Dell Precision M4700

Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 65% Destroyer	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 70.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	4.13% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	67.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Dell Precision M4700 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 082H3V
Memory	4.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180221
Uptime	4.9 Days
Run Date	Jun 25 '19 at 22:55
Run Duration	113 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	32%

PC Performing above expectations (70^th 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 above expectations (82^nd percentile)	70.7% Very good	Memory 84 1-Core 84.1 2-Core 188 68% 119 Pts	4-Core 311 8-Core 474 49% 393 Pts	64-Core 463 29% 463 Pts
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 70.7% 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. 10.18.10.5069 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	4.13% Terrible	Lighting 4.57 Reflection 4.81 Parallax 3.16 4% 4.18 fps	MRender 5.95 Gravity 2.63 Splatting 8.48 5% 5.69 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 4.13% Great: 4%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM830 mSATA 256GB 9,379 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 103GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXM03D1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 362 381 376 358 330 302 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	67.7% Good	Read 415 Write 370 Mixed 258 SusWrite 352 78% 348 MB/s	4K Read 15.2 4K Write 37.3 4K Mixed 19.5 68% 24 MB/s	DQ Read 292 DQ Write 98.2 DQ Mixed 148 122% 179 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 67.7% Great: 80%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT351S6EFR8A-PB 2x4GB 13,765 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	50% Above average	MC Read 18.9 MC Write 16.9 MC Mixed 15.3 49% 17 GB/s	SC Read 15.8 SC Write 15.9 SC Mixed 15.8 45% 15.8 GB/s	Latency 73.5 54% 73.5 ns
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 50% Great: 58%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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