Dell Precision 5540

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 81.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics5.78% 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 Drive193% 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 (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell Precision 5540  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0WWHJ2
Memory21.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200206
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateMay 01 '21 at 03:08
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 18%

 PC Performing as expected (58th 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 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
81.4% Excellent
Memory 89.4
1-Core 128
2-Core 242
86% 153 Pts
4-Core 396
8-Core 609
62% 503 Pts
64-Core 736
46% 736 Pts
Poor: 52%
This bench: 81.4%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630
Dell(1028 0906) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.7985
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
5.78% Terrible
Lighting 5.8
Reflection 58.3
Parallax 8
5% 24 fps
MRender 10.9
Gravity 7
Splatting 10.5
8% 9.47 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 5.78%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kxg60znv512g NVMe KIOXIA 512GB
279GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10604106 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1302 813 820 823 817 825 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
193% Outstanding
Read 1070
Write 1520
Mixed 1,016
SusWrite 900
255% 1,126 MB/s
4K Read 41.8
4K Write 99.3
4K Mixed 57
189% 66 MB/s
DQ Read 893
DQ Write 726
DQ Mixed 815
609% 811 MB/s
Poor: 137%
This bench: 193%
Great: 283%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA82GS6CJR8N-VK 80CE000080CE M471A2K43DB1-CTD 32GB
2667, 2667 MHz
16384, 16384 MB
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
79.6% Very good
MC Read 29.2
MC Write 30.6
MC Mixed 24.8
81% 28.2 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 32.3
SC Mixed 24.2
70% 24.4 GB/s
Latency 67.9
59% 67.9 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 79.6%
Great: 83%

 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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