Dell Precision 5540

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 15%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 15%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics6.94% 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 Drive145% 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.
Memory64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemDell Precision 5540  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0V030K
Memory57.3 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190723
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 21 '19 at 19:04
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 19%

 PC Performing above expectations (66th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-9980HK
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
93.4% Outstanding
Memory 85.4
1-Core 146
2-Core 283
94% 171 Pts
4-Core 544
8-Core 954
90% 749 Pts
64-Core 1,214
75% 1,214 Pts
Poor: 62%
This bench: 93.4%
Great: 95%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630
Dell(1028 0906) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.6911
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
6.94% Terrible
Lighting 6.43
Reflection 57
Parallax 8.41
5% 23.9 fps
MRender 12.4
Gravity 7.27
Splatting 16.3
10% 12 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 6.94%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kxg50pnv1t02 NVMe TOSHIBA 1024GB
578GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AFDA4104 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 476 480 413 331 280 257 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
145% Outstanding
Read 1,403
Write 443
Mixed 473
SusWrite 373
147% 673 MB/s
4K Read 29.7
4K Write 84.9
4K Mixed 40.4
142% 51.7 MB/s
DQ Read 517
DQ Write 496
DQ Mixed 359
310% 457 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 145%
Great: 246%
Lacie RAID VD 0 30TB
13.5TB free
Firmware: 1.01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 534 746 778 754 731 708 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
114% Outstanding
Read 627
Write 327
Mixed 476
SusWrite 708
120% 535 MB/s
4K Read 40.4
4K Write 30.9
4K Mixed 37
125% 36.1 MB/s
DQ Read 145
DQ Write 142
DQ Mixed 142
107% 143 MB/s
Poor: 115%
This bench: 114%
Great: 170%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMAA4GS6MJR8N-VK 2x31.5GB
2 of 2 slots used
63GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing below potential (31st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
79.3% Very good
MC Read 29.7
MC Write 29.9
MC Mixed 24.4
80% 28 GB/s
SC Read 18.4
SC Write 32.5
SC Mixed 24.9
72% 25.3 GB/s
Latency 71.7
56% 71.7 ns
Poor: 49%
This bench: 79.3%
Great: 86%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Precision 5540 Builds (Compare 1,735 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 74%
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Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Precision 5540

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