Dell Latitude E6540

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (97th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 3 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics4.27% 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.
Memory4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemDell Latitude E6540  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0725FP
Memory1.4 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150519
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 14 '17 at 10:58
Run Duration89 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU9%

 PC Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4800MQ-$150
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
81.9% Excellent
Memory 92.7
1-Core 103
2-Core 208
78% 135 Pts
4-Core 384
8-Core 552
59% 468 Pts
64-Core 553
34% 553 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 81.9%
Great: 76%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)
Dell(1028 05BE) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim32.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4624
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
4.27% Terrible
Lighting 4.43
Reflection 7.54
Parallax 7.72
4% 6.56 fps
MRender 7.95
Gravity 2.67
Splatting 8.91
6% 6.51 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 4.27%
Great: 3%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black 2.5" 320GB (2013)-$67
245GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
57.2% Above average
Read 107
Write 93
Mixed 95.5
74% 98.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.22
4K Mixed 0.32
79% 0.68 MB/s
Poor: 19%
This bench: 57.2%
Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT351S6EFR8A-PB 1x4GB
1 of 2 slots used
4GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
32.8% Below average
MC Read 11.2
MC Write 10.7
MC Mixed 8.6
29% 10.2 GB/s
SC Read 10.2
SC Write 10.8
SC Mixed 10.9
30% 10.6 GB/s
Latency 62.7
64% 62.7 ns
Poor: 12%
This bench: 32.8%
Great: 33%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Latitude E6540 Builds (Compare 2,293 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 59%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Latitude E6540

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 67% - Good Total price: $178
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