Dell Precision 3540

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 68.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics6.49% 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 Drive138% 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 88% 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
Memory2.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200512
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMay 26 '20 at 20:26
Run Duration112 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 24%
CPU Throttled 88%

 PC Performing above expectations (65th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-8265U
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 1.8 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
68.8% Good
Memory 69.3
1-Core 115
2-Core 230
75% 138 Pts
4-Core 367
8-Core 580
58% 474 Pts
64-Core 589
36% 589 Pts
Poor: 24%
This bench: 68.8%
Great: 71%
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)
6.49% Terrible
Lighting 6.9
Reflection 10.2
Parallax 7.38
6% 8.17 fps
MRender 7.14
Gravity 6.47
Splatting 14.4
8% 9.33 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.49%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme PC601 SK hy 256GB
199GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80002111 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 463 362 362 366 367 368 MB/s
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
138% Outstanding
Read 992
Write 976
Mixed 364
SusWrite 381
151% 678 MB/s
4K Read 36.9
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 44.5
173% 65.2 MB/s
DQ Read 636
DQ Write 360
DQ Mixed 709
471% 569 MB/s
Poor: 89%
This bench: 138%
Great: 181%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8ATF1G64HZ-2G6E1 1x8GB
1 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (22nd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
36.9% Below average
MC Read 14.9
MC Write 13.4
MC Mixed 10.6
37% 13 GB/s
SC Read 10.5
SC Write 6.9
SC Mixed 12.6
29% 10 GB/s
Latency 103
39% 103 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 36.9%
Great: 47%

 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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