Dell Precision M4600

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 22%
Surfboard
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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 23.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Graphics3.22% 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 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. CPU throttled at 36% 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.
SystemDell Precision M4600  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 08V9YG
Memory5.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20131226
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateJun 03 '17 at 10:01
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 26%
CPU Throttled 36%

 PC Performing below expectations (36th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-2720QM-$85
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 0.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
23.9% Poor
Memory 39.5
1-Core 14.4
2-Core 27.2
20% 27 Pts
4-Core 46.4
8-Core 77.6
8% 62 Pts
64-Core 75.3
5% 75.3 Pts
Poor: 29%
This bench: 23.9%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro 1000M
Dell(1028 14A3) 2GB
Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.5362
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
3.22% Terrible
Lighting 3.7
Reflection 4.31
Parallax 1.84
3% 3.28 fps
MRender 6.19
Gravity 4.57
Splatting 3.13
4% 4.63 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.22%
Great: 3%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2013)-$40
830GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
55.8% Above average
Read 102
Write 92.5
Mixed 97.9
74% 97.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.28
4K Write 1.73
4K Mixed 0.18
64% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 21%
This bench: 55.8%
Great: 63%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B5773DH0-CH9 4x2GB
4 of 4 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 1333 MHz
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
30% Below average
MC Read 12.2
MC Write 11.4
MC Mixed 12.1
34% 11.9 GB/s
SC Read 3.9
SC Write 3.3
SC Mixed 4.1
11% 3.77 GB/s
Latency 205
20% 205 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 30%
Great: 49%

 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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