Dell Latitude E5540

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 19%
Surfboard
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 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.
ProcessorWith an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 20.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Graphics2.96% 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.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (89%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 30% 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.
SystemDell Latitude E5540  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0C9NGF
Memory7 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140501
Uptime6.2 Days
Run DateDec 27 '20 at 16:42
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 89%
CPU Throttled 30%

 PC Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4300U
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 0.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
20.1% Poor
Memory 33.8
1-Core 13.9
2-Core 25.7
17% 24.5 Pts
4-Core 39.9
8-Core 33.3
5% 36.6 Pts
64-Core 36.5
2% 36.5 Pts
Poor: 18%
This bench: 20.1%
Great: 58%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4400 (Mobile 1.0/1.1 GHz)
Dell(1028 05E0) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.5063
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
2.96% Terrible
Lighting 3.3
Reflection 2.2
Parallax 5.7
3% 3.73 fps
MRender 6
Gravity 2.3
Splatting 4.5
4% 4.27 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 2.96%
Great: 3%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Laptop Thin SSHD 2.5" 500GB-$30
197GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DEM6
SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 70 61 39 47 69 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
40.7% Average
Read 80.3
Write 86.2
Mixed 24.6
SusWrite 60
46% 62.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 5.3
4K Mixed 1.6
313% 2.6 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 40.7%
Great: 64%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B1G73BH0-YK0 M471B5173DB0-YK0 12GB
1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 4096 MB
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
18.4% Very poor
MC Read 6.6
MC Write 5.9
MC Mixed 7.8
19% 6.77 GB/s
SC Read 4
SC Write 3
SC Mixed 4.6
11% 3.87 GB/s
Latency 234
17% 234 ns
Poor: 18%
This bench: 18.4%
Great: 54%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Latitude E5540 Builds (Compare 870 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 49%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Latitude E5540

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 21% - Poor Total price: $28
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