Dell Precision 5540

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics6.79% 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 Drive170% 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.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB 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.
SystemDell Precision 5540  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 07C17G
Memory9.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190723
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateOct 15 '19 at 20:19
Run Duration135 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-9750H
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
91.5% Outstanding
Memory 90.9
1-Core 134
2-Core 239
88% 155 Pts
4-Core 495
8-Core 776
78% 636 Pts
64-Core 906
56% 906 Pts
Poor: 49%
This bench: 91.5%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630
Dell(1028 0906) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.6911
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
6.79% Terrible
Lighting 6.87
Reflection 42.2
Parallax 7.94
6% 19 fps
MRender 8.76
Gravity 7.1
Splatting 15.6
9% 10.5 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 6.79%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kxg60znv256g NVMe TOSHIBA 256GB
117GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10604105 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 978 591 400 404 403 400 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
170% Outstanding
Read 1,178
Write 1,144
Mixed 920
SusWrite 529
211% 943 MB/s
4K Read 42.2
4K Write 101
4K Mixed 58.1
192% 67 MB/s
DQ Read 996
DQ Write 370
DQ Mixed 762
542% 709 MB/s
Poor: 106%
This bench: 170%
Great: 242%
WD Elements 25A3 8TB
7.5TB free, PID 25a3
Operating at USB 3.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 185 189 190 197 194 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
85.8% Excellent
Read 200
Write 205
Mixed 124
SusWrite 188
241% 179 MB/s
4K Read 1.9
4K Write 5
4K Mixed 1.2
218% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 25%
This bench: 85.8%
Great: 96%
WD Elements 25A2 2TB
628GB free, PID 25a2
Operating at USB 3.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 83 82 82 81 82 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
56.3% Above average
Read 167
Write 116
Mixed 77
SusWrite 82.4
138% 110 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 4.5
4K Mixed 0.3
167% 1.97 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 56.3%
Great: 61%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA82GS6JJR8N-VK 1x16GB
1 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
45.7% Average
MC Read 15.6
MC Write 16.4
MC Mixed 12.9
43% 15 GB/s
SC Read 14.1
SC Write 17.1
SC Mixed 15.2
44% 15.5 GB/s
Latency 65.9
61% 65.9 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 45.7%
Great: 49%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Precision 5540 Builds (Compare 1,735 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 74%
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Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Precision 5540

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