Dell Precision M6600

Performance Results


Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 25% Raft	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 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.
Processor	With an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 23.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Graphics	4.05% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	54.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (66%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 34% 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.

System	Dell Precision M6600 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 04YY4M
Memory	5.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180914
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Sep 25 '20 at 03:29
Run Duration	433 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	66%
CPU Throttled	34%

PC Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-2820QM-$230 4,929 User benchmarks, average bench 59% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 0.6 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	23.2% Poor	Memory 39.8 1-Core 11.7 2-Core 21.9 18% 24.5 Pts	4-Core 37.6 8-Core 56.7 6% 47.2 Pts	64-Core 70.2 4% 70.2 Pts
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 23.2% Great: 70%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia Quadro 4000M 1,114 User benchmarks, average bench 8% Dell(1028 14A4) 2GB Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 21.21.13.6909 Relative performance (0^th percentile)	4.05% Terrible	Lighting 7.53 Reflection 9.19 Parallax 2.97 6% 6.56 fps
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 4.05% Great: 9%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung SM841 2.5" 7mm 256GB 2,869 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 196GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM01D0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 370 381 388 390 389 392 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	54.3% Above average	Read 313 Write 263 Mixed 201 SusWrite 385 65% 291 MB/s	4K Read 8.9 4K Write 15.7 4K Mixed 15.8 42% 13.5 MB/s	DQ Read 110 DQ Write 102 DQ Mixed 89.3 72% 101 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 54.3% Great: 107%
Toshiba MK5061GSY 500GB-$57 2,523 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 466GB free Firmware: MC001D SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 96 94 97 97 97 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	50.8% Above average	Read 80.8 Write 91.5 Mixed 23.3 SusWrite 96.1 53% 72.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 50.8% Great: 56%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471B5273DH0-CH9 2x4GB 15,815 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR3 1333 MHz Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	29.4% Poor	MC Read 12.1 MC Write 10.6 MC Mixed 12.1 33% 11.6 GB/s	SC Read 3.9 SC Write 3 SC Mixed 4.2 11% 3.7 GB/s	Latency 203 20% 203 ns
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 29.4% Great: 51%

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

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Desktop 56%

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Workstation 7%

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System: Dell Precision M6600

CPU
Core i7-2720QMIntel $85Bench 58%, 7,798 samples	109x
Core i7-2860QMIntel $469Bench 62%, 4,317 samples	102x
Core i7-2760QMIntel $130Bench 60%, 10,423 samples	84x

GPU
Quadro 3000MNvidiaBench 6%, 2,560 samples	237x
Quadro 4000MNvidiaBench 8%, 1,114 samples	91x
HD 3000 (Mobile V2 1.3 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 110,588 samples	88x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	12x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	11x
PM830 mSATA 256GBSamsungBench 63%, 9,379 samples	8x

RAM
M471B5273DH0-CH9 2x4GBSamsungBench 43%, 15,815 samples	15x
HMT351S6CFR8C-H9 4x4GBHynixBench 45%, 359 samples	15x
HMT451S6MFR8C-PB HMT351S6BFR8C-H9 HMT451S6MFR8C-PB HMT351S6BFR8C-H9 16GBHynixBench 45%, 20 samples	13x

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Value: 65% - Good

Total price: $113

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16