Alienware X51 R3

Performance Results


Gaming 44% Speed boat	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 39% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 80.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	48.3% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	141% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Alienware X51 R3 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 026CD3
Memory	25.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180517
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Mar 30 '20 at 20:17
Run Duration	179 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700-$180 282,363 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	80.6% Excellent	Memory 88.6 1-Core 115 2-Core 228 82% 144 Pts	4-Core 392 8-Core 632 63% 512 Pts	64-Core 644 40% 644 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 80.6% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% PNY(196E 1131) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 442.19 Performing below potential (47^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	48.3% Average	Lighting 59.5 Reflection 64.4 Parallax 57.7 48% 60.5 fps	MRender 70.7 Gravity 57.3 Splatting 51.1 48% 59.7 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 48.3% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB 7,011 User benchmarks, average bench 140% 127GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXV77D0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 406 390 378 359 346 319 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	141% Outstanding	Read 886 Write 500 Mixed 365 SusWrite 366 117% 529 MB/s	4K Read 31.4 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 40.8 165% 65.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,005 DQ Write 477 DQ Mixed 564 466% 682 MB/s
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 141% Great: 172%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 1.5TB free Firmware: MX4OABX0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 129 136 135 129 133 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	75.2% Very good	Read 131 Write 138 Mixed 12 SusWrite 132 74% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.4 89% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 75.2% Great: 108%
Seagate BUP Slim SL 2TB 8,475 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 674GB free Firmware: 0302 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 86 86 85 89 87 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	48% Average	Read 80.5 Write 68.7 Mixed 52.5 SusWrite 85.9 53% 71.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 1.1 225% 1.97 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 48% Great: 65%
WD My Passport 2TB 10,723 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 1.5TB free, PID 0748 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 68 67 65 67 67 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	31% Below average	Read 66 Write 66.8 Mixed 43 SusWrite 66.8 82% 60.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 100% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 31% Great: 44%
Seagate FA GoFlex Desk 2TB 2,127 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 595GB free, PID 5071 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 40 40 40 40 40 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	18.6% Very poor	Read 37.8 Write 10.5 Mixed 16 SusWrite 39.8 33% 26 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 1 84% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 18.6% Great: 18%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 16ATF2G64AZ-2G1A1 2x16GB 229 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 2 of 2 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	74.3% Very good	MC Read 27.2 MC Write 28.3 MC Mixed 23.6 75% 26.4 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 27.7 SC Mixed 22.2 63% 22.2 GB/s	Latency 68.9 58% 68.9 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 74.3% Great: 77%

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

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Gaming 30%

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Desktop 80%

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Workstation 26%

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System: Alienware X51 R3

CPU
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	287x
Core i5-6400Intel $79Bench 61%, 171,457 samples	154x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	154x

GPU
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	148x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	104x
GTX 745 (OEM)Nvidia $60Bench 10%, 26,874 samples	97x

SSD
PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBSamsungBench 120%, 13,766 samples	81x
PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsungBench 140%, 7,011 samples	17x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	12x

RAM
HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF 2x8GBHynixBench 73%, 22,760 samples	176x
HMA451U6AFR8N-TF 2x4GBHynixBench 68%, 8,569 samples	129x
16ATF1G64AZ-2G1A2 2x8GBMicronBench 73%, 4,057 samples	26x

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Value: 59% - Above average

Total price: $378

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16