Dell Precision M4600

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 28%
Raft
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (8th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 92 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 an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 28.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Graphics2.9% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive43.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell Precision M4600  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 08V9YG
Memory5.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20111018
Uptime16.2 Days
Run DateNov 03 '16 at 13:26
Run Duration185 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 24%

 PC Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-2720QM-$85
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 0.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
28.4% Poor
Memory 47
1-Core 15.1
2-Core 29.9
22% 30.7 Pts
4-Core 56.2
8-Core 76.6
8% 66.4 Pts
64-Core 76.1
5% 76.1 Pts
Poor: 29%
This bench: 28.4%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro 2000M
Dell(1028 14A3) 2GB
Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 21.21.13.6926
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
2.9% Terrible
Lighting 5.4
Reflection 6.65
Parallax 1.94
4% 4.66 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 2.9%
Great: 5%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung SATA SSD 256GB
35GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXM02D1Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
43.8% Average
Read 352
Write 296
Mixed 141
58% 263 MB/s
4K Read 11.1
4K Write 18.5
4K Mixed 6.65
35% 12.1 MB/s
DQ Read 11.5
DQ Write 48.6
DQ Mixed 5.94
12% 22 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 43.8%
Great: 81%
O2micro SD 32GB
0GB free
Firmware: 0001
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
8.96% Terrible
Read 18.5
Write 11.6
Mixed 11
10% 13.7 MB/s
4K Read 3.85
4K Write 0.009
4K Mixed 0.007
161% 1.29 MB/s
Poor: 6%
This bench: 8.96%
Great: 31%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 16JTF51264HZ-1G6M1 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 1600 MHz
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
27.1% Poor
MC Read 10.5
MC Write 10.3
MC Mixed 10.7
30% 10.5 GB/s
SC Read 3.8
SC Write 3.3
SC Mixed 3.8
10% 3.63 GB/s
Latency 172
23% 172 ns
Poor: 34%
This bench: 27.1%
Great: 58%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Precision M4600 Builds (Compare 566 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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 65% - Good Total price: $113
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