Dell Precision M6400

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 47%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 44.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics6.15% 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 Drive37% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.
Very high background CPU (54%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell Precision M6400  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 076V94
Memory13.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit kolorów
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130605
Uptime4.4 Days
Run DateJul 31 '18 at 21:49
Run Duration132 Seconds
Run User POL-User
Background CPU 54%

 PC Performing as expected (56th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core2 Duo T9900-$160
Microprocessor, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 3.05 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
44.6% Average
Memory 76.4
1-Core 44
2-Core 73.4
44% 64.6 Pts
4-Core 78.6
8-Core 77.2
10% 77.9 Pts
64-Core 85.6
5% 85.6 Pts
Poor: 30%
This bench: 44.6%
Great: 45%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro FX 3700M
Dell(1028 019C) 1GB
Ram: 1GB, Driver: 342.1
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
6.15% Terrible
Lighting 8.53
Reflection 6.96
Parallax 3.28
7% 6.26 fps
MRender 6.71
Gravity 5.57
Splatting 4.91
5% 5.73 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.15%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Ocz-vertex2 3.5 115GB
42GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.37
SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 61 56 57 51 58 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
37% Below average
Read 161
Write 72.1
Mixed 107
SusWrite 56.5
22% 99.3 MB/s
4K Read 18.5
4K Write 44.1
4K Mixed 18.3
75% 27 MB/s
DQ Read 129
DQ Write 69.1
DQ Mixed 85.3
67% 94.6 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 37%
Great: 49%
Toshiba MK1656GSYF 160GB
65GB free
Firmware: LJ011D
SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 48 51 51 51 51 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
32.5% Below average
Read 62.7
Write 62.6
Mixed 29.9
SusWrite 50.4
38% 51.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.7
124% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 17%
This bench: 32.5%
Great: 41%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
19.8% Very poor
MC Read 7.5
MC Write 5.2
MC Mixed 5.5
17% 6.07 GB/s
SC Read 5.7
SC Write 5
SC Mixed 6.4
16% 5.7 GB/s
Latency 87.5
46% 87.5 ns
Poor: 23%
This bench: 19.8%
Great: 61%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Precision M6400 Builds (Compare 61 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 43%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Precision M6400

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 28% - Poor Total price: $365
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