Alienware X51

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 62%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 63.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics9.36% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware X51  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 06G6JW
Memory2.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors, 1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130118
Uptime3.7 Days
Run DateMar 15 '20 at 22:18
Run Duration119 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 15%

 PC Performing as expected (43rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-3330
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
63.4% Good
Memory 81.8
1-Core 83.9
2-Core 162
65% 109 Pts
4-Core 254
8-Core 306
36% 280 Pts
64-Core 304
19% 304 Pts
Poor: 49%
This bench: 63.4%
Great: 69%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 645
Nvidia(10DE 1029) 1GB
CLim: 823 MHz, MLim: 1000 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 441.12
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
9.36% Terrible
Lighting 10.9
Reflection 10.5
Parallax 13
9% 11.5 fps
MRender 13.7
Gravity 12.9
Splatting 11.5
10% 12.7 fps
Poor: 9%
This bench: 9.36%
Great: 10%
Intel HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)
Dell(1028 0527) 2GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4358
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
1.04% Terrible
Lighting 1.07
Reflection 1.08
Parallax 0.84
1% 1 fps
MRender 2.19
Gravity 0.67
Splatting 2.09
1% 1.65 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 1.04%
Great: 2%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
694GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 02.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 106 103 115 128 137 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
75.9% Very good
Read 150
Write 94.2
Mixed 78.3
SusWrite 114
80% 109 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1.2
228% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 75.9%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT351U6CFR8C-PB 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
55.5% Above average
MC Read 20.9
MC Write 21.5
MC Mixed 17.4
57% 19.9 GB/s
SC Read 14.8
SC Write 14.3
SC Mixed 13.3
40% 14.1 GB/s
Latency 77.3
52% 77.3 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 55.5%
Great: 61%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical X51 Builds (Compare 682 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 19%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 16%
Surfboard

System: Alienware X51

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