Dell Latitude E5540

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 33%
Sail boat
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (21st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 79 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 below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 37.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics2.42% 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (84%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
16 months ago, 16 months ago.
SystemDell Latitude E5540  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 015YFJ
Memory3.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190613
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 22 '22 at 10:41
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User GRC-User
Background CPU 84%

 PC Performing below expectations (21st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4300U
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 2.6 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
37.2% Below average
Memory 53.4
1-Core 47.1
2-Core 78
37% 59.5 Pts
4-Core 125
8-Core 120
16% 122 Pts
64-Core 105
6% 105 Pts
Poor: 18%
This bench: 37.2%
Great: 58%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4400 (Mobile 1.0/1.1 GHz)
Dell(1028 05E0) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.5063
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
2.42% Terrible
Lighting 2.6
Reflection 1.3
Parallax 3.9
2% 2.6 fps
MRender 5
Gravity 2.2
Splatting 3.8
3% 3.67 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 2.42%
Great: 3%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Laptop Thin SSHD 2.5" 500GB-$23
239GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DEM8
SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 5.9 11 14 9.7 13 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
5.03% Terrible
Read 6.2
Write 15.5
Mixed 3
SusWrite 11.4
6% 9.02 MB/s
4K Read 0
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0.2
22% 0.07 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 5.03%
Great: 64%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT351S6EFR8A-PB Kingston 9904342-016.A00G 8GB
1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
31% Below average
MC Read 11.2
MC Write 14
MC Mixed 9
33% 11.4 GB/s
SC Read 3.9
SC Write 7.8
SC Mixed 8.9
20% 6.87 GB/s
Latency 149
27% 149 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 31%
Great: 55%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Latitude E5540 Builds (Compare 863 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 49%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Latitude E5540

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 22% - Poor Total price: $28
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