Alienware X51 R2

Performance Results


Gaming 31% Sail boat	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 27% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 82.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	32.1% 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 Drive	110% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	Alienware X51 R2 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0PGRP5
Memory	13 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170320
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 01 '20 at 05:26
Run Duration	239 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790-$135 255,027 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	82.9% Excellent	Memory 88 1-Core 113 2-Core 226 80% 142 Pts	4-Core 420 8-Core 599 64% 510 Pts	64-Core 598 37% 598 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 82.9% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Asus(1043 862A) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 445.75 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	32.1% Below average	Lighting 40.1 Reflection 31.4 Parallax 38.1 33% 36.5 fps	MRender 38.6 Gravity 38.7 Splatting 36.4 31% 37.9 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 32.1% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 250GB-$39 77,177 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 154GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 384 403 405 408 407 420 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 448 Write 418 Mixed 392 SusWrite 404 94% 416 MB/s	4K Read 33.5 4K Write 94.2 4K Mixed 49 163% 58.9 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 276 230% 332 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 123%
Crucial BX500 240GB-$29 142,801 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 100GB free Firmware: M6CR013 SusWrite @10s intervals: 388 394 396 397 397 190 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	86.8% Excellent	Read 466 Write 417 Mixed 384 SusWrite 360 92% 407 MB/s	4K Read 27.5 4K Write 82.4 4K Mixed 22.3 114% 44.1 MB/s	DQ Read 231 DQ Write 328 DQ Mixed 34.6 95% 198 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 86.8% Great: 92%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 3TB 56 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 3TB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 42 41 42 42 42 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	22.5% Poor	Read 36.2 Write 38.7 Mixed 34.5 SusWrite 41.5 28% 37.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 185% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 22.5% Great: 105%
ST4000DM 001-1FK17N 4TB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1.5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.6 0.5 1.1 0 0.1 3.7 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	47.6% Average	Read 92.5 Write 120 Mixed 86 SusWrite 1.1 99% 74.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 11 4K Mixed 0.8 403% 4.1 MB/s	DQ Read 0.4 DQ Write 11.5 DQ Mixed 0.8 420% 4.23 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 47.6% Great: 75%
Verbatim STORE N GO 32GB 3,394 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 2GB free, PID 0302 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3 4.7 5.9 4.7 5.9 5.2 MB/s Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 21.7 Write 7 Mixed 4.3 SusWrite 4.9 10% 9.48 MB/s	4K Read 3 4K Mixed 0 17% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 3% Great: 10%
ST5000DM 000-1FK178 5TB 74 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.6 0.5 1 0.1 0.1 0.2 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	37.7% Below average	Read 101 Write 105 Mixed 33.7 SusWrite 0.6 73% 60.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 7.4 4K Mixed 0.6 275% 2.9 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 37.7% Great: 84%
ST6000DM 003-2CY186 6TB 60 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 846GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 167 163 168 163 163 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	72.8% Very good	Read 144 Write 165 Mixed 133 SusWrite 162 209% 151 MB/s	4K Read 5.2 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 0.9 220% 3.7 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 72.8% Great: 70%
WDC WD60 EFAX-68JH4N0 6TB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 1TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 167 163 168 163 163 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	102% Outstanding	Read 203 Write 167 Mixed 103 SusWrite 162 208% 159 MB/s	4K Read 19.2 4K Write 10.6 4K Mixed 1 466% 10.3 MB/s	DQ Read 0.7 DQ Write 12 DQ Mixed 1.1 448% 4.6 MB/s
Poor: 101% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 102%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905403-518.A00LF 2x8GB 1,132 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	58.1% Above average	MC Read 21.8 MC Write 20.9 MC Mixed 16.9 57% 19.9 GB/s	SC Read 16.2 SC Write 21.4 SC Mixed 19.4 54% 19 GB/s	Latency 69.6 58% 69.6 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 58.1% Great: 61%

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Desktop 78%

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Workstation 36%

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System: Alienware X51 R2

CPU
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	448x
Core i7-4770Intel $75Bench 70%, 176,321 samples	430x
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	187x

GPU
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

SSD
MX500 1TBCrucial $74Bench 106%, 202,785 samples	44x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	42x
LCS-256M6S 2.5 7mm 256GBLiteonitBench 83%, 11,477 samples	35x

RAM
HMT41GU6MFR8C-PB 2x8GBHynixBench 53%, 5,493 samples	95x
16JTF1G64AZ-1G6E1 2x8GBMicronBench 53%, 7,464 samples	78x
8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 2x4GBMicronBench 52%, 17,707 samples	73x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $325

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16