Dell Precision M6500

Performance Results


Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 57% Gunboat	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 60.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	2.13% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	47.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 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.

System	Dell Precision M6500 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0R1203
Memory	5.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20130604
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Apr 12 '17 at 22:40
Run Duration	121 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7 Q 820-$119 2,269 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Microprocessor, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 1.75 GHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	60.8% Good	Memory 92.7 1-Core 69.2 2-Core 106 59% 89.3 Pts	4-Core 162 8-Core 220 24% 191 Pts	64-Core 217 14% 217 Pts
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 60.8% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia Quadro FX 2800M 1,135 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Dell(1028 02EF) 1GB Ram: 1GB, Driver: 342.0 Relative performance (0^th percentile)	2.13% Terrible	Lighting 2.63 Reflection 3.08 Parallax 0.75 2% 2.15 fps	MRender 3.1 Gravity 2.07 Splatting 2.57 2% 2.58 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 2.13% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSNF128GCSS 128GB 2,061 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 74GB free (System drive) Firmware: FSLAN102 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 22756 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 405 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (A9) Unknown 100 100 100 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 184 184 0 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 54 (C2) HDA temperature 65 54 197569216547 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 0	47.1% Average	Read 255 Write 236 Mixed 232 54% 241 MB/s	4K Read 12.6 4K Write 16.1 4K Mixed 16.4 49% 15 MB/s	DQ Read 170 DQ Write 150 DQ Mixed 66.8 76% 129 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 47.1% Great: 90%
WD Black 2.5" 320GB (2010)-$45 23,554 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 298GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 147 145 1616 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1797 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 93 93 5523 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1749 (BF) G-sense error rate 1 1 348 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 49 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 196 196 14136 (C2) HDA temperature 108 95 35 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0 (F0) Head flying hours 93 93 5382 (F1) Unknown 200 200 13992245753 (F2) Unknown 200 200 17948857428 (FE) Unknown 179 179 21	58.1% Above average	Read 98.8 Write 104 Mixed 19.2 54% 74 MB/s	4K Read 0.44 4K Write 1.43 4K Mixed 0.37 86% 0.75 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 58.1% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471B5673EH1-CF8 4x2GB 26 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 4 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1066 MHz Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	35.2% Below average	MC Read 12.7 MC Write 11.5 MC Mixed 10 33% 11.4 GB/s	SC Read 10 SC Write 9.5 SC Mixed 10.6 29% 10 GB/s	Latency 62.8 64% 62.8 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 35.2% Great: 36%

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Gaming 7%

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Desktop 53%

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Workstation 6%

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System: Dell Precision M6500

CPU
Core i7 Q 820Intel $119Bench 52%, 2,269 samples	39x
Core i7 Q 720Intel $220Bench 51%, 13,149 samples	31x
Core i7 Q 740Intel $190Bench 54%, 13,278 samples	28x

GPU
Quadro FX 2800MNvidiaBench 5%, 1,135 samples	81x
FirePro M7740ATIBench 7%, 225 samples	46x
Quadro FX 3800MNvidiaBench 7%, 388 samples	28x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	9x
MZ7TE256HMHP-000L7 256GBSamsungBench 70%, 4,594 samples	7x
PM800 Series 2.5" 256GBSamsungBench 24%, 1,200 samples	5x

RAM
EBJ21UE8BDS0-DJ-F 4x2GBUnknownBench 38%, 37 samples	6x
M471B5273CH0-CH9 4x4GBSamsungBench 44%, 427 samples	6x
M471B5773CHS-CH9 4x2GBSamsungBench 45%, 318 samples	5x

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Value: 42% - Average

Total price: $219

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16