Dell Precision M4700

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 38%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 38.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics4.39% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive64.1% 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.
CPU throttled at 42% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.
SystemDell Precision M4700  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0DK7DT
Memory14.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130206
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 17 '19 at 06:03
Run Duration121 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%
CPU Throttled 42%

 PC Performing below expectations (29th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3840QM-$549
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 0.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
38.4% Below average
Memory 60.5
1-Core 25.1
2-Core 50
32% 45.2 Pts
4-Core 91.3
8-Core 126
14% 109 Pts
64-Core 125
8% 125 Pts
Poor: 40%
This bench: 38.4%
Great: 76%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)
Dell(1028 053E) 2GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4252
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
4.39% Terrible
Lighting 4.8
Reflection 4.04
Parallax 3.31
4% 4.05 fps
MRender 6.76
Gravity 2.67
Splatting 9.09
5% 6.17 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 4.39%
Great: 4%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
OCZ ARC 100 480GB-$70
425GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 402 323 418 360 408 410 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
64.1% Good
Read 353
Write 410
Mixed 275
SusWrite 387
80% 356 MB/s
4K Read 14.3
4K Write 28.1
4K Mixed 19.9
62% 20.8 MB/s
DQ Read 173
DQ Write 132
DQ Mixed 161
118% 155 MB/s
Poor: 62%
This bench: 64.1%
Great: 101%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 16JTF1G64HZ-1G6E1 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
43% Average
MC Read 17.4
MC Write 16.4
MC Mixed 16.6
48% 16.8 GB/s
SC Read 6.1
SC Write 5.2
SC Mixed 6.6
17% 5.97 GB/s
Latency 126
32% 126 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 43%
Great: 57%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Precision M4700 Builds (Compare 464 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 60%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Precision M4700

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