Dell Precision 5540

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 88.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics6.03% 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 Drive109% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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
4 years ago, 4 years ago.
SystemDell Precision 5540  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 03G9D9
Memory23.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190925
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateDec 06 '19 at 21:38
Run Duration109 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing as expected (51st 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 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
88.1% Excellent
Memory 84
1-Core 133
2-Core 263
88% 160 Pts
4-Core 495
8-Core 767
78% 631 Pts
64-Core 958
59% 958 Pts
Poor: 52%
This bench: 88.1%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630
Dell(1028 0906) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.6911
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
6.03% Terrible
Lighting 5.47
Reflection 42
Parallax 7.41
4% 18.3 fps
MRender 11.5
Gravity 6.57
Splatting 14.1
9% 10.7 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 6.03%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kxg60znv512g NVMe TOSHIBA 512GB
383GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10604105 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 588 598 596 628 623 626 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
109% Outstanding
Read 377
Write 608
Mixed 367
SusWrite 610
112% 490 MB/s
4K Read 38.4
4K Write 70.4
4K Mixed 47.7
157% 52.2 MB/s
DQ Read 31.1
DQ Write 295
DQ Mixed 53.4
74% 127 MB/s
Poor: 124%
This bench: 109%
Great: 267%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA82GS6JJR8N-VK 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing below potential (25th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
77.3% Very good
MC Read 26.9
MC Write 31.3
MC Mixed 23.5
78% 27.2 GB/s
SC Read 18.3
SC Write 31.5
SC Mixed 24.7
71% 24.8 GB/s
Latency 73.4
54% 73.4 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 77.3%
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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