Dell Precision M6700

Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 52% Yacht	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 50.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	3.65% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	87.4% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	Dell Precision M6700 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0JWMFY
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170509
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 22 '18 at 16:29
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing as expected (55^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-3320M-$199 30,496 User benchmarks, average bench 48% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 2.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	50.9% Above average	Memory 74.1 1-Core 61.5 2-Core 119 52% 84.9 Pts	4-Core 164 8-Core 157 22% 161 Pts	64-Core 167 10% 167 Pts
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 50.9% Great: 57%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Dell(1028 053F) 2GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4425 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	3.65% Terrible	Lighting 4.23 Reflection 13 Parallax 2.91 4% 6.73 fps	MRender 3.48 Gravity 2.4 Splatting 7.74 4% 4.54 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.65% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZ7LN1T0HAJQ-00000 1TB 149 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 705GB free (System drive) Firmware: MVT0200Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 5 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 99 99 2 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B4) Unknown 100 100 2494 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 62 62 38 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 100 100 16777215 (F1) Unknown 99 99 164 (F2) Unknown 99 99 7 (F9) Unknown 99 99 275 (FA) Read error retry rate 99 99 345498572 (FB) Unknown 99 99 577734336	87.4% Excellent	Read 498 Write 490 Mixed 501 111% 497 MB/s	4K Read 23.9 4K Write 51.3 4K Mixed 32.6 105% 35.9 MB/s	DQ Read 111 DQ Write 94.6 DQ Mixed 51.2 52% 85.5 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 87.4% Great: 135%
Seagate ST9750420AS 2TB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 1.5TB free Firmware: SDM1 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 77 64 47094078 (03) Spinup time 99 99 0 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2548 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 71 60 13403475 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 30039001270144 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 672 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 68 52 538837024 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 1 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 5 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 95 95 10674 (C2) HDA temperature 32 48 47244640288 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -137185550401266 (F1) Unknown 100 253 5391474497 (F2) Unknown 100 253 3934129959 (FE) Unknown 100 100 0	62.7% Good	Read 118 Write 100 Mixed 70.3 72% 96.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.21 4K Mixed 0.13 66% 0.68 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 62.7% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Nanya NT8GC64B8HB0NS-DI 2x8GB 612 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	47.5% Average	MC Read 17.1 MC Write 17.7 MC Mixed 16 48% 16.9 GB/s	SC Read 12.6 SC Write 12.6 SC Mixed 13.4 37% 12.9 GB/s	Latency 92.3 43% 92.3 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 47.5% Great: 57%

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Gaming 8%

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Desktop 60%

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Workstation 8%

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System: Dell Precision M6700

CPU
Core i7-3740QMIntel $220Bench 64%, 14,369 samples	125x
Core i7-3840QMIntel $549Bench 66%, 3,981 samples	89x
Core i7-3940XMIntel $344Bench 70%, 2,187 samples	65x

GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples	127x
Quadro K4000MNvidiaBench 12%, 631 samples	80x
Quadro K3000MNvidiaBench 8%, 2,310 samples	72x

SSD
PM830 mSATA 256GBSamsungBench 63%, 9,379 samples	18x
LCS-256M6S 2.5 7mm 256GBLiteonitBench 83%, 11,477 samples	11x
850 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 110%, 154,399 samples	10x

RAM
X7C75G-HYC 4x4GBKingstonBench 60%, 524 samples	17x
NT8GC64B8HB0NS-DI 2x8GBNanyaBench 52%, 612 samples	15x
NT4GC64B8HG0NS-DI 4x4GBNanyaBench 52%, 422 samples	10x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16