Dell Precision M4600

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 23%
Surfboard
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (23rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 77 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 extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 25%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Graphics3.32% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.
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.
Run History
SystemDell Precision M4600  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 08V9YG
Memory12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20131226
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 02 '21 at 12:37
Run Duration159 Seconds
Run User POL-User
Background CPU5%
CPU Throttled 34%

 PC Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-2820QM-$230
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 0.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
25% Poor
Memory 40.3
1-Core 14.8
2-Core 29.5
20% 28.2 Pts
4-Core 55.7
8-Core 72.4
8% 64.1 Pts
64-Core 74.2
5% 74.2 Pts
Poor: 30%
This bench: 25%
Great: 70%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro 1000M
Dell(1028 14A3) 2GB
CLim: 700 MHz, MLim: 450 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 353.62
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
3.32% Terrible
Lighting 3.9
Reflection 6.2
Parallax 1.5
3% 3.87 fps
MRender 5.9
Gravity 4.5
Splatting 3.3
4% 4.57 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.32%
Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata SP900 256GB-$300
7GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5.0.7a
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 319
Write 246
Mixed 271
62% 279 MB/s
4K Read 16.4
4K Write 22.7
4K Mixed 18.2
60% 19.1 MB/s
DQ Read 98.6
DQ Write 89.1
DQ Mixed 93.6
70% 93.8 MB/s
Poor: 53% Great: 89%
WD Blue 2.5" 500GB (2013)
14GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 56 56 56 55 54 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
35.6% Below average
Read 68.5
Write 70
Mixed 46
SusWrite 55.2
44% 59.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.7
136% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 35.6%
Great: 63%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KN2M64-ETB 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 1600 MHz
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
30.4% Below average
MC Read 12.5
MC Write 11.1
MC Mixed 12.4
34% 12 GB/s
SC Read 4.3
SC Write 3.2
SC Mixed 4.3
11% 3.93 GB/s
Latency 201
20% 201 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 30.4%
Great: 59%

 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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