Alienware X51 R2

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 19%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 16%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 83.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics19.9% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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 8 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.
SystemAlienware X51 R2  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0PGRP5
Memory3.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 8
BIOS Date20130319
Uptime1.9 Days
Run DateJan 17 '18 at 09:30
Run Duration106 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (77th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4770-$75
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
83.1% Excellent
Memory 92.2
1-Core 112
2-Core 225
82% 143 Pts
4-Core 400
8-Core 583
61% 491 Pts
64-Core 583
36% 583 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 83.1%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-$170
Nvidia(10DE 098A) 1.5GB
Ram: 1.5GB, Driver: 320.78
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
19.9% Very poor
Lighting 23.3
Reflection 25.7
Parallax 27
19% 25.3 fps
MRender 34.1
Gravity 23.5
Splatting 23.7
22% 27.1 fps
Poor: 18%
This bench: 19.9%
Great: 21%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33
753GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC44
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
95.2% Outstanding
Read 165
Write 167
Mixed 145
119% 159 MB/s
4K Read 1.07
4K Write 1.19
4K Mixed 0.24
93% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 95.2%
Great: 112%
WD Elements 25A2 1TB
695GB free, PID 25a2
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
41.9% Average
Read 94.8
Write 99.9
Mixed 85.5
120% 93.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.52
4K Write 2.04
4K Mixed 0.22
79% 0.92 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 41.9%
Great: 63%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT451U6AFR8C-PB 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
57.5% Above average
MC Read 21.2
MC Write 21
MC Mixed 17.2
57% 19.8 GB/s
SC Read 13.9
SC Write 20
SC Mixed 17.7
49% 17.2 GB/s
Latency 63.7
63% 63.7 ns
Poor: 34%
This bench: 57.5%
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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