Dell Precision M6700 Owners Thread

My 3820QM won't hit 4.0 GHz... I wonder if the 3X40's behave differently than the 3X20's here.

 

I was surprised to say the least. Maybe it's a glitch with HWinfo? Here's the screen grab.

If you can make out the max column in the jpg, all four cores are over 4ghz.

Edit: I've tried to catch a screen grab as HWinfo actually shows all four cores go red, and hit 4.0ghz in real time, but can't seem to get it. All I've got as proof is the pic showing the 'max' column registering 4.0+ghz on all 4 cores.

 

Has anyone contacted any Dell reps on this forum or at Dell about this issue? Have they said anything, even at least if it's a known bug?

 

Peculiar? But not really seeing the down side here?

 

Try monitoring with Intel XTU or Throttlestop, I don't know if it is still the case, but HWiNFO had problems reporting CPU clocks on the first gen of core i CPUs, so the problem might still be there.

 

Hi Guys

After having numerous problems with my M6700 Precision workstation I have been given the opportunity to do the following. Fix my M6700 or get a new M6800 (Specs Shown Below OPTION A or OPTION B

What I was wondering is do you think the Options for the M6800 are as good as the M6700 I have now and if so which option would you go with OPTION A or B?

Any help would be much appreciated

Thanks,
Jason


Here is what I have in my M6700

Mobile Precision M6700 Dell Mobile Precision M6700
Operating System Windows 7 Ultimate, No Media, 64-bit, English
Processor Intel® Core™ i7-3940XM Extreme Edition processor (3.0GHz, 8M cache, Upgradable to Intel® vPro&#8482
Memory 32.0GB, DDR3-1600MHz SDRAM, 4 DIMMS
Internal Keyboard Internal English Backlit Dual Pointing Keyboard for Windows® 8
Graphics Card NVIDIA® Quadro® K5000M with 4GB GDDR5
Primary Storage 512GB 2.5" (SATA3) Mobility Solid State Drive
PalmRest FIPS Fingerprint Reader and Smart Card Reader (Contact and Contactless) Palmrest
LCDs 17.3" UltraSharp™ FHD (1920x1080) Wide View Anti-Glare, Premium Panel Guarantee, IPS 100%RGB USH
AC Adapter 240W 3P, A/C Adapter
Media Bay Devices Blu-ray Disc™ with Cyberlink PDVD™
Camera / Microphone Integrated HD video webcam and noise reducing array microphones
Wireless LAN (802.11) Intel® Centrino® Ultimate-N 6300 802.11n 3x3 Half Mini-card
Systems Management Intel vPro™ Technology’s Advanced Management Features
Productivity Software Microsoft® Office Trial, MUI
Secondary Storage 1TB 2.5" 5400rpm Hard Drive, 2nd
RAID Configuration No RAID Configuration
Primary Battery 9-cell (97Wh) Primary Lithium Ion Battery, (3.0Ah) ExpressCharge Capable
Hardware Support Services 4 Year ProSupport with 4 Year NBD Limited Onsite Service After Remote Diagnosis
Installation Standard No Onsite System Setup
Security Software Trend Micro Worry-Free Business Security Services, 30-days
Energy Star/EPEAT Energy Star 5.2/EPEAT
System Recovery Resource DVD - Contains Drivers
System Recovery Recovery Media for Windows® 7 Ultimate,64bit,Multiple Language
System Recovery Dell Back-up and Recovery Manager for Windows 7, Multiple Language


Here are my options

OPTION A

Mobile Precision M6800 Dell Precision M6800 CTO Base
Operating System Windows 7 Ultimate, 64-bit, English
Memory 32GB (4x8GB) 1600MHz DDR3L
Keyboard Internal English Backlit Dual Pointing Keyboard
Video Card Nvidia® Quadro® K5100M w/8GB GDDR5
Driver Dell Wireless 7260 Driver
Hard Drive 512GB 2.5inch Serial ATA Solid State Drive
Mouse No Mouse
Optical Drive 2X Blu-Ray Writer Tray Load
Wireless Intel® Dual Band Wireless-AC 7260 802.11ac/a/b/g/n 2x2 Half Mini Card + Bluetooth 4.0
Power Cord US Power Cord
Documentation/Disks English Shipping Docs
Camera Software Software for Integrated Camera
Hardware Support Services 4 Year ProSupport with 4 Year NBD Limited Onsite Service After Remote Diagnosis
Systems Management Intel vPro™ Technology’s Advanced Management Features
RDVD Resource DVD
Third Hard Drive No Additional Hard Drive
PalmRest FIPS Fingerprint Reader and Smart Card Reader (Contact and Contactless) Palmrest
System Set Up Document Tech Sheet, English
RFID Label No RFID Label
Canada Ship Options Shipping Charge
Primary Battery 9-cell (97Wh) Lithium Ion battery with ExpressCharge™
Additional Battery No Additional Battery
Mobile Broadband No Mobile Broadband
Chassis Options Smartcard Reader Base
E-Star Energy Star
Processor Intel Core i7-4930MX (Quad Core Extreme 3.00GHz, 3.9GHz Turbo, 8MB 57W, w/HD Graphics 4600)
Encryption Software No DDPE Encryption Software
Optical Bay Hard Drive No Optical Bay Hard Drive
Back Cover no WiGig HD+/FHD back cover
Camera Integrated Camera, Microphone bezel
DVI to VGA Adapter No Accessories
Optical Software Cyberlink Media Suite Essentials for Windows 7 and Blu-Ray drive (with Media)
Secondary Hard Drive 2.5" 1TB High-Performance Solid State Hybrid Drive w/Extended Cache
Digitally Delivered Software Cyber link PowerDVD 13 UltrA
Label Regulatory Label for Non-Touch Screen
Processor Branding Intel Core Label i7 Extreme
LCD 17.3" UltraSharp™ FHD(1920x1080) Wide View Anti-Glare LED-backlit with Premium Panel Guarantee - Can't get the IPS Screen
Office Productivity Software Microsoft® Office Trial, MUI
Non-Microsoft Application Software Dell Applications for Windows 7
Raid Connectivity No RAID
Protect your new PC No Security Software
Power Supply 240W AC Adapter
SHIPPING SHIP,NBK,M6800,DAO,Mix-model
Operating System Recovery Options MUI Windows 7 Ultimate (64Bit OS)
Dell Backup & Recovery Dell Backup and Recovery Basic
Transportation from ODM to region Standard shipment

OPTION B

Mobile Precision M6800 Dell Precision M6800 CTO Base
Operating System Windows 7 Ultimate, 64-bit, English
Memory 32GB (4x8GB) 1600MHz DDR3L
Keyboard Internal English Backlit Dual Pointing Keyboard
Video Card Nvidia® Quadro® K5100M w/8GB GDDR5
Driver Dell 1601 2x2 802.11n+BT+60GHz (WiGig)
Hard Drive 512GB 2.5inch Serial ATA Solid State Drive
Mouse No Mouse
Optical Drive 2X Blu-Ray Writer Tray Load
Wireless Dell Wireless 1601 2x2 802.11n+BT+60GHz (WiGig)
Power Cord US Power Cord
Documentation/Disks English Shipping Docs
Camera Software Software for Integrated Camera
Hardware Support Services 4 Year ProSupport with 4 Year NBD Limited Onsite Service After Remote Diagnosis
Systems Management No Out-of-Band Systems Management
RDVD Resource DVD
Third Hard Drive No Additional Hard Drive
PalmRest FIPS Fingerprint Reader and Smart Card Reader (Contact and Contactless) Palmrest
System Set Up Document Tech Sheet, English
RFID Label No RFID Label
Canada Ship Options Shipping Charge
Primary Battery 9-cell (97Wh) Lithium Ion battery with ExpressCharge™
Additional Battery No Additional Battery
Mobile Broadband No Mobile Broadband
Chassis Options Smartcard Reader Base
E-Star Energy Star
Processor Intel Core i7-4930MX (Quad Core Extreme 3.00GHz, 3.9GHz Turbo, 8MB 57W, w/HD Graphics 4600)
Encryption Software No DDPE Encryption Software
Optical Bay Hard Drive No Optical Bay Hard Drive
Back Cover No Back Cover for Touch
Camera Integrated Camera, Microphone bezel for Touch
DVI to VGA Adapter No Accessories
Optical Software Cyberlink Media Suite Essentials for Windows 7 and Blu-Ray drive (with Media)
Secondary Hard Drive 2.5" 1TB High-Performance Solid State Hybrid Drive w/Extended Cache
Digitally Delivered Software Cyber link PowerDVD 13 UltrA
Label Regulatory Label for Touch Screen
Processor Branding Intel Core Label i7 Extreme
LCD 17.3" UltraSharp™ FHD(1920x1080) Wide View Anti-Glare LED-backlit Multi-Touch with Premium Panel Gua
Office Productivity Software Microsoft® Office Trial, MUI
Non-Microsoft Application Software Dell Applications for Windows 7
Raid Connectivity No RAID
Protect your new PC No Security Software
Power Supply 240W AC Adapter
SHIPPING SHIP,NBK,M6800,DAO,Mix-model
Operating System Recovery Options MUI Windows 7 Ultimate (64Bit OS)
Dell Backup & Recovery Dell Backup and Recovery Basic
Transportation from ODM to region Standard shipment

 

Well, you'll loose on the display front. Hardware wise you're getting a boost in performance, so if the IPS display isn't a must, you could go with either.

 

Yeah I know that's what sucks. It's such a shame they don't have an IPS option for a professional workstation like the M6800.

I only used the default settings in premiere color with the IPS screen on my M6700 so would that be equivalent to the non touch screen that is in the M6800. I found any other profile like sRGB or Full caused a lot of banding in gradients and stuff so I just
used the default settings.

Thanks for the reply

 

afaik, the default setting on the Premiercolor is aRGB, i.e., wide gamut, so no, not the same as the default in (any) M6800 screen.

 

Correct me if I'm wrong but, WLED FHD operates at 70% or 90% sRGB. Installing Premier onto it can't change that because profiles for IPS aren't installed.