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 (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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.
Graphics6.9% 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 Drive134% 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.
Run History
SystemDell Precision 5540  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0V030K
Memory56.2 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 19:13
Run Duration132 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing above expectations (64th 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 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
93.4% Outstanding
Memory 89.2
1-Core 143
2-Core 280
94% 171 Pts
4-Core 524
8-Core 976
90% 750 Pts
64-Core 1,194
74% 1,194 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)
6.9% Terrible
Lighting 6.5
Reflection 57.2
Parallax 8.28
5% 24 fps
MRender 12.3
Gravity 7.1
Splatting 15.8
10% 11.8 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 6.9%
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: 446 413 346 284 257 261 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
134% Outstanding
Read 1,264
Write 380
Mixed 423
SusWrite 334
131% 600 MB/s
4K Read 29.2
4K Write 82.2
4K Mixed 38.9
138% 50.1 MB/s
DQ Read 522
DQ Write 419
DQ Mixed 367
303% 436 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 134%
Great: 246%
Lacie RAID VD 0 30TB
13.5TB free
Firmware: 1.01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 776 741 750 749 722 749 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
116% Outstanding
Read 650
Write 393
Mixed 484
SusWrite 748
128% 569 MB/s
4K Read 39.7
4K Write 33.5
4K Mixed 36.1
124% 36.4 MB/s
DQ Read 146
DQ Write 121
DQ Mixed 141
104% 136 MB/s
Poor: 115%
This bench: 116%
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
78.9% Very good
MC Read 29.7
MC Write 30.1
MC Mixed 23.6
79% 27.8 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 32
SC Mixed 24.3
71% 24.8 GB/s
Latency 68.2
59% 68.2 ns
Poor: 49%
This bench: 78.9%
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 1,738 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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