Dell Precision 5540

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 35%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 32%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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 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 74%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics37.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive176% 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 (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
2 years ago, 2 years ago.
SystemDell Precision 5540  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 08JMDP
Memory21.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210304
Uptime19.3 Days
Run DateJun 14 '21 at 22:13
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 17%

 PC Performing below expectations (34th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E-2276M
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (20th percentile)
74% Very good
Memory 73
1-Core 134
2-Core 239
82% 149 Pts
4-Core 403
8-Core 667
65% 535 Pts
64-Core 813
50% 813 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 74%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro T1000
Dell(1028 0906) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 27.21.14.6231
Performing below potential (65th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
37.6% Below average
Lighting 48.8
Reflection 44.5
Parallax 40.4
40% 44.6 fps
MRender 42.2
Gravity 39.9
Splatting 40.8
34% 41 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 37.6%
Great: 41%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme SSDPEMKF010T8 NV 1TB
784GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 7004 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 682 829 815 853 855 904 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
176% Outstanding
Read 1,111
Write 839
Mixed 773
SusWrite 823
199% 887 MB/s
4K Read 44.8
4K Write 84.8
4K Mixed 58.4
188% 62.7 MB/s
DQ Read 705
DQ Write 312
DQ Mixed 710
473% 576 MB/s
Poor: 137%
This bench: 176%
Great: 287%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA82GS6DJR8N-VK 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
77% Very good
MC Read 29.5
MC Write 30.6
MC Mixed 25.2
81% 28.4 GB/s
SC Read 15.9
SC Write 24.9
SC Mixed 21
59% 20.6 GB/s
Latency 94.6
42% 94.6 ns
Poor: 68%
This bench: 77%
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 1,744 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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