Dell Latitude E6540

Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 53% Yacht	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 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.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 58.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	1.97% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 85% 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.

System	Dell Latitude E6540 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 05V0V4
Memory	10.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181009
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Apr 07 '19 at 06:53
Run Duration	270 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	27%
CPU Throttled	85%

PC Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4810MQ-$400 26,927 User benchmarks, average bench 62% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.3 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	58.4% Above average	Memory 75.7 1-Core 59.5 2-Core 128 53% 87.6 Pts	4-Core 224 8-Core 365 36% 294 Pts	64-Core 364 23% 364 Pts
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 58.4% Great: 75%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz) 258,091 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Dell(1028 05BE) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4835 Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	1.97% Terrible	Lighting 2.07 Reflection 3.62 Parallax 3.47 2% 3.05 fps	MRender 3.48 Gravity 1.23 Splatting 4.13 2% 2.95 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 1.97% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 EVO mSATA 250GB 1,851 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 171GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT42B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 906 347 293 292 294 293 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 67% Great: 121%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 464GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 430 393 417 405 408 406 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	79.2% Very good	Read 418 Write 363 Mixed 425 SusWrite 410 91% 404 MB/s	4K Read 18.2 4K Write 42.8 4K Mixed 30.9 90% 30.6 MB/s	DQ Read 214 DQ Write 181 DQ Mixed 180 140% 192 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 79.2% Great: 129%
Toshiba Q300 480GB-$152 5,920 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 60GB free Firmware: SAFM12.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 422 192 285 287 288 288 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	59.5% Above average	Read 382 Write 382 Mixed 299 SusWrite 294 76% 339 MB/s	4K Read 14.6 4K Write 33.3 4K Mixed 12.1 55% 20 MB/s	DQ Read 225 DQ Write 215 DQ Mixed 194 153% 211 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 59.5% Great: 99%
SMART Dell ON Storage 2GB 22 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 2GB free, PID a100 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.7 5.7 5.8 6 6 5.8 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	5.12% Terrible	Read 17.3 Write 5 Mixed 7.3 SusWrite 5.8 10% 8.85 MB/s	4K Read 5.7 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 21% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 5.12% Great: 5%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT41GS6AFR8A-PB HMT41GS6BFR8A-PB 16GB 850 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	54.3% Above average	MC Read 21.5 MC Write 20.6 MC Mixed 16.8 56% 19.6 GB/s	SC Read 12.2 SC Write 11.7 SC Mixed 18.6 40% 14.2 GB/s	Latency 89 45% 89 ns
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 54.3% Great: 58%

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

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Gaming 7%

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Desktop 59%

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Workstation 7%

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System: Dell Latitude E6540

CPU
Core i7-4800MQIntel $150Bench 63%, 22,632 samples	600x
Core i7-4810MQIntel $400Bench 62%, 26,927 samples	533x
Core i7-4610MIntelBench 58%, 4,524 samples	377x

GPU
HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 258,091 samples	2,184x
Radeon HD 8790MAMDBench 5%, 1,243 samples	104x
RTX 3060Nvidia $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	4x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	58x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	38x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	33x

RAM
HMT451S6BFR8A-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 48%, 30,280 samples	140x
HMT41GS6BFR8A-PB 2x8GBHynixBench 52%, 34,976 samples	111x
HMT351S6EFR8A-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 50%, 13,765 samples	68x

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Value: 67% - Good

Total price: $178

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16