Dell Precision M6600

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 59%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 58%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics11.5% 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 Drive59.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
CPU throttled at 74% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.
Run History
SystemDell Precision M6600  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 04YY4M
Memory13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180914
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 12 '20 at 11:35
Run Duration116 Seconds
Run User SYC-User
Background CPU4%
CPU Throttled 74%

 PC Performing as expected (51st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-2960XM
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 2 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
58% Above average
Memory 80
1-Core 53
2-Core 106
51% 79.6 Pts
4-Core 212
8-Core 208
28% 210 Pts
64-Core 206
13% 206 Pts
Poor: 36%
This bench: 58%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 6970M
Dell(1028 04A4) 2GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
11.5% Very poor
Lighting 15.1
Reflection 11.9
Parallax 12.6
12% 13.2 fps
MRender 9.76
Gravity 10
Splatting 15.1
10% 11.6 fps
Poor: 7%
This bench: 11.5%
Great: 13%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel SSD Pro 1500 Series 240GB-$180
174GB free (System drive)
Firmware: LSTi
SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 168 192 212 194 210 MB/s
Performing below potential (18th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
59.5% Above average
Read 277
Write 237
Mixed 260
SusWrite 192
54% 242 MB/s
4K Read 19.8
4K Write 39
4K Mixed 24.9
83% 27.9 MB/s
DQ Read 286
DQ Write 208
DQ Mixed 157
142% 217 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 59.5%
Great: 89%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B5273CH0-CH9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 1333 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
48.7% Average
MC Read 17.5
MC Write 18.9
MC Mixed 16.4
50% 17.6 GB/s
SC Read 12.1
SC Write 10.1
SC Mixed 11.4
32% 11.2 GB/s
Latency 80.6
50% 80.6 ns
Poor: 34%
This bench: 48.7%
Great: 49%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Precision M6600 Builds (Compare 538 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 56%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Precision M6600

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