Dell Precision 5540

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 152%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 147%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 89.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics172% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive174% 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
Memory54.7 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200703
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 04 '20 at 19:02
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing as expected (41st 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 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
89.9% Excellent
Memory 79.9
1-Core 141
2-Core 278
90% 166 Pts
4-Core 535
8-Core 948
89% 741 Pts
64-Core 1,167
72% 1,167 Pts
Poor: 62%
This bench: 89.9%
Great: 95%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 457.51
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
172% Outstanding
Lighting 238
Reflection 246
Parallax 323
194% 269 fps
MRender 274
Gravity 246
Splatting 174
183% 231 fps
Poor: 185%
This bench: 172%
Great: 230%
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: 714 676 578 520 507 414 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
174% Outstanding
Read 1,585
Write 524
Mixed 533
SusWrite 568
176% 803 MB/s
4K Read 29.1
4K Write 91.1
4K Mixed 42.8
147% 54.3 MB/s
DQ Read 753
DQ Write 590
DQ Mixed 347
348% 563 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 174%
Great: 246%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMAA4GS6MJR8N-VK 2x31.5GB
2 of 2 slots used
63GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing below potential (17th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
75.6% Very good
MC Read 28.8
MC Write 28.7
MC Mixed 23.1
77% 26.9 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 31.3
SC Mixed 23.8
68% 23.9 GB/s
Latency 80.7
50% 80.7 ns
Poor: 49%
This bench: 75.6%
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%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Precision 5540

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