Dell Precision M6400

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 48%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics9.52% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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 M6400  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0D138P
Memory7.8 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130605
Uptime0.8 Days
Run DateDec 26 '17 at 18:36
Run Duration257 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing as expected (43rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core2 Extreme Q9300-$172
Microprocessor, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.55 GHz, turbo 2.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
51% Above average
Memory 77.9
1-Core 39.6
2-Core 73.7
43% 63.7 Pts
4-Core 143
8-Core 144
19% 143 Pts
64-Core 143
9% 143 Pts
Poor: 32%
This bench: 51%
Great: 52%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5870
Dell(1028 12EF) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
9.52% Terrible
Lighting 12.7
Reflection 9.15
Parallax 10.7
10% 10.8 fps
MRender 8.57
Gravity 9.33
Splatting 10.7
8% 9.52 fps
Poor: 6%
This bench: 9.52%
Great: 9%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD WD10JPLX-00MBPT0 1TB
564GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01H01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
46.2% Average
Read 101
Write 59.6
Mixed 86.5
62% 82.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.68
4K Write 0.46
4K Mixed 0.17
56% 0.44 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 46.2%
Great: 75%
Generic 00000 SD Card 129GB
37GB free
Firmware: 1.0
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
6.14% Terrible
Read 15
Write 5.2
Mixed 7.03
7% 9.06 MB/s
4K Read 3.49
4K Write 0.44
4K Mixed 0.27
183% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 6%
This bench: 6.14%
Great: 25%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 12GB
null MHz
4096, 2048, 4096, 2048 MB
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
19.7% Very poor
MC Read 7.4
MC Write 5.2
MC Mixed 5.3
17% 5.97 GB/s
SC Read 6.2
SC Write 5.5
SC Mixed 5.5
16% 5.73 GB/s
Latency 84.6
47% 84.6 ns
Poor: 20%
This bench: 19.7%
Great: 50%

 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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