Dell Precision 5540

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 69.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics5.92% 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 Drive92.9% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
4 years ago, 4 years ago.
SystemDell Precision 5540  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 05K717
Memory24.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190925
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 27 '19 at 17:42
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 16%

 PC Performing as expected (43rd 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 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
69.7% Good
Memory 85.9
1-Core 122
2-Core 161
75% 123 Pts
4-Core 289
8-Core 564
50% 426 Pts
64-Core 1,212
75% 1,212 Pts
Poor: 62%
This bench: 69.7%
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 above expectations (83rd percentile)
5.92% Terrible
Lighting 6.07
Reflection 51.4
Parallax 6.94
5% 21.5 fps
MRender 10.7
Gravity 5.4
Splatting 11.8
8% 9.3 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 5.92%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kxg50pnv1t02 NVMe TOSHIBA 1024GB
775GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AFDA4105 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 157 169 197 208 226 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
92.9% Outstanding
Read 908
Write 402
Mixed 528
SusWrite 189
112% 507 MB/s
4K Read 31
4K Write 70
4K Mixed 40.6
136% 47.2 MB/s
DQ Read 35.7
DQ Write 79.4
DQ Mixed 218
120% 111 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 92.9%
Great: 246%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA82GS6JJR8N-VK 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
84.5% Excellent
MC Read 31.6
MC Write 32.3
MC Mixed 26.3
86% 30.1 GB/s
SC Read 17.6
SC Write 35.3
SC Mixed 26
75% 26.3 GB/s
Latency 71.3
56% 71.3 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 84.5%
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 1,753 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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