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Gaming
Gaming 7%
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Desktop
Desktop 50%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 6%
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PC StatusOverall 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.
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 48.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics7.21% 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 Drive37.8% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell Precision M6500  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0R1203
Memory14 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120316
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 23 '19 at 20:04
Run Duration133 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 14%

 PC Performing below expectations (25th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7 Q 720-$220
Microprocessor, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 1.6 GHz, turbo 1.8 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
48.4% Average
Memory 75.8
1-Core 48.9
2-Core 82.3
46% 69 Pts
4-Core 120
8-Core 148
17% 134 Pts
64-Core 148
9% 148 Pts
Poor: 30% ↑
This bench: 48.4%
 Great: 60%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI FirePro M7740
Dell(1028 12EF) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.970.100.9001
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
7.21% Terrible
Lighting 8.8
Reflection 8.88
Parallax 7.59
7% 8.43 fps
MRender 7.29
Gravity 6.87
Splatting 11.4
7% 8.51 fps
Poor: 5% ↑
This bench: 7.21%
 Great: 9%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZ7TE256HMHP-000L7 256GB
217GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT09L6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 156 175 175 176 176 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
37.8% Below average
Read 177
Write 160
Mixed 114
SusWrite 167
35% 155 MB/s
4K Read 16.2
4K Write 26.6
4K Mixed 17.7
61% 20.2 MB/s
DQ Read 23.9
DQ Write 41.3
DQ Mixed 23.1
20% 29.4 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑
This bench: 37.8%
 Great: 91%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 16GB
15GB free, PID 5575
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.9 4.4 4.3 4.4 4.4 4.4 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
6.15% Terrible
Read 27
Write 5.5
Mixed 6.2
SusWrite 4.3
11% 10.8 MB/s
4K Read 2.9
4K Write 0.2
4K Mixed 0.4
31% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑
This bench: 6.15%
 Great: 17%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown M471B5273CH0-CH9 80CE000080CE M471B5273CH0-CH9 80AD000080AD HMT351S6CFR8A-PB 04430000802C RMT3170ME68F9F1600 16GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
34.1% Below average
MC Read 13.5
MC Write 10.6
MC Mixed 12.2
35% 12.1 GB/s
SC Read 7.6
SC Write 6.7
SC Mixed 7.5
21% 7.27 GB/s
Latency 88.7
45% 88.7 ns
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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 53%
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Workstation
Workstation 6%
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System: Dell Precision M6500

CPU
Core i7 Q 820Intel  $119Bench 52%, 2,269 samples39x
Core i7 Q 720Intel  $220Bench 51%, 13,149 samples31x
Core i7 Q 740Intel  $190Bench 54%, 13,278 samples28x
GPU
Quadro FX 2800MNvidiaBench 5%, 1,135 samples81x
FirePro M7740ATIBench 7%, 225 samples46x
Quadro FX 3800MNvidiaBench 7%, 388 samples28x
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples9x
MZ7TE256HMHP-000L7 256GBSamsungBench 70%, 4,594 samples7x
PM800 Series 2.5" 256GBSamsungBench 24%, 1,200 samples5x
RAM
EBJ21UE8BDS0-DJ-F 4x2GBUnknownBench 38%, 37 samples6x
M471B5273CH0-CH9 4x4GBSamsungBench 44%, 427 samples6x
M471B5773CHS-CH9 4x2GBSamsungBench 45%, 318 samples5x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 42% - Average Total price: $219
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Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
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Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $48G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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