Alienware X51 R3

Performance Results


Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 64.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	23.6% 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	121% 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	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Alienware X51 R3 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 026CD3
Memory	4.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171211
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 16 '18 at 12:49
Run Duration	335 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 2.75 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	64.3% Good	Memory 71.9 1-Core 51.6 2-Core 103 47% 75.6 Pts	4-Core 306 8-Core 452 47% 379 Pts	64-Core 509 32% 509 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 64.3% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon R9 370 1,494 User benchmarks, average bench 21% Dell(1028 0B00) ≥ 4GB CLim: 975 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.12.1 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	23.6% Poor	Lighting 28.2 Reflection 31.7 Parallax 34.3 23% 31.4 fps	MRender 28.1 Gravity 23.1 Splatting 37.2 25% 29.5 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 23.6% Great: 24%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$250 40,327 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 47GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 1,128 Write 618 Mixed 933 198% 893 MB/s	4K Read 29.8 4K Write 68 4K Mixed 26.3 115% 41.4 MB/s	DQ Read 35.3 DQ Write 111 DQ Mixed 61.2 50% 69.1 MB/s
Poor: 131% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 243%
SABRENT 500GB 1,200 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 466GB free Firmware: 0109 Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	21.9% Poor	Read 34.4 Write 41.3 Mixed 38.6 29% 38.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.67 4K Write 1.55 4K Mixed 0.48 110% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 21.9% Great: 63%
SABRENT 500GB 1,200 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 83GB free Firmware: 0109 Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	20.3% Poor	Read 28.7 Write 41.5 Mixed 30.9 25% 33.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.55 4K Write 1.19 4K Mixed 0.34 82% 0.69 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 20.3% Great: 63%
Generic Flash Disk 4GB 16,068 User benchmarks, average bench 4% 4GB free, PID 6387 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	4.76% Terrible	Read 15.9 Write 5.44 Mixed 7.06 10% 9.48 MB/s	4K Read 5.24 4K Write 0.009 4K Mixed 0.008 20% 1.75 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 4.76% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378A5143DB0-CPB 2x4GB 2,652 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	68.4% Good	MC Read 25.8 MC Write 28.5 MC Mixed 22.1 73% 25.5 GB/s	SC Read 11.2 SC Write 20.9 SC Mixed 18.2 48% 16.8 GB/s	Latency 97 41% 97 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 68.4% Great: 77%

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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 $129Bench 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 $46

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