Dell Precision M6400

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 49%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 49.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics6.55% 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 Drive64.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 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 M6400  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 076V94
Memory13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20130605
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 08 '17 at 18:09
Run Duration286 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing as expected (54th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core2 Extreme Q9300-$172
Microprocessor, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.55 GHz
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
49.1% Average
Memory 78.1
1-Core 38.4
2-Core 72.8
43% 63.1 Pts
4-Core 119
8-Core 122
16% 120 Pts
64-Core 145
9% 145 Pts
Poor: 32%
This bench: 49.1%
Great: 52%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro FX 3700M
Dell(1028 019C) 1GB
Ram: 1GB, Driver: 340.52
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
6.55% Terrible
Lighting 9.03
Reflection 8.04
Parallax 3.38
7% 6.82 fps
MRender 6.81
Gravity 6.53
Splatting 5.22
5% 6.19 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.55%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Volume0 480GB
377GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0. Max speed: Unknown
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
64.4% Good
Read 453
Write 383
Mixed 411
93% 415 MB/s
4K Read 15
4K Write 23.5
4K Mixed 14
53% 17.5 MB/s
DQ Read 163
DQ Write 139
DQ Mixed 76.1
78% 126 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 64.4%
Great: 104%
Kingston DataTraveler 2.0 4GB
3GB free, PID 1603
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
5.02% Terrible
Read 17.9
Write 6.13
Mixed 2.26
8% 8.76 MB/s
4K Read 4.53
4K Write 0.008
4K Mixed 0.008
17% 1.51 MB/s
Poor: 2%
This bench: 5.02%
Great: 7%
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
20.1% Poor
MC Read 7.4
MC Write 5.3
MC Mixed 5.7
18% 6.13 GB/s
SC Read 6.1
SC Write 5.5
SC Mixed 5.6
16% 5.73 GB/s
Latency 84.1
48% 84.1 ns
Poor: 23%
This bench: 20.1%
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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