Alienware X51 R2

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 22%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics25.8% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware X51 R2  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0PGRP5
Memory12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170320
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 30 '20 at 17:47
Run Duration114 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 19%

 PC Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790-$135
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
78.4% Very good
Memory 83.6
1-Core 115
2-Core 230
80% 143 Pts
4-Core 418
8-Core 447
57% 433 Pts
64-Core 398
25% 398 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 78.4%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 270-$140
AMD(1002 0B04) 2GB
CLim: 925 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 20.8.3
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
25.8% Poor
Lighting 32.2
Reflection 29.5
Parallax 37.8
26% 33.2 fps
MRender 26.5
Gravity 27.6
Splatting 34.9
25% 29.7 fps
Poor: 22%
This bench: 25.8%
Great: 26%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
418GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 86 112 96 79 102 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
31.7% Below average
Read 25.8
Write 13.7
Mixed 8.2
SusWrite 84.9
24% 33.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.1
4K Write 0.2
4K Mixed 0.1
19% 0.13 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 31.7%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 16JTF1G64AZ-1G6E1 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
60.5% Good
MC Read 21.8
MC Write 23.1
MC Mixed 18.2
60% 21 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 20.8
SC Mixed 19.1
54% 19 GB/s
Latency 74.1
54% 74.1 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 60.5%
Great: 60%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical X51 R2 Builds (Compare 1,593 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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