Dell Precision M4600

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 26%
Raft
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (16th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 84 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 25.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Graphics3.2% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive39.2% 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 VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell Precision M4600  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 08V9YG
Memory12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20111018
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 29 '23 at 17:33
Run Duration221 Seconds
Run User TTO-User
Background CPU 13%

 PC Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-2760QM-$130
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 0.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
25.8% Poor
Memory 43.5
1-Core 14.8
2-Core 24.3
21% 27.5 Pts
4-Core 46.5
8-Core 62.2
7% 54.3 Pts
64-Core 64.7
4% 64.7 Pts
Poor: 27%
This bench: 25.8%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro 1000M
Dell(1028 14A3) 2GB
Driver: Ver. 10.18.13.5362
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
3.2% Terrible
Lighting 3.7
Reflection 5.5
Parallax 1.2
3% 3.47 fps
MRender 5.8
Gravity 4.5
Splatting 3.3
4% 4.53 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.2%
Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata Premier SP550 480GB-$129
165GB free (System drive)
Firmware: O0730A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 311 240 95 80 93 93 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (0th percentile)
39.2% Below average
Read 372
Write 328
Mixed 87
SusWrite 152
52% 235 MB/s
4K Read 10.9
4K Write 13.3
4K Mixed 11.4
38% 11.9 MB/s
DQ Read 87.6
DQ Write 53.2
DQ Mixed 59.7
47% 66.8 MB/s
Poor: 61%
This bench: 39.2%
Great: 95%
SK hynix SH920 mSATA 128GB
119GB free
Firmware: 1010BL00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 193 194 182 194 199 MB/s
Performing below potential (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
35.1% Below average
Read 209
Write 201
Mixed 188
SusWrite 193
44% 198 MB/s
4K Read 9.8
4K Write 13.2
4K Mixed 11.1
36% 11.4 MB/s
DQ Read 93.2
DQ Write 74.6
DQ Mixed 45.9
45% 71.2 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 35.1%
Great: 83%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB
915GB free
Firmware: 2AR20004
SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 61 61 58 62 61 MB/s
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
34.6% Below average
Read 60.1
Write 65.5
Mixed 53
SusWrite 60.1
44% 59.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.9
152% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 34.6%
Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT351S6EFR8A-PB HMT351S6CFR8C-PB HMT351S6CFR8C-PB HMT351S6CFR8C-PB 16GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
28.3% Poor
MC Read 11.4
MC Write 10.3
MC Mixed 11.4
32% 11 GB/s
SC Read 4
SC Write 3.3
SC Mixed 4.2
11% 3.83 GB/s
Latency 187
21% 187 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 28.3%
Great: 55%

 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

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