Dell Latitude E6540

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 27.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
CPU throttled at 29% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.
Run History
4 years ago, 4 years ago.
SystemDell Latitude E6540  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0CYT5F
Memory13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130903
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 09 '19 at 20:00
Run Duration118 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU3%
CPU Throttled 29%

 PC Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4800MQ-$150
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 0.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
27.4% Poor
Memory 44.9
1-Core 15.8
2-Core 31.5
22% 30.7 Pts
4-Core 55.3
8-Core 84.6
9% 69.9 Pts
64-Core 83.7
5% 83.7 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 27.4%
Great: 76%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Laptop Thin SSHD 2.5" 500GB-$30
437GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DEM7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 107 104 104 107 103 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
58.4% Above average
Read 97.3
Write 107
Mixed 25.3
SusWrite 105
60% 83.6 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 5.2
4K Mixed 1.7
327% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 58.4%
Great: 64%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial CT102464BF160B.M16 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
32% Below average
MC Read 12.7
MC Write 11.9
MC Mixed 13.2
36% 12.6 GB/s
SC Read 4.1
SC Write 2.9
SC Mixed 5.3
12% 4.1 GB/s
Latency 181
22% 181 ns
Poor: 25%
This bench: 32%
Great: 60%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Latitude E6540 Builds (Compare 2,294 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 59%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Latitude E6540

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 67% - Good Total price: $178
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