Dell Precision 5540

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 91.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics4.53% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive192% 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.
SystemDell Precision 5540  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 05K717
Memory20.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, , 1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors, 1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200511
Uptime3.1 Days
Run DateJun 17 '21 at 19:42
Run Duration132 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing as expected (57th 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 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
91.8% Outstanding
Memory 84.2
1-Core 137
2-Core 273
90% 165 Pts
4-Core 532
8-Core 932
88% 732 Pts
64-Core 1214
75% 1214 Pts
Poor: 62%
This bench: 91.8%
Great: 95%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630
Dell(1028 0906) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8935
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
4.53% Terrible
Lighting 5.6
Reflection 56
Parallax 8.6
5% 23.4 fps
MRender 11
Gravity 7.4
Splatting 0.3
4% 6.23 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 4.53%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kxg60znv512g NVMe TOSHIBA 512GB
142GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10604105 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1156 780 787 760 793 792 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
192% Outstanding
Read 1,354
Write 1,672
Mixed 1,217
SusWrite 845
287% 1,272 MB/s
4K Read 42.9
4K Write 80.2
4K Mixed 52.9
175% 58.7 MB/s
DQ Read 682
DQ Write 756
DQ Mixed 709
536% 715 MB/s
Poor: 124%
This bench: 192%
Great: 267%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA82GS6JJR8N-VK 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
80.2% Excellent
MC Read 29.7
MC Write 30.9
MC Mixed 25
82% 28.5 GB/s
SC Read 16.4
SC Write 33.2
SC Mixed 24.9
71% 24.8 GB/s
Latency 73.1
55% 73.1 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 80.2%
Great: 89%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

 SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score Hit Rate Shots EFps 0.1% Low Refresh Rate Screen Resolution Monitor
0% 0% 0 9 7 60 18.9" 1280 720 DELA03C DELL 1909W
Typical Precision 5540 Builds (Compare 1,735 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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