Dell Precision M4500

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 29%
Raft
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 32.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics3.21% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (50%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 58% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.
SystemDell Precision M4500  (all builds)
MotherboardDell
Memory5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20111130
Uptime20.4 Days
Run DateDec 08 '17 at 08:37
Run Duration203 Seconds
Run User GEO-User
Background CPU 50%
CPU Throttled 58%

 PC Performing as expected (53rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7 Q 720-$220
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 1.6 GHz, turbo 0.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
32.9% Below average
Memory 57
1-Core 17.4
2-Core 32.7
27% 35.7 Pts
4-Core 50.7
8-Core 78.6
8% 64.7 Pts
64-Core 84.1
5% 84.1 Pts
Poor: 30%
This bench: 32.9%
Great: 60%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro FX 1800M
Dell(1028 040C) 1GB
Ram: 1GB, Driver: 342.1
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
3.21% Terrible
Lighting 3.9
Reflection 5.69
Parallax 1.69
3% 3.76 fps
MRender 5.52
Gravity 3
Splatting 3.65
3% 4.06 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 3.21%
Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black 2.5" 320GB (2010)-$45
172GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 02.01A02 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
48.4% Average
Read 88.1
Write 80.5
Mixed 86
64% 84.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.31
4K Write 1.33
4K Mixed 0.38
80% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 21%
This bench: 48.4%
Great: 60%
Generic SD SD Card 16GB
15GB free
Firmware: 1.0
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
8.93% Terrible
Read 21
Write 8.73
Mixed 18
12% 15.9 MB/s
4K Read 3.7
4K Write 0.69
4K Mixed 0.24
193% 1.54 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 8.93%
Great: 11%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown NT4GC64B8HB0NS-CG 80AD HMT351S6CFR8C-H9 8GB
1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
30.9% Below average
MC Read 12.8
MC Write 9.9
MC Mixed 12.7
34% 11.8 GB/s
SC Read 4.2
SC Write 4.1
SC Mixed 5
13% 4.43 GB/s
Latency 137
29% 137 ns
Poor: 21%
This bench: 30.9%
Great: 49%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Precision M4500 Builds (Compare 274 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 52%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Precision M4500

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