Alienware X51 R2

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics3.81% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemAlienware X51 R2  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0PGRP5
Memory1.8 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170320
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 08 '20 at 23:32
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4570-$99
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
79.9% Very good
Memory 91.6
1-Core 106
2-Core 209
78% 135 Pts
4-Core 395
8-Core 396
53% 396 Pts
64-Core 394
24% 394 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 79.9%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
Dell(1028 05D7) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4549
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
3.81% Terrible
Lighting 4.1
Reflection 6.31
Parallax 6.12
3% 5.51 fps
MRender 6.95
Gravity 2.33
Splatting 7.43
5% 5.57 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.81%
Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$24
321GB free (System drive)
Firmware: KC48
SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 45 85 99 103 110 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
57.3% Above average
Read 119
Write 106
Mixed 64.7
SusWrite 80.7
68% 92.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.9
144% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 57.3%
Great: 88%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 4GB
3GB free, PID 5567
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.2 6.9 7.1 7.1 7.1 7.1 MB/s
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
10.7% Very poor
Read 23.5
Write 5.8
Mixed 6.8
SusWrite 6.9
12% 10.8 MB/s
4K Read 6.5
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 1.7
130% 3.2 MB/s
Poor: 5%
This bench: 10.7%
Great: 12%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial CT51264BA160B.C16F 1x4GB
1 of 2 slots used
4GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
33.8% Below average
MC Read 11.2
MC Write 11.7
MC Mixed 9.2
31% 10.7 GB/s
SC Read 10.5
SC Write 11.6
SC Mixed 9.9
30% 10.7 GB/s
Latency 64.8
62% 64.8 ns
Poor: 20%
This bench: 33.8%
Great: 34%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical X51 R2 Builds (Compare 1,593 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 43%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

System: Alienware X51 R2

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 90% - Outstanding Total price: $317
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CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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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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