Dell Latitude E6540

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 21%
Surfboard
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (11th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 89 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 an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 17.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is terrible.
Graphics4.39% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive29.2% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait 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 (48%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 29% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.
SystemDell Latitude E6540  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0725FP
Memory4.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130603
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMar 11 '17 at 20:55
Run Duration115 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 48%
CPU Throttled 29%

 PC Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4800MQ-$150
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 0.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
17.7% Very poor
Memory 26.3
1-Core 14.5
2-Core 27.8
15% 22.9 Pts
4-Core 49.8
8-Core 74.4
8% 62.1 Pts
64-Core 79.1
5% 79.1 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 17.7%
Great: 76%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 8790M
Dell(1028 05BE) 2GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.200.1045.0
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
4.39% Terrible
Lighting 4.43
Reflection 7.35
Parallax 7.53
4% 6.44 fps
MRender 9.76
Gravity 2.63
Splatting 8.78
6% 7.06 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 4.39%
Great: 9%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28
140GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z32080RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
29.2% Poor
Read 201
Write 199
Mixed 346
56% 249 MB/s
4K Read 10.6
4K Write 16.8
4K Mixed 2.32
28% 9.92 MB/s
DQ Read 2.33
DQ Write 53.4
DQ Mixed 2.46
10% 19.4 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 29.2%
Great: 86%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT351S6CFR8A-PB Samsung M471B5173QH0-YK0 8GB
1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
29.6% Poor
MC Read 11.4
MC Write 11.6
MC Mixed 12.5
34% 11.8 GB/s
SC Read 3.9
SC Write 2.9
SC Mixed 5.2
11% 4 GB/s
Latency 278
14% 278 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 29.6%
Great: 56%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Latitude E6540 Builds (Compare 2,296 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 59%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Latitude E6540

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 67% - Good Total price: $178
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