Dell Precision M6500

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 51%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 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 52.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics5.14% 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 Drive37.2% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemDell Precision M6500  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0R1203
Memory4.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20110925
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 26 '20 at 19:50
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User BIH-User
Background CPU9%

 PC Performing below expectations (31st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7 X 940-$150
Microprocessor, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.15 GHz, turbo 2.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
52.1% Above average
Memory 78.2
1-Core 56.4
2-Core 100
50% 78.2 Pts
4-Core 145
8-Core 195
22% 170 Pts
64-Core 198
12% 198 Pts
Poor: 41%
This bench: 52.1%
Great: 70%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro FX 2800M
Dell(1028 02EF) 1GB
Ram: 1GB, Driver: 341.74
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
5.14% Terrible
Lighting 6.97
Reflection 7.77
Parallax 2.47
6% 5.73 fps
MRender 3.86
Gravity 5.5
Splatting 5.39
4% 4.92 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 5.14%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
AMD Radeon R3 240GB
127GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P0705AB
SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 88 48 48 49 48 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
37.2% Below average
Read 213
Write 207
Mixed 195
SusWrite 78.3
39% 173 MB/s
4K Read 11.9
4K Write 24.1
4K Mixed 17.8
54% 17.9 MB/s
DQ Read 153
DQ Write 156
DQ Mixed 149
114% 153 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 37.2%
Great: 90%
Hitachi HTS723232A7A364 320GB
120GB free
Firmware: EC2ZB70W
SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 74 77 77 77 77 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
41% Average
Read 66.5
Write 62.5
Mixed 42
SusWrite 76.4
45% 61.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.7
129% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 41%
Great: 58%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown KF073F-ELF 4x2GB
4 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz
Performing below expectations (20th percentile)
34.1% Below average
MC Read 12.6
MC Write 11.7
MC Mixed 12.2
35% 12.2 GB/s
SC Read 8.2
SC Write 4.8
SC Mixed 6.9
19% 6.63 GB/s
Latency 84
48% 84 ns
Poor: 34%
This bench: 34.1%
Great: 44%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Precision M6500 Builds (Compare 188 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 53%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Precision M6500

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