Dell Precision 5540

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 15%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 15%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 99%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics6.87% 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 Drive165% 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.
Run History
SystemDell Precision 5540  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0V030K
Memory26.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190723
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 25 '19 at 10:23
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (63rd 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 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
99% Outstanding
Memory 91.3
1-Core 143
2-Core 289
96% 174 Pts
4-Core 572
8-Core 1,016
96% 794 Pts
64-Core 1,408
87% 1,408 Pts
Poor: 62%
This bench: 99%
Great: 95%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630
Dell(1028 0906) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.6860
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
6.87% Terrible
Lighting 6.33
Reflection 56.3
Parallax 7.91
5% 23.5 fps
MRender 12.8
Gravity 7.43
Splatting 15.8
10% 12 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 6.87%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Pm981a NVMe Samsung 1024GB
873GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 15302129 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1039 1128 1113 1054 1048 1117 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
165% Outstanding
Read 746
Write 1,169
Mixed 1,002
SusWrite 1,083
227% 1,000 MB/s
4K Read 43.4
4K Write 72.1
4K Mixed 52.7
172% 56.1 MB/s
DQ Read 508
DQ Write 175
DQ Mixed 135
154% 272 MB/s
Poor: 146%
This bench: 165%
Great: 357%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA82GS6JJR8N-VK 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
79.6% Very good
MC Read 29.9
MC Write 29.7
MC Mixed 24.1
80% 27.9 GB/s
SC Read 17.9
SC Write 33.4
SC Mixed 25.2
73% 25.5 GB/s
Latency 65.3
61% 65.3 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 79.6%
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 1,733 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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