Dell Precision 5540

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 44%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 40%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 87.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics42.6% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive154% 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 (36%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell Precision 5540  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0WWHJ2
Memory26.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191225
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMay 12 '20 at 13:10
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User IDN-User
Background CPU 36%

 PC Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-9850H
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
87.7% Excellent
Memory 82.2
1-Core 142
2-Core 271
90% 165 Pts
4-Core 501
8-Core 760
78% 631 Pts
64-Core 856
53% 856 Pts
Poor: 52%
This bench: 87.7%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro T2000
Dell(1028 0906) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 26.21.14.4145
Performing below potential (47th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
42.6% Average
Lighting 54.9
Reflection 57.2
Parallax 49.5
45% 53.9 fps
MRender 39.6
Gravity 46.6
Splatting 51.9
38% 46 fps
Poor: 31%
This bench: 42.6%
Great: 49%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
PC SN730 NVMe WDC 512GB
346GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 11111012 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 853 983 990 644 753 730 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
154% Outstanding
Read 943
Write 1,044
Mixed 905
SusWrite 826
210% 929 MB/s
4K Read 30.7
4K Write 67.3
4K Mixed 44.4
139% 47.5 MB/s
DQ Read 727
DQ Write 267
DQ Mixed 628
430% 540 MB/s
Poor: 124%
This bench: 154%
Great: 285%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA82GS6DJR8N-VK 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
88.3% Excellent
MC Read 32.9
MC Write 34.5
MC Mixed 27.6
90% 31.7 GB/s
SC Read 19.3
SC Write 36.4
SC Mixed 26.5
78% 27.4 GB/s
Latency 76.6
52% 76.6 ns
Poor: 68%
This bench: 88.3%
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 1,742 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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
If you make a purchase via one of these links, our site may earn a commission
Today's hottest deals
About  •  User Guide  •  FAQs  •  Email  •  Privacy  •  Developer  •  YouTube Feedback