIOS Date | 20150713 |
Uptime | 1 Days |
Run Date | May 26 '16 at 13:33 |
Run Duration | 116 Seconds |
Run User | SAU-User |
Background CPU | 5% |
Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).
Processor | Bench | Normal | Heavy | Server |
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78.7%
Very good
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Graphics Card | Bench | 3D DX9 | 3D DX10 | 3D DX11 |
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Nvidia GeForce GT 520
Gigabyte(1458 352E) 1GB
Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.6519
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2.08%
Terrible
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Drives | Bench | Sequential | Random 4k | Deep queue 4k |
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Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC27 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
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81.7%
Excellent
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32.1%
Below average
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Memory Kit | Bench | Multi core | Single core | Latency |
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Samsung M378B1G73BH0-CK0 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
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56%
Above average
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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds
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CPU | |
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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 | 187x |
GPU | |
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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 | 124x |
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER | Value: 90% - Outstanding | Total price: $317 |