Dell Precision 5540

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 16%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 15%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics7.39% 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 Drive137% 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.
Very high background CPU (49%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell Precision 5540  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 07C17G
Memory24.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190531
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateFeb 22 '20 at 11:14
Run Duration112 Seconds
Run User HUN-User
Background CPU 49%

 PC Performing above expectations (77th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-9750H
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
88.2% Excellent
Memory 85.7
1-Core 138
2-Core 263
90% 162 Pts
4-Core 488
8-Core 735
76% 611 Pts
64-Core 872
54% 872 Pts
Poor: 49%
This bench: 88.2%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630
Dell(1028 0906) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 25.20.100.6617
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
7.39% Terrible
Lighting 7.23
Reflection 42
Parallax 8.31
6% 19.2 fps
MRender 12.7
Gravity 7.33
Splatting 16.3
10% 12.1 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 7.39%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Pc601 NVMe SK hynix 1TB
855GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80002111 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1038 930 935 995 999 1001 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
137% Outstanding
Read 680
Write 1,088
Mixed 889
SusWrite 983
207% 910 MB/s
4K Read 36.2
4K Write 62.2
4K Mixed 38.2
137% 45.5 MB/s
DQ Read 59.7
DQ Write 265
DQ Mixed 124
106% 149 MB/s
Poor: 115%
This bench: 137%
Great: 261%
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)
88.8% Excellent
MC Read 33.2
MC Write 34
MC Mixed 27.8
90% 31.7 GB/s
SC Read 18.8
SC Write 36.9
SC Mixed 27.7
79% 27.8 GB/s
Latency 71.4
56% 71.4 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 88.8%
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 1,738 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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