Dell Precision 5540

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics4.87% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive142% 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.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemDell Precision 5540  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0NFK19
Memory9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210610
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 03 '21 at 15:03
Run Duration204 Seconds
Run User SVN-User
Background CPU 14%

 PC Performing below expectations (32nd 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 2.95 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
74.6% Very good
Memory 78.5
1-Core 95.7
2-Core 187
69% 120 Pts
4-Core 380
8-Core 627
62% 504 Pts
64-Core 772
48% 772 Pts
Poor: 52%
This bench: 74.6%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630
Dell(1028 0906) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.9664
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
4.87% Terrible
Lighting 6.1
Reflection 44.4
Parallax 8.5
5% 19.7 fps
MRender 11.3
Gravity 7.1
Splatting 1
5% 6.47 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 4.87%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kxg60znv256g NVMe KIOXIA 256GB
78GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10604107 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1023 473 401 392 373 286 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
142% Outstanding
Read 869
Write 460
Mixed 736
SusWrite 491
143% 639 MB/s
4K Read 36.8
4K Write 87
4K Mixed 47.4
163% 57.1 MB/s
DQ Read 722
DQ Write 508
DQ Mixed 606
455% 612 MB/s
Poor: 97%
This bench: 142%
Great: 251%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown KD48GS881-26N1900 80CE000080CE M471A1K43DB1-CTD 16GB
2667, 2667 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
78.5% Very good
MC Read 30.2
MC Write 32
MC Mixed 22.7
81% 28.3 GB/s
SC Read 15.7
SC Write 32.4
SC Mixed 21.8
67% 23.3 GB/s
Latency 83.3
48% 83.3 ns
Poor: 78%
This bench: 78.5%
Great: 79%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Precision 5540 Builds (Compare 1,754 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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