Dell Precision M4600

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 68.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
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	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 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 (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Dell Precision M4600 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 08V9YG
Memory	2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20111018
Uptime	4 Days
Run Date	Aug 13 '17 at 14:07
Run Duration	1184 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing as expected (45^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-2720QM-$85 7,798 User benchmarks, average bench 58% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.2 GHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	68.7% Good	Memory 89.3 1-Core 78.5 2-Core 147 64% 105 Pts	4-Core 279 8-Core 285 38% 282 Pts	64-Core 293 18% 293 Pts
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 68.7% Great: 69%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate ST9250410AS 250GB-$42 8,782 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 166GB free (System drive) Firmware: D005SDM1 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 115 99 94702985 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1038 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 2 (07) Seek error rate 85 60 348495052 (09) Power-on hours count 77 77 20647 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 37 1031 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 8590065666 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 57 52 723583019 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 54 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 68 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 1 1 1055504 (C2) HDA temperature 43 48 73014444075 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 43 35 94702985 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 129252745823785 (F1) Unknown 100 253 2678811308 (F2) Unknown 100 253 1325130775 (FE) Unknown 1 1 5	46.3% Average	Read 81.9 Write 79.6 Mixed 68.3 57% 76.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.14 4K Write 0.71 4K Mixed 0.27 49% 0.37 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 46.3% Great: 56%
O2micro SD 128GB 33 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 119GB free Firmware: 0001 Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 11% Great: 31%
WD My Passport 1TB 12,840 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 529GB free, PID 0748 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	11.6% Very poor	Read 23 Write 20 Mixed 22.1 28% 21.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.38 4K Write 1.24 4K Mixed 0.19 50% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 11.6% Great: 45%
WD My Passport 0816 500GB 19 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 455GB free, PID 0816 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	15.1% Very poor	Read 29.9 Write 22.8 Mixed 20.7 30% 24.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.84 4K Mixed 0.25 73% 0.86 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 15.1% Great: 44%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 16GB-$6 19,339 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 12GB free, PID 5581 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	1.65% Terrible	Read 1.07 Write 0.95 Mixed 0.96 1% 0.99 MB/s	4K Read 0.83 4K Write 0.36 4K Mixed 0.3 25% 0.49 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 1.65% Great: 35%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT351S6BFR8C-H9 2x4GB 8,137 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR3 1333 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	49.8% Average	MC Read 17.7 MC Write 17.7 MC Mixed 15.7 49% 17 GB/s	SC Read 13.9 SC Write 14.9 SC Mixed 15.5 42% 14.8 GB/s	Latency 68.1 59% 68.1 ns
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 49.8% Great: 51%

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

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Gaming 6%

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Desktop 54%

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Workstation 6%

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System: Dell Precision M4600

CPU
Core i7-2720QMIntel $85Bench 58%, 7,798 samples	138x
Core i7-2760QMIntel $130Bench 60%, 10,423 samples	130x
Core i7-2820QMIntel $230Bench 59%, 4,929 samples	76x

GPU
Quadro 1000MNvidiaBench 3%, 6,108 samples	227x
Quadro 2000MNvidiaBench 5%, 3,227 samples	170x
HD 3000 (Mobile V2 1.3 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 110,588 samples	85x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	15x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	11x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	11x

RAM
M471B5273DH0-CH9 2x4GBSamsungBench 43%, 15,815 samples	26x
HMT351S6CFR8C-H9 2x4GBHynixBench 43%, 6,386 samples	16x
M471B5273DH0-CH9 4x4GBSamsungBench 45%, 885 samples	12x

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Value: 65% - Good

Total price: $113

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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