Dell Precision 5540

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
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.
SystemDell Precision 5540  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 03G9D9
Memory25.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200703
Uptime1.1 Days
Run DateAug 04 '20 at 09:12
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User MYS-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (63rd 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 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
86.3% Excellent
Memory 86.2
1-Core 126
2-Core 242
85% 151 Pts
4-Core 466
8-Core 665
71% 566 Pts
64-Core 786
49% 786 Pts
Poor: 52%
This bench: 86.3%
Great: 89%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Pm981a NVMe Samsung 512GB
391GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 15303129 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1075 1078 782 765 807 803 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
154% Outstanding
Read 1,225
Write 1,155
Mixed 891
SusWrite 885
233% 1,039 MB/s
4K Read 31.8
4K Write 49.3
4K Mixed 58.2
149% 46.4 MB/s
DQ Read 45.8
DQ Write 72.3
DQ Mixed 131
79% 83 MB/s
Poor: 132%
This bench: 154%
Great: 298%
Seagate ST1000LM049-2GH172 1TB
931GB free
Firmware: SDM2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 170 171 166 174 173 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
92% Outstanding
Read 150
Write 163
Mixed 72.5
SusWrite 170
101% 139 MB/s
4K Read 2
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.9
220% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 92%
Great: 95%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A2K43DB1-CTD 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
84.6% Excellent
MC Read 31.7
MC Write 33.9
MC Mixed 26.4
88% 30.7 GB/s
SC Read 17
SC Write 36
SC Mixed 18.4
68% 23.8 GB/s
Latency 71.1
56% 71.1 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 84.6%
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 1,735 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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