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Dell Precision M6500

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Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 47%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
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PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 48.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics1.91% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive36.8% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 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.
SystemDell Precision M6500  (all builds)
MotherboardDell
Memory9.3 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20130604
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateApr 02 '21 at 11:21
Run Duration232 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing as expected (41st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7 Q 820-$119
Microprocessor, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 1.75 GHz
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
48.8% Average
Memory 76.8
1-Core 55.4
2-Core 88.6
48% 73.6 Pts
4-Core 116
8-Core 161
18% 139 Pts
64-Core 161
10% 161 Pts
Poor: 30% ↑
This bench: 48.8%
 Great: 62%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro FX 2800M
Dell(1028 02EF) 1GB
Ram: 1GB, Driver: 342.01
Relative performance (0th percentile)
1.91% Terrible
Lighting 2.6
Reflection 4.2
Parallax 1.1
2% 2.63 fps
MRender 2.9
Gravity 1
Splatting 1.7
2% 1.87 fps
Poor: 3% ↑
This bench: 1.91%
 Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100
147GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M0CR060
SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 195 202 191 196 153 MB/s
Performing below potential (1st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
36.8% Below average
Read 218
Write 191
Mixed 198
SusWrite 189
45% 199 MB/s
4K Read 10.9
4K Write 13
4K Mixed 10.1
36% 11.3 MB/s
DQ Read 138
DQ Write 104
DQ Mixed 120
90% 121 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑
This bench: 36.8%
 Great: 95%
Toshiba MK2556GSYF 250GB
173GB free
Firmware: LJ001D
SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 97 99 96 99 97 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
58.3% Above average
Read 106
Write 84.2
Mixed 36
SusWrite 97.6
59% 80.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑
This bench: 58.3%
 Great: 58%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CT51264BF160B.C16F 859B0000802C CT51264BF160B.C16F 80CE000080CE M471B5773DH0-CH9 80CE000080CE M471B5773DH0-CH9 12GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096, 2048, 2048 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
35.6% Below average
MC Read 14.2
MC Write 10.4
MC Mixed 13
36% 12.5 GB/s
SC Read 9.6
SC Write 6.9
SC Mixed 8.3
24% 8.27 GB/s
Latency 86.7
46% 86.7 ns
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 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Typical Precision M6500 Builds (Compare 188 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 53%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Precision M6500

CPU
Core i7 Q 820Intel  $119Bench 52%, 2,269 samples39x
Core i7 Q 720Intel  $220Bench 51%, 13,149 samples31x
Core i7 Q 740Intel  $190Bench 54%, 13,278 samples28x
GPU
Quadro FX 2800MNvidiaBench 5%, 1,135 samples81x
FirePro M7740ATIBench 7%, 225 samples46x
Quadro FX 3800MNvidiaBench 7%, 388 samples28x
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples9x
MZ7TE256HMHP-000L7 256GBSamsungBench 70%, 4,594 samples7x
PM800 Series 2.5" 256GBSamsungBench 24%, 1,200 samples5x
RAM
EBJ21UE8BDS0-DJ-F 4x2GBUnknownBench 38%, 37 samples6x
M471B5273CH0-CH9 4x4GBSamsungBench 44%, 427 samples6x
M471B5773CHS-CH9 4x2GBSamsungBench 45%, 318 samples5x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 42% - Average Total price: $219
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HDDRAMUSB
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