Dell Latitude E5540

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 41%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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 a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 40%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics3.41% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive75.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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.
Very high background CPU (43%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell Latitude E5540  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0H3FM5
Memory0.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130919
Uptime11.1 Days
Run DateJun 02 '17 at 02:51
Run Duration106 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 43%

 PC Performing below expectations (38th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4300U
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 2.5 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
40% Below average
Memory 60.8
1-Core 47.9
2-Core 79.6
40% 62.8 Pts
4-Core 114
8-Core 112
15% 113 Pts
64-Core 108
7% 108 Pts
Poor: 18%
This bench: 40%
Great: 58%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4400 (Mobile 1.0/1.1 GHz)
Dell(1028 05E0) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4454
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
3.41% Terrible
Lighting 3.6
Reflection 5.58
Parallax 5.69
3% 4.95 fps
MRender 5.9
Gravity 2.13
Splatting 7.13
4% 5.06 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 3.41%
Great: 3%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Liteonit LCS-256M6S 2.5 7mm 256GB
23GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DC8110E Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
75.5% Very good
Read 478
Write 401
Mixed 429
97% 436 MB/s
4K Read 21.9
4K Write 41
4K Mixed 24.7
86% 29.2 MB/s
DQ Read 121
DQ Write 112
DQ Mixed 60.9
61% 98.2 MB/s
Poor: 61%
This bench: 75.5%
Great: 101%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B5173QH0-YK0 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
29.1% Poor
MC Read 6.4
MC Write 14
MC Mixed 12.1
31% 10.8 GB/s
SC Read 4.6
SC Write 5.4
SC Mixed 4.8
14% 4.93 GB/s
Latency 125
32% 125 ns
Poor: 23%
This bench: 29.1%
Great: 57%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Latitude E5540 Builds (Compare 862 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 49%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Latitude E5540

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 21% - Poor Total price: $28
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