Dell Precision M6300

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 36%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 39.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics4.38% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
7 years ago, 7 years ago.
SystemDell Precision M6300  (all builds)
MotherboardDell
Memory4.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130605
Uptime2.7 Days
Run DateSep 24 '16 at 16:46
Run Duration376 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 21%

 PC Performing as expected (45th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core2 Extreme X9000
Microprocessor, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.3 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
39.4% Below average
Memory 66.5
1-Core 24.9
2-Core 68.3
36% 53.2 Pts
4-Core 73.9
8-Core 74
10% 73.9 Pts
64-Core 71.7
4% 71.7 Pts
Poor: 26%
This bench: 39.4%
Great: 44%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro FX 3600M
Dell(1028 019B) 512MB
Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 9.18.13.4192
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
4.38% Terrible
Lighting 5.33
Reflection 7.92
Parallax 1.78
4% 5.01 fps
MRender 7.1
Gravity 3.8
Splatting 5.52
4% 5.47 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 4.38%
Great: 4%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Wintec JM612 128G ExpressCard SSD 128GB
81GB free
Firmware: 111118 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 21% Great: 28%
Seagate Momentus XT 7200 RPM 2.5" 750GB-$55
205GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SM12 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 25% Great: 63%
Asmt 2115 120GB
111GB free
Firmware: 0
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
19.1% Very poor
Read 34
Write 28.4
Mixed 31
24% 31.1 MB/s
4K Read 6.23
4K Write 7.43
4K Mixed 6.7
1,142% 6.79 MB/s
Poor: 7%
This bench: 19.1%
Great: 42%
Generic SK01G SD Card 1GB
1GB free
Firmware: 6.4
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
8.17% Terrible
Read 14.8
Write 12.6
Mixed 13.6
10% 13.7 MB/s
4K Read 2.92
4K Write 0.62
4K Mixed 0.55
195% 1.37 MB/s
ST320LT0 07-9ZV142 320GB
28GB free, PID null
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
Poor: 12% Great: 17%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
14.1% Very poor
MC Read 5.3
MC Write 3.7
MC Mixed 3.8
12% 4.27 GB/s
SC Read 3.8
SC Write 3.3
SC Mixed 3.8
10% 3.63 GB/s
Latency 110
36% 110 ns
Poor: 17%
This bench: 14.1%
Great: 65%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Precision M6300 Builds (Compare 17 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 41%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Precision M6300

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