Dell Precision 5540

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 15%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 15%
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 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 95.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics7.09% 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 Drive144% 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.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemDell Precision 5540  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0WWHJ2
Memory9.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200206
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateMay 13 '20 at 16:51
Run Duration112 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU5%

 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 i7-9850H
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
95.6% Outstanding
Memory 90.4
1-Core 144
2-Core 284
95% 173 Pts
4-Core 542
8-Core 830
85% 686 Pts
64-Core 983
61% 983 Pts
Poor: 52%
This bench: 95.6%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630
Dell(1028 0906) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.7985
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
7.09% Terrible
Lighting 6.83
Reflection 57.3
Parallax 8.22
6% 24.1 fps
MRender 12.5
Gravity 7.2
Splatting 15.8
10% 11.8 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 7.09%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme PC601 SK hy 512GB
401GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80002111 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 873 696 701 704 707 705 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
144% Outstanding
Read 912
Write 1,145
Mixed 553
SusWrite 731
188% 835 MB/s
4K Read 38
4K Write 83.5
4K Mixed 41.5
155% 54.3 MB/s
DQ Read 398
DQ Write 314
DQ Mixed 407
291% 373 MB/s
Poor: 120%
This bench: 144%
Great: 216%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A1K43DB1-CTD 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
81% Excellent
MC Read 32.9
MC Write 29.7
MC Mixed 23
82% 28.5 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 32.6
SC Mixed 26.4
73% 25.6 GB/s
Latency 66.6
60% 66.6 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 81%
Great: 85%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Precision 5540 Builds (Compare 1,735 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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