Dell Latitude E6540

Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 48% Yacht	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (26th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 74 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.
Processor	With 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 47.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	3.93% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	55% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Very high background CPU (42%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Dell Latitude E6540 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0VWNW8
Memory	5.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20151201
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 30 '18 at 20:20
Run Duration	139 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	42%

PC Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4600M 7,260 User benchmarks, average bench 56% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	47.6% Average	Memory 62.9 1-Core 71.1 2-Core 114 50% 82.6 Pts	4-Core 190 8-Core 176 25% 183 Pts	64-Core 234 14% 234 Pts
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 47.6% Great: 66%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Dell(1028 05BE) 1GB Ram: 2GB, Driver: 18.12.3 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	3.93% Terrible	Lighting 4.07 Reflection 6.88 Parallax 6.66 3% 5.87 fps	MRender 7.57 Gravity 2.67 Splatting 7.96 5% 6.06 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.93% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial M550 256GB-$152 8,333 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 74GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 374 29 28 29 27 28 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	55% Above average	Read 279 Write 300 Mixed 216 SusWrite 86 49% 220 MB/s	4K Read 15.8 4K Write 49.4 4K Mixed 21 77% 28.7 MB/s	DQ Read 345 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 226 200% 299 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 55% Great: 113%
SanDisk Cruzer Force 32GB 4,096 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 27GB free, PID 557d Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.2 3.6 2 4.1 4.4 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	3.67% Terrible	Read 2.8 Write 5.3 Mixed 7.8 SusWrite 3.7 7% 4.9 MB/s	4K Read 2.6 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 2.3 108% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 3.67% Great: 18%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT351S6CFR8A-PB Micron 8KTF51264HZ-1G6E1 8GB 84 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	34.5% Below average	MC Read 11.5 MC Write 13.4 MC Mixed 13 36% 12.6 GB/s	SC Read 4.6 SC Write 8.8 SC Mixed 8.8 21% 7.4 GB/s	Latency 119 34% 119 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 34.5% Great: 55%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical Latitude E6540 Builds (Compare 2,302 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 7%

Tree trunk

Desktop 59%

Gunboat

Workstation 7%

Tree trunk

System: Dell Latitude E6540

CPU
Core i7-4800MQIntel $150Bench 63%, 22,632 samples	602x
Core i7-4810MQIntel $400Bench 62%, 26,927 samples	536x
Core i7-4610MIntelBench 58%, 4,524 samples	377x

GPU
HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 258,091 samples	2,191x
Radeon HD 8790MAMDBench 5%, 1,243 samples	104x
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	4x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	58x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	39x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	33x

RAM
HMT451S6BFR8A-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 48%, 30,280 samples	140x
HMT41GS6BFR8A-PB 2x8GBHynixBench 52%, 34,976 samples	111x
HMT351S6EFR8A-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 50%, 13,765 samples	69x

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Value: 67% - Good

Total price: $178

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16