Dell Precision M4600

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 22%
Surfboard
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 21.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Graphics6.47% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.
Very high background CPU (69%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 30% 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 M4600  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 08V9YG
Memory5.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180914
Uptime3.1 Days
Run DateJul 20 '20 at 01:36
Run Duration153 Seconds
Run User BGR-User
Background CPU 69%
CPU Throttled 30%

 PC Performing as expected (46th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-2540M-$315
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 0.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
21.3% Poor
Memory 36.3
1-Core 13
2-Core 23
18% 24.1 Pts
4-Core 37.4
8-Core 38.7
5% 38.1 Pts
64-Core 37.5
2% 37.5 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 21.3%
Great: 62%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 6700M
Dell(1028 04A3) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
6.47% Terrible
Lighting 8.2
Reflection 8.12
Parallax 6.41
7% 7.57 fps
MRender 7.71
Gravity 5.73
Splatting 8.35
6% 7.27 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.47%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate ST9320423AS 320GB-$40
265GB free (System drive)
Firmware: D005SDM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 39 51 79 78 80 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
42.2% Average
Read 82
Write 84.7
Mixed 45.6
SusWrite 65
51% 69.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.7
113% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 9%
This bench: 42.2%
Great: 51%
USB3.0 FLASH DRIVE 16GB
14GB free, PID b128
Operating at USB 3.2 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 35 39 39 40 40 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
25.2% Poor
Read 114
Write 40.7
Mixed 21.9
SusWrite 37.8
59% 53.5 MB/s
4K Read 2.2
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0.1
12% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 7%
This bench: 25.2%
Great: 33%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B5273CH0-CH9 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 1333 MHz
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
17.9% Very poor
MC Read 6.8
MC Write 6.1
MC Mixed 7
19% 6.63 GB/s
SC Read 3.5
SC Write 3
SC Mixed 3.7
10% 3.4 GB/s
Latency 220
18% 220 ns
Poor: 21%
This bench: 17.9%
Great: 51%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Precision M4600 Builds (Compare 564 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 54%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Precision M4600

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 65% - Good Total price: $113
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