Dell Precision M6400

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 31%
Sail boat
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 33.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics5.68% 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.
Memory4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
CPU throttled at 63% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.
Run History
5 years ago, 5 years ago.
SystemDell Precision M6400  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 076V94
Memory2.1 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130605
Uptime12.7 Days
Run DateFeb 21 '19 at 10:09
Run Duration112 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%
CPU Throttled 63%

 PC Performing as expected (40th 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 1.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
33.4% Below average
Memory 56.5
1-Core 15.9
2-Core 31.8
26% 34.7 Pts
4-Core 62.1
8-Core 60.1
8% 61.1 Pts
64-Core 62.7
4% 62.7 Pts
Poor: 32%
This bench: 33.4%
Great: 52%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro FX 3700M
Dell(1028 019C) 1GB
Ram: 1GB, Driver: 342.1
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
5.68% Terrible
Lighting 7.97
Reflection 6.88
Parallax 3.34
6% 6.07 fps
MRender 3.71
Gravity 6.1
Splatting 5.04
4% 4.95 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 5.68%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 2.5" 160GB (2009)-$23
117GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 38 37 40 47 44 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
26.7% Poor
Read 54.2
Write 52.3
Mixed 32.7
SusWrite 38.9
33% 44.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.4
74% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 26.7%
Great: 36%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x2GB
2 of 4 slots used
4GB DIMM DDR3
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
13.4% Very poor
MC Read 5.2
MC Write 3.6
MC Mixed 3.9
12% 4.23 GB/s
SC Read 3.9
SC Write 3.3
SC Mixed 3.6
10% 3.6 GB/s
Latency 138
29% 138 ns
Poor: 10%
This bench: 13.4%
Great: 44%

 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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