Dell Precision M4700

Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall 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.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	4.32% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	90.1% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	Dell Precision M4700 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0DK7DT
Memory	11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170509
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 02 '18 at 15:41
Run Duration	136 Seconds
Run User	MYS-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3740QM-$220 14,369 User benchmarks, average bench 64% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	71.7% Very good	Memory 83.5 1-Core 97.5 2-Core 194 72% 125 Pts	4-Core 323 8-Core 487 50% 405 Pts	64-Core 491 30% 491 Pts
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 71.7% Great: 74%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Dell(1028 053E) 2GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4425 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	4.32% Terrible	Lighting 4.73 Reflection 4 Parallax 3.25 4% 3.99 fps	MRender 6.48 Gravity 2.67 Splatting 9 5% 6.05 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 4.32% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 224GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR060 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 66 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 249 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 5 (AE) Unknown 100 100 49 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 57 44 240519807019 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 100 0 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 2893081135 (F7) Unknown 100 100 90646046 (F8) Unknown 100 100 17893837 (B4) Unknown 0 0 1929 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0	90.1% Outstanding	Read 471 Write 295 Mixed 338 82% 368 MB/s	4K Read 15 4K Write 154 4K Mixed 35.5 150% 68.3 MB/s	DQ Read 191 DQ Write 149 DQ Mixed 80 84% 140 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 99%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 2TB-$79 71,106 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1TB free Firmware: SDM1 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 77 64 54994182 (03) Spinup time 99 99 0 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1526 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 78 60 57712038 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 -18107582119272 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 589 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 97 65583 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 66 46 589037602 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 75 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 1911 (C2) HDA temperature 34 54 103079215138 (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 15444702397271 (F1) Unknown 100 253 7494206732 (F2) Unknown 100 253 12826797932 (FE) Unknown 100 100 0	42% Average	Read 78.3 Write 67.9 Mixed 39.6 46% 61.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.03 4K Write 0.73 4K Mixed 0.61 124% 0.79 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 42% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 99U5469-045.A00LF Samsung M471B5273EB0-YK0 99U5469-045.A00LF Samsung M471B5273EB0-YK0 16GB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	48.3% Average	MC Read 18.7 MC Write 12.1 MC Mixed 17 46% 15.9 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 16.7 SC Mixed 18.2 50% 17.5 GB/s	Latency 74.3 54% 74.3 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 48.3% Great: 55%

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Gaming 8%

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Desktop 60%

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Workstation 8%

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System: Dell Precision M4700

CPU
Core i7-3740QMIntel $220Bench 64%, 14,369 samples	189x
Core i7-3840QMIntel $549Bench 66%, 3,981 samples	111x
Core i7-3720QMIntel $100Bench 65%, 9,911 samples	46x

GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples	176x
Quadro K2000MNvidiaBench 6%, 4,288 samples	137x
Quadro K1000MNvidiaBench 3%, 4,204 samples	86x

SSD
PM830 mSATA 256GBSamsungBench 63%, 9,379 samples	30x
MX500 1TBCrucial $66Bench 106%, 202,785 samples	13x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	12x

RAM
X7C75G-HYC 4x4GBKingstonBench 60%, 524 samples	32x
M471B1G73BH0-CK0 2x8GBSamsungBench 51%, 1,654 samples	15x
X7C75G-HYC 2x4GBKingstonBench 58%, 334 samples	11x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $220

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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