Dell Precision 5540

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 70.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics6.98% 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 Drive141% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
3 years ago, 3 years ago.
SystemDell Precision 5540  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0FMYX6
Memory26.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit couleurs,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200206
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 18 '20 at 15:22
Run Duration112 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 16%

 PC Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-9880H
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 2.85 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
70.2% Very good
Memory 71
1-Core 93.1
2-Core 188
66% 117 Pts
4-Core 372
8-Core 730
65% 551 Pts
64-Core 1,002
62% 1,002 Pts
Poor: 56%
This bench: 70.2%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630
Dell(1028 0906) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.7985
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
6.98% Terrible
Lighting 6.67
Reflection 52.1
Parallax 8.31
5% 22.4 fps
MRender 12.3
Gravity 7.17
Splatting 15.7
10% 11.7 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 6.98%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme KXG60ZNV1T02 NVM 1TB
900GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4106 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 900 953 944 1008 997 1000 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
141% Outstanding
Read 486
Write 964
Mixed 778
SusWrite 967
182% 799 MB/s
4K Read 33.5
4K Write 72.5
4K Mixed 44.6
146% 50.2 MB/s
DQ Read 565
DQ Write 210
DQ Mixed 627
400% 468 MB/s
Poor: 162%
This bench: 141%
Great: 301%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA82GS6JJR8N-VK 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
67.7% Good
MC Read 28.1
MC Write 30.5
MC Mixed 13.8
69% 24.1 GB/s
SC Read 11.8
SC Write 31.5
SC Mixed 21.3
62% 21.5 GB/s
Latency 99
40% 99 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 67.7%
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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