Dell Latitude E6540

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 33%
Sail boat
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (8th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 92 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 relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 41.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics1.25% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive40.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
High background CPU (25%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell Latitude E6540  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0725FP
Memory1.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit couleurs, 1366 x 768 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20140218
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 30 '18 at 21:31
Run Duration118 Seconds
Run User ESP-User
Background CPU 25%

 PC Performing way below expectations (8th 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
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
41.4% Average
Memory 48.5
1-Core 22.9
2-Core 58.9
28% 43.4 Pts
4-Core 185
8-Core 332
31% 258 Pts
64-Core 344
21% 344 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 41.4%
Great: 76%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)
Dell(1028 05BE) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.14.4280
Relative performance (0th percentile)
1.25% Terrible
Lighting 1.2
Reflection 2.15
Parallax 2.06
1% 1.81 fps
MRender 3.14
Gravity 0.77
Splatting 2.52
2% 2.14 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 1.25%
Great: 3%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
41GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 36 30 25 22 21 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (0th percentile)
40.6% Average
Read 305
Write 43.5
Mixed 77.3
SusWrite 29.6
24% 114 MB/s
4K Read 12.8
4K Write 23
4K Mixed 18.9
56% 18.2 MB/s
DQ Read 342
DQ Write 57.3
DQ Mixed 21.1
61% 140 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 40.6%
Great: 134%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT351S6EFR8A-PB 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
44.4% Average
MC Read 18.2
MC Write 18.6
MC Mixed 15.6
50% 17.5 GB/s
SC Read 9.3
SC Write 4.8
SC Mixed 6.3
19% 6.8 GB/s
Latency 166
24% 166 ns
Poor: 22%
This bench: 44.4%
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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