Dell Precision 5540

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 147%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 141%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics169% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive140% 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.
Memory64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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 0V030K
Memory55.7 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200703
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 04 '20 at 18:48
Run Duration120 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing as expected (51st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-9980HK
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
87.7% Excellent
Memory 80.6
1-Core 139
2-Core 256
88% 159 Pts
4-Core 509
8-Core 898
85% 703 Pts
64-Core 1,105
68% 1,105 Pts
Poor: 62%
This bench: 87.7%
Great: 95%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,148
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 457.51
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
169% Outstanding
Lighting 233
Reflection 221
Parallax 311
190% 255 fps
MRender 267
Gravity 241
Splatting 171
179% 226 fps
Poor: 185%
This bench: 169%
Great: 230%
Intel UHD Graphics 630
Dell(1028 0906) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.7985
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
6.02% Terrible
Lighting 5.9
Reflection 9.7
Parallax 8.7
5% 8.1 fps
MRender 11.1
Gravity 7.7
Splatting 11.5
8% 10.1 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 6.02%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kxg50pnv1t02 NVMe TOSHIBA 1024GB
354GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AFDA4104 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 176 206 238 259 270 MB/s
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
140% Outstanding
Read 1,576
Write 173
Mixed 252
SusWrite 212
118% 553 MB/s
4K Read 27.7
4K Write 87.5
4K Mixed 37.9
137% 51 MB/s
DQ Read 832
DQ Write 164
DQ Mixed 311
276% 435 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 140%
Great: 246%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMAA4GS6MJR8N-VK 2x31.5GB
2 of 2 slots used
63GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
82.7% Excellent
MC Read 30.9
MC Write 32.7
MC Mixed 25.5
85% 29.7 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 33.8
SC Mixed 25.2
72% 25.2 GB/s
Latency 79.4
50% 79.4 ns
Poor: 49%
This bench: 82.7%
Great: 86%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Precision 5540 Builds (Compare 1,738 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 74%
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Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Precision 5540

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