Dell Latitude E6540

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 58%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 65.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics8.21% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (46%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 81% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.
SystemDell Latitude E6540  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0CYT5F
Memory11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20131112
Uptime3.7 Days
Run DateOct 15 '17 at 19:32
Run Duration89 Seconds
Run User DOM-User
Background CPU 46%
CPU Throttled 81%

 PC Performing above expectations (73rd 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 2.2 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
65.7% Good
Memory 86.7
1-Core 62.6
2-Core 118
56% 89 Pts
4-Core 244
8-Core 344
37% 294 Pts
64-Core 361
22% 361 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 65.7%
Great: 76%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 8790M
Dell(1028 05BE) 2GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 22.19.677.257
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
8.21% Terrible
Lighting 9.8
Reflection 10.8
Parallax 12.2
8% 10.9 fps
MRender 10.8
Gravity 8.53
Splatting 11.8
9% 10.4 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 8.21%
Great: 9%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Laptop Thin SSHD 2.5" 500GB-$30
321GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DEM7 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
55.9% Above average
Read 83.1
Write 110
Mixed 88.9
71% 94.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.56
4K Write 5.33
4K Mixed 0.48
176% 2.12 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 55.9%
Great: 64%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B1G73DB0-YK0 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
55.1% Above average
MC Read 21.3
MC Write 20.8
MC Mixed 16.4
56% 19.5 GB/s
SC Read 13.3
SC Write 12.5
SC Mixed 18.1
42% 14.6 GB/s
Latency 70.7
57% 70.7 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 55.1%
Great: 58%

 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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