Dell Precision 5540

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics6.16% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive141% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell Precision 5540  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 03G9D9
Memory17.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200703
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMar 03 '21 at 11:09
Run Duration116 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 11%

 PC Performing above expectations (66th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-9850H
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
88.5% Excellent
Memory 88.6
1-Core 132
2-Core 261
89% 161 Pts
4-Core 478
8-Core 677
73% 578 Pts
64-Core 829
51% 829 Pts
Poor: 52%
This bench: 88.5%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630
Dell(1028 0906) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.6911
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
6.16% Terrible
Lighting 6.1
Reflection 44.1
Parallax 8.3
5% 19.5 fps
MRender 11.6
Gravity 7.3
Splatting 11.7
8% 10.2 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 6.16%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Micron 2200S NVMe 512GB
239GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 22001030 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1071 919 1190 1176 1166 427 MB/s
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
141% Outstanding
Read 864
Write 1,172
Mixed 985
SusWrite 992
227% 1,003 MB/s
4K Read 35.8
4K Write 55.5
4K Mixed 41.3
136% 44.2 MB/s
DQ Read 27.8
DQ Write 128
DQ Mixed 163
100% 106 MB/s
Poor: 101%
This bench: 141%
Great: 215%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA82GS6DJR8N-VK 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
82.6% Excellent
MC Read 30.4
MC Write 32
MC Mixed 25.4
84% 29.3 GB/s
SC Read 17.2
SC Write 34.5
SC Mixed 25.6
74% 25.8 GB/s
Latency 68.9
58% 68.9 ns
Poor: 68%
This bench: 82.6%
Great: 89%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Precision 5540 Builds (Compare 1,736 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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