Dell Precision 3540

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics6.88% 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 Drive161% 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.
CPU throttled at 90% 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 Precision 3540  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0M14W7
Memory26.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit färger
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191226
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 06 '20 at 16:20
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User SWE-User
Background CPU6%
CPU Throttled 90%

 PC Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8665U
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.1 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
80.4% Excellent
Memory 72.6
1-Core 146
2-Core 289
90% 169 Pts
4-Core 482
8-Core 641
71% 562 Pts
64-Core 641
40% 641 Pts
Poor: 31%
This bench: 80.4%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 620
Dell(1028 08BA) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.7262
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
6.88% Terrible
Lighting 6.27
Reflection 11.5
Parallax 8.5
5% 8.74 fps
MRender 12.9
Gravity 7.4
Splatting 16.1
10% 12.1 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.88%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Micron 2200S NVMe 1024GB
866GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 22001030 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 807 826 792 905 921 929 MB/s
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
161% Outstanding
Read 974
Write 922
Mixed 683
SusWrite 863
194% 860 MB/s
4K Read 41
4K Write 72.2
4K Mixed 39.1
150% 50.8 MB/s
DQ Read 707
DQ Write 371
DQ Mixed 698
476% 592 MB/s
Poor: 106%
This bench: 161%
Great: 219%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA82GS6JJR8N-VK 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (47th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
80.7% Excellent
MC Read 30.4
MC Write 31
MC Mixed 25.2
82% 28.9 GB/s
SC Read 19.4
SC Write 33.7
SC Mixed 25.7
75% 26.3 GB/s
Latency 95.5
42% 95.5 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 80.7%
Great: 89%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Precision 3540 Builds (Compare 144 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 57%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Precision 3540

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