Dell Precision M6400

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 48%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 45.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics5.76% 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 Drive44.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 0D138P
Memory5.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130605
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 28 '22 at 03:40
Run Duration134 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing as expected (60th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core2 Duo T9550-$199
Microprocessor, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2.65 GHz, turbo 2.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
45.6% Average
Memory 77.5
1-Core 43
2-Core 79.4
45% 66.6 Pts
4-Core 82.7
8-Core 81.8
11% 82.2 Pts
64-Core 84.1
5% 84.1 Pts
Poor: 21%
This bench: 45.6%
Great: 43%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro FX 3700M
Dell(1028 019C) 1GB
Ram: 1GB, Driver: 342.01
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
5.76% Terrible
Lighting 8.1
Reflection 9.1
Parallax 2.6
7% 6.6 fps
MRender 6.8
Gravity 5.7
Splatting 3.4
4% 5.3 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 5.76%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28
199GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S3E00100
SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 209 185 171 175 214 MB/s
Performing below potential (17th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
44.2% Average
Read 232
Write 225
Mixed 226
SusWrite 186
49% 217 MB/s
4K Read 17.5
4K Write 36.4
4K Mixed 12.2
61% 22 MB/s
DQ Read 130
DQ Write 110
DQ Mixed 88.3
75% 110 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 44.2%
Great: 100%
WD WD2500BJKT-75F4T0 250GB
232GB free
Firmware: 11.01A11
SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 63 60 60 63 65 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
34.4% Below average
Read 57.6
Write 65.5
Mixed 50.7
SusWrite 62
44% 59 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 1
171% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 34.4%
Great: 45%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4x2GB
4 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
20.1% Poor
MC Read 7.7
MC Write 5.2
MC Mixed 5.4
17% 6.1 GB/s
SC Read 6.3
SC Write 5.3
SC Mixed 6
17% 5.87 GB/s
Latency 85.2
47% 85.2 ns
Poor: 14%
This bench: 20.1%
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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