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Alienware X51 R3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 101%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 87%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics116% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive231% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemAlienware X51 R3  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 026CD3
Memory25.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, , 1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190529
Uptime2.6 Days
Run DateJan 15 '22 at 05:24
Run Duration252 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing as expected (53rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$127
0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
85.7% Excellent
Memory 90.7
1-Core 128
2-Core 251
88% 157 Pts
4-Core 434
8-Core 700
70% 567 Pts
64-Core 703
44% 703 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 85.7%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$237
CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 511.23
Performing below potential (19th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
116% Outstanding
Lighting 153
Reflection 173
Parallax 163
124% 163 fps
MRender 128
Gravity 170
Splatting 119
112% 139 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 116%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sabrent Rocket NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$140
1TB free (System drive)
Firmware: RKT303.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 896 988 1029 960 1045 1025 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
231% Outstanding
Read 986
Write 1,246
Mixed 1,158
SusWrite 990
248% 1,095 MB/s
4K Read 52.2
4K Write 159
4K Mixed 76.3
261% 95.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,285
DQ Write 985
DQ Mixed 1,131
847% 1,134 MB/s
Poor: 130%
This bench: 231%
Great: 303%
Sabrent Rocket NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$50
193GB free
Firmware: 0204 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 41 41 42 42 40 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
14.8% Very poor
Read 41.5
Write 41.6
Mixed 37.7
SusWrite 40.8
9% 40.4 MB/s
4K Read 11.3
4K Write 14.6
4K Mixed 6.7
34% 10.9 MB/s
DQ Read 14.4
DQ Write 19.5
DQ Mixed 7.4
8% 13.8 MB/s
Poor: 67%
This bench: 14.8%
Great: 223%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$85
503GB free
Firmware: CC32
SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 125 124 125 125 126 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
67% Good
Read 109
Write 104
Mixed 68.3
SusWrite 125
74% 101 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.8
132% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 67%
Great: 75%
Innostor Ext. HDD 2TB
2TB free, PID 0611
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 209 217 178 211 209 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
79% Very good
Read 210
Write 157
Mixed 87.5
SusWrite 195
212% 162 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.6
88% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 79%
Great: 67%
ST4000DM 004-2CV104 4TB
992GB free, PID 1561
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 35 36 37 37 37 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
16.1% Very poor
Read 36.5
Write 31.4
Mixed 32.5
SusWrite 35.6
46% 34 MB/s
4K Read 2.3
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.3
46% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 16.1%
Great: 52%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
A-Tech 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
72.7% Very good
MC Read 25.6
MC Write 27.4
MC Mixed 22.8
72% 25.3 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 28.7
SC Mixed 24.2
67% 23.5 GB/s
Latency 66.2
60% 66.2 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 72.7%
Great: 87%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical X51 R3 Builds (Compare 715 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 30%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 26%
Raft

System: Alienware X51 R3

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 59% - Above average Total price: $328
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