Dell Precision 7540

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 59%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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 an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 57.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics5.78% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive235% 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.
Very high background CPU (82%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell Precision 7540  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0499T7
Memory25.3 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210108
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJan 24 '22 at 18:19
Run Duration163 Seconds
Run User MEX-User
Background CPU 82%

 PC Performing below expectations (37th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E-2286M
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.75 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
57.7% Above average
Memory 74.4
1-Core 56.7
2-Core 114
51% 81.8 Pts
4-Core 222
8-Core 483
41% 352 Pts
64-Core 954
59% 954 Pts
Poor: 66%
This bench: 57.7%
Great: 98%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630
Dell(1028 0926) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.9126
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
5.78% Terrible
Lighting 6
Reflection 13.2
Parallax 8.6
5% 9.27 fps
MRender 8.5
Gravity 6.2
Splatting 11.8
8% 8.83 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 5.78%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme PM981a Sams 1TB
436GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 15302129 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1348 1248 1165 1209 1314 1458 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
235% Outstanding
Read 1,994
Write 776
Mixed 1,055
SusWrite 1,290
284% 1,279 MB/s
4K Read 31.3
4K Write 46.9
4K Mixed 55.7
144% 44.6 MB/s
DQ Read 654
DQ Write 691
DQ Mixed 621
481% 655 MB/s
Poor: 161%
This bench: 235%
Great: 335%
Seagate ST2000LM007-1R8174 2TB
901GB free
Firmware: SDM2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 104 109 99 118 121 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
51.3% Above average
Read 68.6
Write 112
Mixed 55.1
SusWrite 109
63% 86.4 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 3.3
4K Mixed 0.5
158% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 51.3%
Great: 67%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 18ASF2G72HZ-2G6E1 4x16GB
4 of 4 slots used
64GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
70.4% Very good
MC Read 25.9
MC Write 30.8
MC Mixed 24.1
77% 26.9 GB/s
SC Read 9.2
SC Write 17.7
SC Mixed 14.2
39% 13.7 GB/s
Latency 91.7
44% 91.7 ns
Poor: 74%
This bench: 70.4%
Great: 89%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Precision 7540 Builds (Compare 1,048 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Precision 7540

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