Alienware X51

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 15%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall 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.
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics12% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive63.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Run History
SystemAlienware X51  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0KM92T
Memory4.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20131104
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 17 '19 at 20:07
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User SWE-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (70th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3770-$297
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
77.7% Very good
Memory 89.8
1-Core 102
2-Core 204
76% 132 Pts
4-Core 355
8-Core 510
54% 433 Pts
64-Core 515
32% 515 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 77.7%
Great: 76%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 555
Nvidia(10DE 0958) 1GB
CLim: 736 MHz, MLim: 957 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
12% Very poor
Lighting 14.3
Reflection 16.8
Parallax 12.2
12% 14.4 fps
MRender 18.6
Gravity 13.8
Splatting 14.7
13% 15.7 fps
Poor: 10%
This bench: 12%
Great: 12%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 250GB-$40
59GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M3CR023
SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 218 240 245 244 242 MB/s
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
63.8% Good
Read 260
Write 246
Mixed 236
SusWrite 228
55% 243 MB/s
4K Read 27.5
4K Write 44.5
4K Mixed 31.8
106% 34.6 MB/s
DQ Read 200
DQ Write 88
DQ Mixed 31.9
53% 107 MB/s
Poor: 73%
This bench: 63.8%
Great: 123%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70
922GB free
Firmware: JC4A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 122 121 121 122 121 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
68.9% Good
Read 122
Write 118
Mixed 60.5
SusWrite 118
76% 105 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 1
180% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 68.9%
Great: 68%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT351U6CFR8C-PB 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
57.5% Above average
MC Read 21.8
MC Write 19.9
MC Mixed 17.7
57% 19.8 GB/s
SC Read 17
SC Write 17.5
SC Mixed 18.9
51% 17.8 GB/s
Latency 67.5
59% 67.5 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 57.5%
Great: 61%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical X51 Builds (Compare 682 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 19%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 16%
Surfboard

System: Alienware X51

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 46% - Average Total price: $567
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HDDRAMUSB
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