Dell Precision M6400

Performance Results


Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 47% Yacht	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (25th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 75 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With 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 50.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	4.2% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	38.3% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 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.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Dell Precision M6400 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0D138P
Memory	9.8 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20130605
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 03 '19 at 14:12
Run Duration	115 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core2 Extreme Q9300-$172 660 User benchmarks, average bench 46% Microprocessor, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.55 GHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	50.4% Above average	Memory 77.6 1-Core 36.6 2-Core 71.6 42% 61.9 Pts	4-Core 138 8-Core 139 18% 138 Pts	64-Core 136 8% 136 Pts
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 50.4% Great: 52%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
ATI FirePro M7740 225 User benchmarks, average bench 7% Dell(1028 12EF) 1GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.911.3.4000 Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	4.2% Terrible	Lighting 5.6 Reflection 4.81 Parallax 3.53 5% 4.65 fps	MRender 3.57 Gravity 3.27 Splatting 5.48 4% 4.11 fps
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 4.2% Great: 9%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 520 Series 480GB-$249 1,770 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 73GB free (System drive) Firmware: 400i SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 155 133 102 124 92 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	38.3% Below average	Read 229 Write 203 Mixed 208 SusWrite 130 43% 192 MB/s	4K Read 16.5 4K Write 15.1 4K Mixed 16.3 54% 16 MB/s	DQ Read 107 DQ Write 94.7 DQ Mixed 14.1 34% 71.9 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 38.3% Great: 71%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 12GB 85,415 User benchmarks, average bench 35% null MHz 4096, 2048, 4096, 2048 MB Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	19.4% Very poor	MC Read 7.2 MC Write 5.3 MC Mixed 5.6 17% 6.03 GB/s	SC Read 5.1 SC Write 4.3 SC Mixed 5.1 14% 4.83 GB/s	Latency 85.1 47% 85.1 ns
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 19.4% Great: 50%

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

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Typical Precision M6400 Builds (Compare 61 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 5%

Tree trunk

Desktop 43%

Speed boat

Workstation 4%

Tree trunk

System: Dell Precision M6400

CPU
Core2 Extreme Q9300Intel $172Bench 46%, 660 samples	14x
Core2 Duo T9600Intel $170Bench 39%, 2,726 samples	11x
Core2 Duo T9550Intel $199Bench 39%, 1,427 samples	8x

GPU
Quadro FX 2700MNvidiaBench 3%, 788 samples	30x
Quadro FX 3700MNvidiaBench 6%, 383 samples	20x
FirePro M7740ATIBench 7%, 225 samples	6x

SSD
Fury 240GBHyperX $193Bench 71%, 27,826 samples	2x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	2x
RBX Series 1 128GBSamsungBench 15%, 26 samples	2x

RAM
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples	14x
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	12x
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples	12x

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Value: 28% - Poor

Total price: $365

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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