Dell Precision 5540

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 62%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 64.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics6.33% 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 Drive119% 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.
Very high background CPU (43%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
3 years ago, 3 years ago.
SystemDell Precision 5540  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 03G9D9
Memory9.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191225
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 29 '20 at 13:52
Run Duration112 Seconds
Run User SGP-User
Background CPU 43%

 PC Performing below expectations (32nd 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 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
64.8% Good
Memory 64.8
1-Core 97.9
2-Core 198
66% 120 Pts
4-Core 348
8-Core 506
53% 427 Pts
64-Core 629
39% 629 Pts
Poor: 52%
This bench: 64.8%
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 above expectations (83rd percentile)
6.33% Terrible
Lighting 6.9
Reflection 39.8
Parallax 8.09
6% 18.3 fps
MRender 7.24
Gravity 5.83
Splatting 13.4
8% 8.84 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 6.33%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Pm981a NVMe Samsung 256GB
111GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 15302029 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 326 300 303 296 296 297 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
119% Outstanding
Read 1,240
Write 873
Mixed 914
SusWrite 303
185% 833 MB/s
4K Read 33.8
4K Write 48.1
4K Mixed 30.1
115% 37.3 MB/s
DQ Read 456
DQ Write 251
DQ Mixed 112
148% 273 MB/s
Poor: 119%
This bench: 119%
Great: 260%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA82GS6DJR8N-VK 1x16GB
1 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
38.4% Below average
MC Read 14.1
MC Write 14.5
MC Mixed 11.7
38% 13.4 GB/s
SC Read 11.4
SC Write 12.5
SC Mixed 11
33% 11.6 GB/s
Latency 114
35% 114 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 38.4%
Great: 48%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Precision 5540 Builds (Compare 1,733 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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