Dell Latitude E6540

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 77.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics3.61% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell Latitude E6540  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0725FP
Memory2.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190613
Uptime2 Days
Run DateNov 26 '20 at 02:36
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 22%

 PC Performing above expectations (72nd 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, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
77.1% Very good
Memory 91.4
1-Core 104
2-Core 199
77% 131 Pts
4-Core 340
8-Core 537
54% 438 Pts
64-Core 537
33% 537 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 77.1%
Great: 76%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)
Dell(1028 05BE) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.5063
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
3.61% Terrible
Lighting 4
Reflection 2.8
Parallax 7.5
3% 4.77 fps
MRender 7.9
Gravity 2.6
Splatting 5.4
4% 5.3 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 3.61%
Great: 3%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba MQ01ABF050 500GB-$32
228GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AM0P1D
SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 73 71 61 48 68 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
43.8% Average
Read 87.5
Write 84
Mixed 30
SusWrite 65.2
48% 66.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.6
107% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 21%
This bench: 43.8%
Great: 60%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B5173QH0-YK0 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
50.1% Above average
MC Read 17.7
MC Write 16.8
MC Mixed 15.6
48% 16.7 GB/s
SC Read 13.9
SC Write 18.3
SC Mixed 17.1
47% 16.4 GB/s
Latency 65.1
61% 65.1 ns
Poor: 23%
This bench: 50.1%
Great: 57%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Latitude E6540 Builds (Compare 2,293 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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