Dell Precision M6500

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 51%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 46.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics8.62% 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 Drive43.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 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 M6500  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 01RV5R
Memory5.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20110925
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateNov 28 '18 at 16:15
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User TUR-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing as expected (50th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5 M 520-$70
Microprocessor, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
46.5% Average
Memory 65.2
1-Core 70.3
2-Core 117
51% 84.2 Pts
4-Core 162
8-Core 166
22% 164 Pts
64-Core 164
10% 164 Pts
Poor: 26%
This bench: 46.5%
Great: 47%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI FirePro M7740
Dell(1028 12EF) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.911.3.4000
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
8.62% Terrible
Lighting 11.4
Reflection 10.2
Parallax 7.69
9% 9.75 fps
MRender 7.29
Gravity 7
Splatting 11.4
7% 8.57 fps
Poor: 5%
This bench: 8.62%
Great: 9%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Liteonit LCT-256 256GB
113GB free (System drive)
Firmware: VRDC
SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 192 146 193 194 192 MB/s
Performing below potential (1st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
43.4% Average
Read 208
Write 195
Mixed 168
SusWrite 182
42% 188 MB/s
4K Read 16.1
4K Write 21.6
4K Mixed 15.9
56% 17.9 MB/s
DQ Read 160
DQ Write 138
DQ Mixed 118
97% 139 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 43.4%
Great: 89%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 500GB-$49
269GB free
Firmware: DEM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 82 83 83 84 80 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
42.5% Average
Read 65.5
Write 54.2
Mixed 49.8
SusWrite 82.5
46% 63 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 0.6
105% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 42.5%
Great: 58%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B5273EB0-CK0 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
24.5% Poor
MC Read 7.8
MC Write 7
MC Mixed 10.3
24% 8.37 GB/s
SC Read 6.8
SC Write 5.5
SC Mixed 6.9
18% 6.4 GB/s
Latency 113
35% 113 ns
Poor: 27%
This bench: 24.5%
Great: 57%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Precision M6500 Builds (Compare 188 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 53%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Precision M6500

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 42% - Average Total price: $219
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