Dell Precision M6400

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 48%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 49.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics5.93% 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 Drive32.5% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemDell Precision M6400  (all builds)
MotherboardDell
Memory11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130605
Uptime1.7 Days
Run DateJun 06 '19 at 23:32
Run Duration159 Seconds
Run User TWN-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing as expected (52nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core2 Extreme
Microprocessor, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
49.8% Average
Memory 77.2
1-Core 37.7
2-Core 69.2
42% 61.4 Pts
4-Core 133
8-Core 127
18% 130 Pts
64-Core 128
8% 128 Pts
Poor: 40%
This bench: 49.8%
Great: 51%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro FX 3700M
Dell(1028 019C) 1GB
Ram: 1GB, Driver: 341.92
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
5.93% Terrible
Lighting 8.03
Reflection 7.19
Parallax 2.69
6% 5.97 fps
MRender 6.52
Gravity 6.33
Splatting 4.87
5% 5.91 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 5.93%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125
132GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 172 176 174 170 177 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
32.5% Below average
Read 142
Write 108
Mixed 87.8
SusWrite 170
29% 127 MB/s
4K Read 14.1
4K Write 22.3
4K Mixed 12
49% 16.1 MB/s
DQ Read 26.1
DQ Write 52.5
DQ Mixed 21.6
22% 33.4 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 32.5%
Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125
125GB free
Firmware: EXM02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 121 124 113 115 114 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
29.5% Poor
Read 116
Write 126
Mixed 111
SusWrite 114
26% 117 MB/s
4K Read 11.6
4K Write 18.4
4K Mixed 18.5
51% 16.2 MB/s
DQ Read 21.2
DQ Write 45.1
DQ Mixed 34.8
26% 33.7 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 29.5%
Great: 124%
Crucial M4 512GB-$74
214GB free
Firmware: 0309
SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 152 149 174 172 177 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
29.5% Poor
Read 198
Write 190
Mixed 175
SusWrite 161
41% 181 MB/s
4K Read 9.3
4K Write 21.8
4K Mixed 6.8
34% 12.6 MB/s
DQ Read 18.6
DQ Write 50.8
DQ Mixed 19.6
19% 29.7 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 29.5%
Great: 81%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
19.8% Very poor
MC Read 7.4
MC Write 5.1
MC Mixed 5.6
17% 6.03 GB/s
SC Read 5.9
SC Write 5
SC Mixed 6.4
16% 5.77 GB/s
Latency 85.9
46% 85.9 ns
Poor: 23%
This bench: 19.8%
Great: 61%

 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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