Alienware X51

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics9.73% 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 Drive74.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware X51  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 06G6JW
Memory11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit couleurs,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130118
Uptime0.8 Days
Run DateDec 10 '20 at 21:48
Run Duration147 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 11%

 PC Performing as expected (55th 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, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
72% Very good
Memory 87.2
1-Core 102
2-Core 191
74% 127 Pts
4-Core 307
8-Core 512
50% 409 Pts
64-Core 516
32% 516 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 72%
Great: 76%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 645
Nvidia(10DE 1029) 1GB
CLim: 823 MHz, MLim: 1000 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
9.73% Terrible
Lighting 11.2
Reflection 12.5
Parallax 14.4
9% 12.7 fps
MRender 14.8
Gravity 14.4
Splatting 11.5
11% 13.6 fps
Poor: 9%
This bench: 9.73%
Great: 10%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66
831GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M3CR032
SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 234 236 242 243 242 MB/s
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
74.8% Very good
Read 245
Write 233
Mixed 230
SusWrite 232
53% 235 MB/s
4K Read 30.5
4K Write 68
4K Mixed 40.3
134% 46.3 MB/s
DQ Read 209
DQ Write 198
DQ Mixed 183
143% 197 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 74.8%
Great: 125%
WDC WD10 EZEX-00RKKA0 1TB
273GB free, PID 0621
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 96 89 73 59 48 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
47% Average
Read 147
Write 157
Mixed 82.6
SusWrite 76.2
151% 116 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 0.9
133% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 47%
Great: 62%
4GB free, PID 8902
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.4 4.2 4 2.5 4.3 4.2 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
2.09% Terrible
Read 2
Write 2
Mixed 0.5
SusWrite 3.7
3% 2.05 MB/s
4K Read 4.2
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
16% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 2%
This bench: 2.09%
Great: 4%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378B1G73CB0-CK0 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
56.9% Above average
MC Read 21.8
MC Write 19.7
MC Mixed 17.7
56% 19.7 GB/s
SC Read 16
SC Write 17.1
SC Mixed 18.2
49% 17.1 GB/s
Latency 70.3
57% 70.3 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 56.9%
Great: 59%

 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
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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