Dell Precision 3540

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 15%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk
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 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics7.23% 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 Drive253% 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.
SystemDell Precision 3540  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0M14W7
Memory26.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190704
Uptime38.1 Days
Run DateMar 13 '20 at 15:46
Run Duration109 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%
CPU Throttled 90%

 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 i7-8565U
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
73% Very good
Memory 81.2
1-Core 135
2-Core 250
86% 156 Pts
4-Core 355
8-Core 479
53% 417 Pts
64-Core 525
32% 525 Pts
Poor: 29%
This bench: 73%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 620
Dell(1028 08BA) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.6860
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
7.23% Terrible
Lighting 7.3
Reflection 11.3
Parallax 7.94
6% 8.84 fps
MRender 12
Gravity 7.13
Splatting 15.2
10% 11.5 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 7.23%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Pm981a NVMe Samsung 1024GB
879GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 15302129 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 855 839 859 1472 1453 1454 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
253% Outstanding
Read 1961
Write 1,443
Mixed 1,363
SusWrite 1,155
331% 1,481 MB/s
4K Read 56.8
4K Write 122
4K Mixed 75.1
247% 84.6 MB/s
DQ Read 833
DQ Write 365
DQ Mixed 685
485% 628 MB/s
Poor: 146%
This bench: 253%
Great: 357%
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 (53rd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
81.9% Excellent
MC Read 30.1
MC Write 31.6
MC Mixed 25.9
83% 29.2 GB/s
SC Read 17.6
SC Write 33.7
SC Mixed 26.3
74% 25.9 GB/s
Latency 78.4
51% 78.4 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 81.9%
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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