Dell Precision 5540

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 17%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 16%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 96.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics7.34% 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 Drive189% 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.
SystemDell Precision 5540  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 08JMDP
Memory26.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191225
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateJan 30 '20 at 17:02
Run Duration164 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E-2276M
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
96.6% Outstanding
Memory 91.4
1-Core 144
2-Core 276
94% 171 Pts
4-Core 547
8-Core 817
85% 682 Pts
64-Core 941
58% 941 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 96.6%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630
Dell(1028 0906) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.7262
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
7.34% Terrible
Lighting 6.83
Reflection 42.4
Parallax 9.09
6% 19.5 fps
MRender 13.7
Gravity 7.57
Splatting 16.8
11% 12.7 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 7.34%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Pm981a NVMe Samsung 512GB
407GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 15302129 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1117 1099 813 798 816 796 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
189% Outstanding
Read 1,338
Write 1,290
Mixed 1,060
SusWrite 906
258% 1,149 MB/s
4K Read 52.8
4K Write 60.8
4K Mixed 56.8
185% 56.8 MB/s
DQ Read 876
DQ Write 143
DQ Mixed 282
265% 434 MB/s
Poor: 132%
This bench: 189%
Great: 298%
Asmt 2115 1TB
693GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 344 353 349 349 357 350 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
61.3% Good
Read 311
Write 251
Mixed 285
SusWrite 350
68% 299 MB/s
4K Read 21.6
4K Write 23
4K Mixed 22.1
73% 22.2 MB/s
DQ Read 103
DQ Write 108
DQ Mixed 111
82% 107 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 61.3%
Great: 76%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA82GS6JJR8N-VK 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
89.3% Excellent
MC Read 33.3
MC Write 33.7
MC Mixed 27.7
90% 31.6 GB/s
SC Read 19.9
SC Write 37
SC Mixed 28.7
82% 28.5 GB/s
Latency 65.1
62% 65.1 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 89.3%
Great: 89%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 13%
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Desktop
Desktop 74%
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Workstation
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System: Dell Precision 5540

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