Dell Precision M6400

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 47%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 48.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics6.06% 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 Drive24.5% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
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 M6400  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0K423P
Memory4.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130605
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateAug 05 '20 at 14:05
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User GRC-User
Background CPU9%

 PC Performing as expected (40th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core2 Extreme Q9300-$172
Microprocessor, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.55 GHz, turbo 2.5 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
48.3% Average
Memory 74.8
1-Core 36.3
2-Core 70.2
41% 60.4 Pts
4-Core 128
8-Core 134
17% 131 Pts
64-Core 134
8% 134 Pts
Poor: 32%
This bench: 48.3%
Great: 52%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro FX 3700M
Dell(1028 019C) 1GB
Ram: 1GB, Driver: 342.00
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
6.06% Terrible
Lighting 8.3
Reflection 7.65
Parallax 3.28
7% 6.41 fps
MRender 6.38
Gravity 6.27
Splatting 4.87
5% 5.84 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.06%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM800 Series 2.5" 256GB
186GB free (System drive)
Firmware: VBM25D1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 161 155 152 156 154 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
24.5% Poor
Read 178
Write 164
Mixed 120
SusWrite 153
35% 154 MB/s
4K Read 10.4
4K Write 6.6
4K Mixed 5.9
27% 7.63 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 24.5%
Great: 34%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
29GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 183 181 178 174 176 MB/s
Performing below potential (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
42.9% Average
Read 219
Write 210
Mixed 198
SusWrite 178
45% 201 MB/s
4K Read 15.6
4K Write 21.3
4K Mixed 16.5
56% 17.8 MB/s
DQ Read 175
DQ Write 89.3
DQ Mixed 125
95% 130 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 42.9%
Great: 134%
Seagate Expansion 500GB
75GB free
Firmware: 9300
SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 28 28 28 28 28 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
17.5% Very poor
Read 32.9
Write 24.4
Mixed 20.7
SusWrite 28
20% 26.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.5
83% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 17.5%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4x2GB
4 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3
Performing below potential (35th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
18.9% Very poor
MC Read 7.2
MC Write 5.2
MC Mixed 5.2
17% 5.87 GB/s
SC Read 5.1
SC Write 5
SC Mixed 4.8
14% 4.97 GB/s
Latency 90.8
44% 90.8 ns
Poor: 14%
This bench: 18.9%
Great: 45%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Precision M6400 Builds (Compare 61 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 43%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Precision M6400

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 28% - Poor Total price: $365
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