Dell Precision M6500

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 49%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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 53.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics7.33% 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.
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.
High background CPU (30%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell Precision M6500  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0R1203
Memory13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit barev
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20100203
Uptime1 Days
Run DateMay 12 '17 at 15:51
Run Duration104 Seconds
Run User CZE-User
Background CPU 30%

 PC Performing below expectations (35th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7 Q 720-$220
Microprocessor, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 1.6 GHz, turbo 1.65 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
53.8% Above average
Memory 85.2
1-Core 39.1
2-Core 70.1
45% 64.8 Pts
4-Core 125
8-Core 182
19% 154 Pts
64-Core 195
12% 195 Pts
Poor: 30%
This bench: 53.8%
Great: 60%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI FirePro M7740
Dell(1028 12EF) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.970.100.9001
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
7.33% Terrible
Lighting 9
Reflection 9.12
Parallax 7.62
7% 8.58 fps
MRender 7.29
Gravity 6.9
Splatting 11.5
7% 8.57 fps
Poor: 5%
This bench: 7.33%
Great: 9%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate ST9250410ASG 250GB
133GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0004SDM1 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
26.1% Poor
Read 43.5
Write 47.3
Mixed 49.3
35% 46.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.18
4K Write 1.09
4K Mixed 0.37
68% 0.54 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 26.1%
Great: 55%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair SODIM DDR3 1600 C11 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
38.7% Below average
MC Read 15.4
MC Write 11.4
MC Mixed 13.3
38% 13.4 GB/s
SC Read 8.9
SC Write 8.9
SC Mixed 9.9
26% 9.23 GB/s
Latency 71.8
56% 71.8 ns
Poor: 37%
This bench: 38.7%
Great: 57%

 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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