Dell Precision M6500

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 58%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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 a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 55.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics9.28% 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 Drive33% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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.
SystemDell Precision M6500  (all builds)
MotherboardDell
Memory13.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130604
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 21 '20 at 19:09
Run Duration162 Seconds
Run User LTU-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing below expectations (37th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7 Q 740-$190
Microprocessor, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 1.75 GHz, turbo 1.85 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
55.1% Above average
Memory 83.3
1-Core 67.2
2-Core 112
56% 87.4 Pts
4-Core 149
8-Core 206
22% 178 Pts
64-Core 209
13% 209 Pts
Poor: 38%
This bench: 55.1%
Great: 62%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5870
Dell(1028 12EF) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
9.28% Terrible
Lighting 12.3
Reflection 9.19
Parallax 10.6
10% 10.7 fps
MRender 8.52
Gravity 9.23
Splatting 10.7
8% 9.48 fps
Poor: 6%
This bench: 9.28%
Great: 9%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata SU650 240GB-$70
118GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R0522A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 202 116 27 43 16 MB/s
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
33% Below average
Read 216
Write 190
Mixed 191
SusWrite 73.7
38% 168 MB/s
4K Read 12.4
4K Write 22.1
4K Mixed 12
46% 15.5 MB/s
DQ Read 100
DQ Write 161
DQ Mixed 29.7
51% 97.1 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 33%
Great: 99%
Toshiba HDWJ110 1TB
559GB free
Firmware: AX1P1A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 95 96 96 96 96 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
54.3% Above average
Read 93.2
Write 86.5
Mixed 32.8
SusWrite 95.8
56% 77.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.6
119% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 54.3%
Great: 63%
General USB Flash Disk 16GB
4GB free, PID 1000
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.8 3.4 3.4 4.6 3.1 4.6 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
1.47% Terrible
Read 4.3
Write 2.3
Mixed 4.3
SusWrite 3.9
5% 3.7 MB/s
4K Read 0
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
0% 0 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 1.47%
Great: 15%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B5273CH0-CH9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (23rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
38.7% Below average
MC Read 14.8
MC Write 11.6
MC Mixed 13.1
38% 13.2 GB/s
SC Read 10.7
SC Write 9.6
SC Mixed 11
30% 10.4 GB/s
Latency 74.6
54% 74.6 ns
Poor: 34%
This bench: 38.7%
Great: 49%

 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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