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 as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 80.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive160% 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.
Run History
SystemDell Precision 5540  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 03G9D9
Memory26.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200703
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateSep 23 '20 at 10:52
Run Duration112 Seconds
Run User ISR-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing as expected (43rd 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 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
80.3% Excellent
Memory 83.4
1-Core 127
2-Core 259
86% 157 Pts
4-Core 416
8-Core 613
64% 514 Pts
64-Core 907
56% 907 Pts
Poor: 52%
This bench: 80.3%
Great: 89%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kxg60znv1t02 NVMe KIOXIA 1024GB
854GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10604106 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1145 1187 1243 1247 1266 1252 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
160% Outstanding
Read 748
Write 944
Mixed 793
SusWrite 1,223
210% 927 MB/s
4K Read 37.1
4K Write 77.3
4K Mixed 48.3
159% 54.2 MB/s
DQ Read 50.8
DQ Write 215
DQ Mixed 425
241% 230 MB/s
Poor: 161%
This bench: 160%
Great: 332%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA82GS6DJR8N-VK 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
85.3% Excellent
MC Read 32.5
MC Write 34
MC Mixed 26.1
88% 30.9 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 33.8
SC Mixed 25.2
70% 24.6 GB/s
Latency 74.5
54% 74.5 ns
Poor: 68%
This bench: 85.3%
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 1,733 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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