Dell Precision M4600

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 40%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 38.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics5.74% 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 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.
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 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.
SystemDell Precision M4600  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 08V9YG
Memory11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20131226
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateMay 24 '16 at 11:16
Run Duration105 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing as expected (42nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-2820QM-$230
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 1 cores, 1 threads
Base clock 2.3 GHz
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
38.1% Below average
Memory 66.7
1-Core 59.8
2-Core 58.2
42% 61.6 Pts
4-Core 57.5
8-Core 59.1
8% 58.3 Pts
64-Core 58.9
4% 58.9 Pts
Poor: 30%
This bench: 38.1%
Great: 70%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro 2000M
Dell(1028 04A3) 2GB
Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 9.18.13.2762
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
5.74% Terrible
Lighting 6.77
Reflection 7.88
Parallax 5.56
6% 6.74 fps
MRender 8.19
Gravity 7.2
Splatting 7.35
6% 7.58 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 5.74%
Great: 5%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 750GB (2010)-$70
603GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0005 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
49.8% Average
Read 101
Write 72.7
Mixed 84
65% 86 MB/s
4K Read 0.25
4K Write 0.84
4K Mixed 0.14
41% 0.41 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 49.8%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B5273DH0-CH9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 1333 MHz
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
34% Below average
MC Read 13.2
MC Write 9.4
MC Mixed 12.1
33% 11.6 GB/s
SC Read 11
SC Write 10.8
SC Mixed 11
31% 10.9 GB/s
Latency 109
37% 109 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 34%
Great: 49%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Precision M4600 Builds (Compare 564 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 54%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Precision M4600

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