Dell Latitude E6540

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
SystemDell Latitude E6540  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0725FP
Memory14.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20190613
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 03 '20 at 12:59
Run Duration105 Seconds
Run User MYS-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (69th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4800MQ-$150
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.7 GHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
82.3% Excellent
Memory 91.2
1-Core 110
2-Core 189
77% 130 Pts
4-Core 406
8-Core 522
59% 464 Pts
64-Core 524
32% 524 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 82.3%
Great: 76%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Laptop SSHD 2.5" 1TB-$41
877GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DEMD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 56 54 49 20 22 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
33.8% Below average
Read 78.2
Write 48
Mixed 46.7
SusWrite 39.8
39% 53.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 0.3
4K Mixed 0.2
40% 0.27 MB/s
Poor: 19%
This bench: 33.8%
Great: 65%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B1G73DB0-YK0 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
57.7% Above average
MC Read 21.5
MC Write 20.3
MC Mixed 17.1
56% 19.6 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 19.9
SC Mixed 20.3
53% 18.6 GB/s
Latency 65.4
61% 65.4 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 57.7%
Great: 58%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Latitude E6540 Builds (Compare 2,294 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 59%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Latitude E6540

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 67% - Good Total price: $178
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