Dell Latitude E6540

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 79.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
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.
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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell Latitude E6540  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0725FP
Memory5.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colori, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colori
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20161222
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 31 '17 at 06:52
Run Duration264 Seconds
Run User ITA-User
Background CPU 24%

 PC Performing above expectations (79th 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 3.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
79.4% Very good
Memory 91.5
1-Core 106
2-Core 210
78% 136 Pts
4-Core 364
8-Core 528
56% 446 Pts
64-Core 541
34% 541 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 79.4%
Great: 76%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)
Dell(1028 05BE) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.14.4432
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 2% Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Laptop Thin SSHD 2.5" 500GB-$29
249GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DEM6
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
48.4% Average
Read 80
Write 88.8
Mixed 86.2
64% 85 MB/s
4K Read 0.18
4K Write 0.89
4K Mixed 0.1
36% 0.39 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 48.4%
Great: 64%
Generic 00000 SD Card 4GB
4GB free
Firmware: 1.0
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
6.19% Terrible
Read 15.1
Write 5.66
Mixed 7.69
7% 9.49 MB/s
4K Read 2.58
4K Write 0.04
4K Mixed 0.48
162% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.19%
Great: 9%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT351S6EFR8A-PB 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
58.7% Above average
MC Read 21.9
MC Write 21.5
MC Mixed 17.2
58% 20.2 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 19.3
SC Mixed 19.8
51% 18 GB/s
Latency 65
62% 65 ns
Poor: 22%
This bench: 58.7%
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 2,300 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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