Dell Precision M6600

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 33%
Sail boat
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (12th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 88 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 extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 30.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics8.33% 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 Drive57.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 74% 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.
Run History
SystemDell Precision M6600  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 04YY4M
Memory20.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170512
Uptime0.8 Days
Run DateDec 13 '17 at 11:12
Run Duration172 Seconds
Run User ZAF-User
Background CPU 33%
CPU Throttled 74%

 PC Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-2760QM-$130
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 1.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
30.7% Below average
Memory 43.8
1-Core 14.1
2-Core 37.4
22% 31.8 Pts
4-Core 95.6
8-Core 198
17% 147 Pts
64-Core 208
13% 208 Pts
Poor: 27%
This bench: 30.7%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 6970M
Dell(1028 04A4) 2GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.200.1062.1004
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
8.33% Terrible
Lighting 9.9
Reflection 9.5
Parallax 10.4
8% 9.95 fps
MRender 5.95
Gravity 9.4
Splatting 15
9% 10.1 fps
Poor: 7%
This bench: 8.33%
Great: 13%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel S3500 Series 480GB-$151
250GB free (System drive)
Firmware: D2010370 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
57.3% Above average
Read 448
Write 428
Mixed 430
97% 435 MB/s
4K Read 9.66
4K Write 11.7
4K Mixed 10.8
35% 10.7 MB/s
DQ Read 60.5
DQ Write 47.3
DQ Mixed 28.2
28% 45.4 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 57.3%
Great: 98%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2004)-$47
111GB free
Firmware: 05.01A05 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
33.3% Below average
Read 57
Write 58.7
Mixed 55.9
43% 57.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.49
4K Write 1.69
4K Mixed 0.25
80% 0.81 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 33.3%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 16JTF1G64HZ-1G4D1 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR3 1333 MHz
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
36.5% Below average
MC Read 12.6
MC Write 16.5
MC Mixed 14.6
42% 14.6 GB/s
SC Read 4.4
SC Write 4
SC Mixed 4.8
13% 4.4 GB/s
Latency 185
22% 185 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 36.5%
Great: 48%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Precision M6600 Builds (Compare 538 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 56%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Precision M6600

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 65% - Good Total price: $113
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