Dell Latitude E6540

Performance Results


Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 20% Surfboard	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 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.
Processor	With an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 15.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is terrible.
Graphics	4.33% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	59.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (28%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 29% 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.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	Dell Latitude E6540 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0725FP
Memory	6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130903
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 20 '17 at 22:59
Run Duration	115 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	28%
CPU Throttled	29%

PC Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4800MQ-$150 22,632 User benchmarks, average bench 63% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 0.6 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	15.6% Very poor	Memory 22 1-Core 15.6 2-Core 28.1 14% 21.9 Pts	4-Core 50.4 8-Core 81.6 8% 66 Pts	64-Core 84 5% 84 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 15.6% Great: 76%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Dell(1028 05BE) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4531 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	4.33% Terrible	Lighting 4.3 Reflection 6.85 Parallax 7.47 4% 6.2 fps	MRender 9.71 Gravity 2.67 Splatting 8.87 6% 7.08 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 4.33% Great: 3%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MTFDDAK256MBF-1AN15ABHA 256GB 1,835 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 216GB free (System drive) Firmware: M6T3 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 425 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 26 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 73 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 99 99 58 (AE) Unknown 100 100 26 (B5) Unknown 100 100 3612084601411 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 68 (C2) HDA temperature 65 50 214749544483 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 1	59.9% Above average	Read 463 Write 405 Mixed 447 98% 438 MB/s	4K Read 13.4 4K Write 21.6 4K Mixed 11.8 47% 15.6 MB/s	DQ Read 51.1 DQ Write 58.6 DQ Mixed 15 22% 41.6 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 59.9% Great: 104%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Nanya NT4GC64C88B1NS-DI 2x4GB 762 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	30% Below average	MC Read 11.7 MC Write 11.2 MC Mixed 13.3 34% 12.1 GB/s	SC Read 3.7 SC Write 2.9 SC Mixed 5.3 11% 3.97 GB/s	Latency 306 13% 306 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 30% Great: 57%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 7%

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Desktop 59%

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Workstation 7%

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System: Dell Latitude E6540

CPU
Core i7-4800MQIntel $150Bench 63%, 22,632 samples	599x
Core i7-4810MQIntel $400Bench 62%, 26,927 samples	532x
Core i7-4610MIntelBench 58%, 4,524 samples	377x

GPU
HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 258,091 samples	2,182x
Radeon HD 8790MAMDBench 5%, 1,243 samples	104x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	4x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	58x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	38x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	33x

RAM
HMT451S6BFR8A-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 48%, 30,280 samples	140x
HMT41GS6BFR8A-PB 2x8GBHynixBench 52%, 34,976 samples	111x
HMT351S6EFR8A-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 50%, 13,765 samples	68x

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Value: 67% - Good

Total price: $178

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16