Dell Precision 5540

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 41%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 37%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics37.9% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive161% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (42%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
4 years ago, 4 years ago.
SystemDell Precision 5540  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 03G9D9
Memory27.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190723
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 15 '19 at 19:39
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 42%

 PC Performing above expectations (67th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-9850H
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
88.7% Excellent
Memory 91.9
1-Core 126
2-Core 259
88% 159 Pts
4-Core 461
8-Core 716
73% 588 Pts
64-Core 879
54% 879 Pts
Poor: 52%
This bench: 88.7%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro T1000
Dell(1028 0906) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 25.21.14.1972
Performing below potential (65th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
37.9% Below average
Lighting 49
Reflection 42.2
Parallax 43.4
40% 44.9 fps
MRender 44.8
Gravity 39.5
Splatting 41.1
34% 41.8 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 37.9%
Great: 41%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Ssdpemkf512g8 NVMe INTEL 512GB
386GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 7002 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 435 542 511 502 501 500 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
161% Outstanding
Read 1,306
Write 805
Mixed 796
SusWrite 498
189% 852 MB/s
4K Read 40.8
4K Write 87.9
4K Mixed 54.6
178% 61.1 MB/s
DQ Read 805
DQ Write 206
DQ Mixed 807
516% 606 MB/s
Poor: 105%
This bench: 161%
Great: 257%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 16ATF2G64HZ-3G2E1 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing below potential (79th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
87.7% Excellent
MC Read 32.7
MC Write 35
MC Mixed 26.2
89% 31.3 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 34.2
SC Mixed 26.5
75% 26.3 GB/s
Latency 64.3
62% 64.3 ns
Poor: 68%
This bench: 87.7%
Great: 89%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Precision 5540 Builds (Compare 1,736 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Precision 5540

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