Dell Latitude E6540

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 12%
Tree trunk
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 10.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is terrible.
Graphics3.63% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 29% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.
SystemDell Latitude E6540  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0725FP
Memory8.4 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140501
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMay 17 '22 at 08:13
Run Duration182 Seconds
Run User WSM-User
Background CPU 12%
CPU Throttled 29%

 PC Performing as expected (46th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4800MQ-$150
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 0.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
10.6% Very poor
Memory 16.3
1-Core 8.2
2-Core 16.2
9% 13.6 Pts
4-Core 26.8
8-Core 40.4
4% 33.6 Pts
64-Core 37.2
2% 37.2 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 10.6%
Great: 76%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)
Dell(1028 05BE) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.5058
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
3.63% Terrible
Lighting 4
Reflection 3
Parallax 7.7
3% 4.9 fps
MRender 7.8
Gravity 2.7
Splatting 5.5
4% 5.33 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 3.63%
Great: 3%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Hitachi HTS545050B9A300 500GB-$71
424GB free (System drive)
Firmware: PB4OCA1G
SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 64 71 62 68 67 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
40.7% Average
Read 78.3
Write 75.7
Mixed 39.8
SusWrite 63.5
47% 64.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.4
80% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 40.7%
Great: 45%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HP691160-H66-MCN Samsung M471B5173DB0-YK0 12GB
1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 4096 MB
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
16.6% Very poor
MC Read 7.2
MC Write 6.4
MC Mixed 6.2
19% 6.6 GB/s
SC Read 1.9
SC Write 1.4
SC Mixed 2.1
5% 1.8 GB/s
Latency 349
11% 349 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 16.6%
Great: 47%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Latitude E6540 Builds (Compare 2,300 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 59%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Latitude E6540

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 67% - Good Total price: $178
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