Dell Precision 5540

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive169% 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 VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
SystemDell Precision 5540  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0HCR3F
Memory17 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20210610
Uptime2.2 Days
Run DateJan 15 '22 at 21:18
Run Duration173 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing as expected (44th 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 3.85 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
79.8% Very good
Memory 82.5
1-Core 135
2-Core 254
87% 157 Pts
4-Core 414
8-Core 800
72% 607 Pts
64-Core 1,078
67% 1,078 Pts
Poor: 62%
This bench: 79.8%
Great: 95%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Pc601 NVMe SK hynix 512GB
235GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80002111 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1084 719 720 716 717 668 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
169% Outstanding
Read 965
Write 1,789
Mixed 553
SusWrite 771
230% 1,019 MB/s
4K Read 35.3
4K Write 93.6
4K Mixed 40.6
155% 56.5 MB/s
DQ Read 964
DQ Write 666
DQ Mixed 755
580% 795 MB/s
Poor: 102%
This bench: 169%
Great: 223%
USB SanDisk 3.2Gen1 988GB
874GB free, PID null
SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 47 39 34 38 28 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
32.8% Below average
Read 132
Write 60.2
Mixed 63.7
SusWrite 40.1
88% 74 MB/s
4K Read 5.2
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 1.1
98% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 32.8%
Great: 39%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 16ATF2G64HZ-2G6E1 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing below potential (34th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
78.7% Very good
MC Read 29.9
MC Write 30.3
MC Mixed 23.6
80% 27.9 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 32
SC Mixed 25.5
71% 24.7 GB/s
Latency 76.1
53% 76.1 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 78.7%
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 1,738 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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