Dell Precision M6500

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 47%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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 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 50.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics6.81% 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 DriveThe 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.
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 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.
SystemDell Precision M6500  (all builds)
MotherboardDell
Memory4.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20100402
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 10 '17 at 18:18
Run Duration117 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing below expectations (34th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7 Q 820-$119
Microprocessor, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 1.75 GHz
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
50.7% Above average
Memory 77.6
1-Core 49.7
2-Core 83.7
47% 70.3 Pts
4-Core 140
8-Core 145
19% 143 Pts
64-Core 155
10% 155 Pts
Poor: 30%
This bench: 50.7%
Great: 62%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI FirePro M7740
Dell(1028 12EF) 1GB
Driver: atiumd64.dll Ver. 8.681.0.0
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
6.81% Terrible
Lighting 7.97
Reflection 10.3
Parallax 7.75
6% 8.66 fps
MRender 7.67
Gravity 6.97
Splatting 11.5
7% 8.72 fps
Poor: 5%
This bench: 6.81%
Great: 9%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black 2.5" 500GB (2010)-$60
46GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.0 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
33% Below average
Read 46.3
Write 69.1
Mixed 30.4
36% 48.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.06
4K Write 0.09
4K Mixed 0.03
8% 0.06 MB/s
Poor: 21%
This bench: 33%
Great: 58%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B5673EH1-CH9 4x2GB
4 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (26th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
34.9% Below average
MC Read 13.8
MC Write 11
MC Mixed 12.5
36% 12.4 GB/s
SC Read 7.7
SC Write 6.3
SC Mixed 7.5
20% 7.17 GB/s
Latency 85.2
47% 85.2 ns
Poor: 34%
This bench: 34.9%
Great: 43%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Precision M6500 Builds (Compare 188 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 53%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Precision M6500

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