Dell Precision M4500

Performance Results


Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 47% Yacht	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (20th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 80 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 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 47.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	2.34% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	39.1% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Dell Precision M4500 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0RRH3K
Memory	13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170512
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 17 '22 at 13:09
Run Duration	136 Seconds
Run User	LBN-User
Background CPU	26%

PC Performing below expectations (20^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 Q 840-$85 1,339 User benchmarks, average bench 56% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 1.85 GHz, turbo 2.05 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	47.6% Average	Memory 71.9 1-Core 53.9 2-Core 106 48% 77.3 Pts	4-Core 133 8-Core 164 19% 148 Pts	64-Core 167 10% 167 Pts
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 47.6% Great: 63%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia Quadro FX 880M 4,542 User benchmarks, average bench 2% Dell(1028 040C) 1GB Ram: 1GB, Driver: 342.01 Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	2.34% Terrible	Lighting 2.7 Reflection 2.4 Parallax 1.3 2% 2.13 fps	MRender 5 Gravity 2.2 Splatting 2.7 3% 3.3 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 2.34% Great: 3%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 346GB free (System drive) Firmware: 03200000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 209 84 67 67 67 68 MB/s Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	39.1% Below average	Read 210 Write 205 Mixed 184 SusWrite 93.7 39% 173 MB/s	4K Read 14.4 4K Write 24.9 4K Mixed 19.3 60% 19.5 MB/s	DQ Read 155 DQ Write 121 DQ Mixed 121 95% 133 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 39.1% Great: 102%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 99U5428-020.A00LF 2x8GB 76 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR3 1333 MHz Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	36.3% Below average	MC Read 14.9 MC Write 11.1 MC Mixed 13 37% 13 GB/s	SC Read 9.4 SC Write 7.2 SC Mixed 8 24% 8.2 GB/s	Latency 97 41% 97 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 36.3% Great: 51%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical Precision M4500 Builds (Compare 274 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 6%

Tree trunk

Desktop 52%

Yacht

Workstation 6%

Tree trunk

System: Dell Precision M4500

CPU
Core i7 Q 740Intel $190Bench 54%, 13,278 samples	55x
Core i7 M 620IntelBench 42%, 9,076 samples	36x
Core i7 Q 840Intel $85Bench 56%, 1,339 samples	35x

GPU
Quadro FX 880MNvidiaBench 2%, 4,542 samples	167x
Quadro FX 1800MNvidiaBench 3%, 1,209 samples	107x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	6x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	6x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	6x

RAM
HMT351S6BFR8C-H9 2x4GBHynixBench 40%, 8,137 samples	28x
M471B5273CH0-CH9 2x4GBSamsungBench 41%, 10,285 samples	24x
M471B5273DH0-CH9 2x4GBSamsungBench 43%, 15,815 samples	16x

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Value: 48% - Average

Total price: $284

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16