Dell Precision 5540

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 40%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 87.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics37.4% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive153% 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
10 months ago, 10 months ago.
SystemDell Precision 5540  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0V030K
Memory25.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20220914
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 06 '23 at 20:17
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing as expected (49th 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 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
87.4% Excellent
Memory 89.1
1-Core 128
2-Core 254
87% 157 Pts
4-Core 461
8-Core 696
72% 578 Pts
64-Core 942
58% 942 Pts
Poor: 62%
This bench: 87.4%
Great: 95%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro T2000
Dell(1028 0906) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 31.0.15.2737
Performing below potential (28th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
37.4% Below average
Lighting 52.3
Reflection 59
Parallax 8.1
43% 39.8 fps
MRender 37.3
Gravity 6.9
Splatting 49.9
27% 31.4 fps
Poor: 31%
This bench: 37.4%
Great: 49%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Pc601 NVMe SK hynix 512GB
176GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80002111 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 969 710 713 717 713 522 MB/s
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
153% Outstanding
Read 1,040
Write 1,116
Mixed 549
SusWrite 724
192% 857 MB/s
4K Read 32.8
4K Write 83.4
4K Mixed 41.3
147% 52.5 MB/s
DQ Read 681
DQ Write 308
DQ Mixed 730
479% 573 MB/s
Poor: 102%
This bench: 153%
Great: 223%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA82GS6DJR8N-VK 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
82.5% Excellent
MC Read 30.4
MC Write 32
MC Mixed 25.1
83% 29.2 GB/s
SC Read 17.5
SC Write 35.4
SC Mixed 25.1
74% 26 GB/s
Latency 68.4
58% 68.4 ns
Poor: 68%
This bench: 82.5%
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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