Dell Precision M6400

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 39%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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 a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 42.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics3.2% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
8 years ago, 8 years ago.
SystemDell Precision M6400  (all builds)
MotherboardDell
Memory4.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20110925
Uptime4.2 Days
Run DateJan 05 '16 at 23:19
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User CZE-User
Background CPU 24%

 PC Performing below expectations (39th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core2 Duo T9600-$170
Microprocessor, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
42.2% Average
Memory 73.7
1-Core 37.7
2-Core 62.2
40% 57.9 Pts
4-Core 66.9
8-Core 62.7
9% 64.8 Pts
64-Core 70.5
4% 70.5 Pts
Poor: 23%
This bench: 42.2%
Great: 44%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro FX 2700M
Dell(1028 019B) 512MB
Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 8.16.11.8992
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
3.2% Terrible
Lighting 3.57
Reflection 6.23
Parallax 1.19
3% 3.66 fps
MRender 6.76
Gravity 2.47
Splatting 4.74
4% 4.66 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 3.2%
Great: 3%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD WD2500BJKT-75F4T0 250GB
45GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 11.0 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
26.1% Poor
Read 44.7
Write 46.1
Mixed 33.8
31% 41.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.14
4K Write 1.39
4K Mixed 0.33
69% 0.62 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 26.1%
Great: 45%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3
Performing below potential (11th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
18.7% Very poor
MC Read 6.7
MC Write 5.1
MC Mixed 5.4
16% 5.73 GB/s
SC Read 5.3
SC Write 5.2
SC Mixed 5.3
15% 5.27 GB/s
Latency 93.1
43% 93.1 ns
Poor: 17%
This bench: 18.7%
Great: 65%

 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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