Dell Precision M6500

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 1% Tree trunk	Desktop 49% Yacht	Workstation 1% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall 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.
Processor	With 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 55.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	3.5% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory	4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Dell Precision M6500 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0R1203
Memory	1 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20130604
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 22 '18 at 01:15
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	BRA-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing below expectations (29^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 740-$190 13,278 User benchmarks, average bench 54% Microprocessor, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 1.75 GHz Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	55.5% Above average	Memory 82.5 1-Core 53.8 2-Core 100 51% 78.8 Pts	4-Core 161 8-Core 199 23% 180 Pts	64-Core 210 13% 210 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 55.5% 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 Driver: nvd3dum.dll Ver. 8.17.12.5729 Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	3.5% Terrible	Lighting 3.5 Reflection 7.69 Parallax 2.47 3% 4.55 fps	MRender 6.86 Gravity 5.43 Splatting 5.39 5% 5.89 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.5% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Toshiba MK2556GSYF 250GB 95 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 110GB free (System drive) Firmware: LJ00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 85 63 75 81 60 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	36.9% Below average	Read 56.7 Write 87.5 Mixed 36.8 SusWrite 71.7 46% 63.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 115% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 36.9% Great: 58%
Samsung M3 Portable 1TB 17,632 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 259GB free, PID 61b6 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 23 23 23 23 22 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	12.4% Very poor	Read 29.3 Write 22.8 Mixed 22.8 SusWrite 22.8 32% 24.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.5 52% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 12.4% Great: 42%
Kingston DataTraveler 2.0 16GB 15,750 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 14GB free, PID 6545 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.3 3 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.6 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	4.37% Terrible	Read 20.7 Write 16.3 Mixed 4.3 SusWrite 3.8 13% 11.3 MB/s	4K Read 2.3 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 8% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.37% Great: 6%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471B5773DH0-CH9 2x2GB 7,983 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 2 of 4 slots used 4GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	33.9% Below average	MC Read 13.7 MC Write 10.3 MC Mixed 10.4 33% 11.5 GB/s	SC Read 8.9 SC Write 8.1 SC Mixed 9.2 25% 8.73 GB/s	Latency 76 53% 76 ns
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 33.9% Great: 49%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical Precision M6500 Builds (Compare 188 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 7%

Tree trunk

Desktop 53%

Yacht

Workstation 6%

Tree trunk

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