Dell Precision 5540

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 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 74.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics3.45% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive186% 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.
Memory64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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 0WWHJ2
Memory40.6 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210722
Uptime1.1 Days
Run DateDec 14 '21 at 19:48
Run Duration133 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing below expectations (28th 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 3.45 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
74.7% Very good
Memory 77.4
1-Core 124
2-Core 241
81% 147 Pts
4-Core 388
8-Core 559
59% 474 Pts
64-Core 730
45% 730 Pts
Poor: 52%
This bench: 74.7%
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 way below expectations (2nd percentile)
3.45% Terrible
Lighting 5.9
Reflection 59.9
Parallax 8.3
5% 24.7 fps
MRender 1
Gravity 1
Splatting 1
1% 1 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 3.45%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Pc611 NVMe SK hynix 1TB
459GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 11001111 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1277 1208 1241 1277 1268 1222 MB/s
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
186% Outstanding
Read 841
Write 1,988
Mixed 1,256
SusWrite 1,249
304% 1,334 MB/s
4K Read 42.9
4K Write 72.5
4K Mixed 56.1
175% 57.2 MB/s
DQ Read 521
DQ Write 409
DQ Mixed 450
341% 460 MB/s
Poor: 130%
This bench: 186%
Great: 284%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMAA4GS6AJR8N-VK 2x31.5GB
2 of 2 slots used
63GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing below potential (33rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
80.9% Excellent
MC Read 30.2
MC Write 32.1
MC Mixed 25.9
84% 29.4 GB/s
SC Read 13.9
SC Write 32.3
SC Mixed 23.8
67% 23.3 GB/s
Latency 85.5
47% 85.5 ns
Poor: 70%
This bench: 80.9%
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 1,735 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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