Dell Precision M6500

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 51%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 51.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics5.25% 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 Drive30.1% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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
Memory9.3 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130604
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 25 '21 at 09:44
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing as expected (48th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7 X 940-$79
Microprocessor, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.15 GHz, turbo 2.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
51.2% Above average
Memory 73.3
1-Core 61.3
2-Core 112
51% 82.2 Pts
4-Core 165
8-Core 198
24% 181 Pts
64-Core 199
12% 199 Pts
Poor: 41%
This bench: 51.2%
Great: 70%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro FX 2800M
Dell(1028 02EF) 1GB
Ram: 1GB, Driver: 342.01
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
5.25% Terrible
Lighting 7
Reflection 10.5
Parallax 2.6
6% 6.7 fps
MRender 7.4
Gravity 5.7
Splatting 3.7
4% 5.6 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 5.25%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 320 Series 80GB-$60
41GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4PC10362
SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 81 83 80 83 85 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
30.1% Below average
Read 219
Write 91.2
Mixed 113
SusWrite 81.6
28% 126 MB/s
4K Read 10.9
4K Write 14.9
4K Mixed 11.4
39% 12.4 MB/s
DQ Read 134
DQ Write 59.3
DQ Mixed 57.9
53% 83.6 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 30.1%
Great: 45%
Hitachi HTS725050A7E630 500GB-$125
466GB free
Firmware: GH2OA3C0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 131 129 131 131 131 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
73.8% Very good
Read 128
Write 134
Mixed 29
SusWrite 130
76% 105 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.6
129% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 73.8%
Great: 72%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 99U5417-027.A00G 80AD000080AD HMT351S6CFR8C-H9 80CE000080CE M471B5673FH0-CH9 80AD000080AD HMT325S6CFR8C-H9 12GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096, 2048, 2048 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
34.6% Below average
MC Read 14.3
MC Write 10.8
MC Mixed 11.2
35% 12.1 GB/s
SC Read 8.7
SC Write 8.8
SC Mixed 8.8
25% 8.77 GB/s
Latency 93.9
43% 93.9 ns

 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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