Dell Precision M6400

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 43%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 45.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics3.24% 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.
SystemDell Precision M6400  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0P614F
Memory4.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit kleuren
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130605
Uptime1.1 Days
Run DateMar 21 '18 at 08:41
Run Duration101 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing above expectations (61st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core2 Duo T9800-$75
Microprocessor, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2.95 GHz, turbo 2.85 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
45.5% Average
Memory 78.4
1-Core 41.8
2-Core 80
45% 66.7 Pts
4-Core 76.2
8-Core 78.8
10% 77.5 Pts
64-Core 78.9
5% 78.9 Pts
Poor: 29%
This bench: 45.5%
Great: 45%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro FX 2700M
Dell(1028 019B) 512MB
Ram: 512MB, Driver: 341.92
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
3.24% Terrible
Lighting 3.6
Reflection 6.42
Parallax 1.19
3% 3.74 fps
MRender 7
Gravity 2.5
Splatting 4.74
4% 4.75 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 3.24%
Great: 3%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Hitachi HTS725050A7E630 500GB-$125
336GB free (System drive)
Firmware: GH2OA440 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
66% Good
Read 114
Write 116
Mixed 115
87% 115 MB/s
4K Read 0.72
4K Write 1.63
4K Mixed 0.21
83% 0.85 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 66%
Great: 72%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8GB
null MHz
4096, 2048, 2048 MB
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
19.7% Very poor
MC Read 7.3
MC Write 5.2
MC Mixed 5.3
17% 5.93 GB/s
SC Read 5.8
SC Write 5.2
SC Mixed 6.4
17% 5.8 GB/s
Latency 83.6
48% 83.6 ns
Poor: 20%
This bench: 19.7%
Great: 51%

 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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