Dell Latitude E6540

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	43.7% 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 8 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	Dell Latitude E6540 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0CYT5F
Memory	5.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20140501
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 11 '18 at 10:13
Run Duration	180 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4810MQ-$400 26,927 User benchmarks, average bench 62% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	81.6% Excellent	Memory 90.8 1-Core 111 2-Core 217 80% 140 Pts	4-Core 395 8-Core 540 59% 467 Pts	64-Core 540 33% 540 Pts
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 81.6% Great: 75%

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) 2GB Ram: 2GB, Driver: 18.2.1 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 2% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 320 Series 160GB-$149 13,029 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 120GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4PC1 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 885 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 89 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 63 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 157882 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 65535 (E3) Torque amplification count 100 100 65535 (E4) Power-off retract count 100 100 65535 (E8) Unknown 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 157882 (F2) Unknown 100 100 123924	43.7% Average	Read 256 Write 167 Mixed 195 46% 206 MB/s	4K Read 19.4 4K Write 29.5 4K Mixed 13.9 63% 21 MB/s	DQ Read 139 DQ Write 61.8 DQ Mixed 32.1 42% 77.5 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 43.7% Great: 51%
PNY USB 3.0 FD 34GB 522 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 28GB free, PID 00ad Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	10.3% Very poor	Read 31.2 Write 11 Mixed 10 18% 17.4 MB/s	4K Read 3.05 4K Write 0.87 4K Mixed 0.65 63% 1.52 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 10.3% Great: 29%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT41GS6AFR8A-PB 1x8GB 19,744 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 1 of 2 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	32.3% Below average	MC Read 11.1 MC Write 10.2 MC Mixed 8.8 29% 10 GB/s	SC Read 10.3 SC Write 11.1 SC Mixed 11 31% 10.8 GB/s	Latency 66 61% 66 ns
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 32.3% Great: 32%

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

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Gaming 7%

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Desktop 59%

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Workstation 7%

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System: Dell Latitude E6540

CPU
Core i7-4800MQIntel $150Bench 63%, 22,632 samples	599x
Core i7-4810MQIntel $400Bench 62%, 26,927 samples	532x
Core i7-4610MIntelBench 58%, 4,524 samples	377x

GPU
HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 258,091 samples	2,182x
Radeon HD 8790MAMDBench 5%, 1,243 samples	104x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	4x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	58x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	38x
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	68x

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Value: 67% - Good

Total price: $178

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $46

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16