Dell Precision 5540

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 15%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 15%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 92.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics6.69% 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 Drive190% 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.
SystemDell Precision 5540  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0V030K
Memory55 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190925
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateNov 24 '19 at 15:02
Run Duration135 Seconds
Run User VNM-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing as expected (58th 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 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
92.1% Outstanding
Memory 82.5
1-Core 142
2-Core 281
92% 168 Pts
4-Core 545
8-Core 1,003
93% 774 Pts
64-Core 1,267
78% 1,267 Pts
Poor: 62%
This bench: 92.1%
Great: 95%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630
Dell(1028 0906) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.7107
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
6.69% Terrible
Lighting 6.37
Reflection 57.1
Parallax 7.72
5% 23.7 fps
MRender 12
Gravity 6.73
Splatting 15.2
10% 11.3 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 6.69%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Pc400 NVMe SK hynix 512GB
330GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 40001E00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 985 1007 964 1007 1031 1027 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
190% Outstanding
Read 1,062
Write 1,032
Mixed 705
SusWrite 1,004
214% 951 MB/s
4K Read 40.3
4K Write 93.4
4K Mixed 53.1
179% 62.3 MB/s
DQ Read 987
DQ Write 380
DQ Mixed 597
465% 655 MB/s
Poor: 112%
This bench: 190%
Great: 248%
Samsung Portable SSD X5 1TB
925GB free
Firmware: 1P3QEXE7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 136 134 137 138 138 MB/s
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
87.5% Excellent
Read 1,391
Write 130
Mixed 219
SusWrite 136
100% 469 MB/s
4K Read 54.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 3.1
88% 19.8 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 87.5%
Great: 288%
Synology iSCSI Storage 215GB
163GB free
Firmware: 4.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 31 30 30 30 30 33 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
12.4% Very poor
Read 12
Write 25.2
Mixed 20
SusWrite 30.7
16% 22 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 1.4
226% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 12.4%
Great: 53%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A4G43MB1-CTD 2x31.5GB
2 of 2 slots used
63GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
81.6% Excellent
MC Read 31.2
MC Write 30.6
MC Mixed 25.5
83% 29.1 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 33.7
SC Mixed 24.5
73% 25.5 GB/s
Latency 76.1
53% 76.1 ns
Poor: 59%
This bench: 81.6%
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%
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System: Dell Precision 5540

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