Dell Latitude E6540

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 38%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 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 below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 38.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics3.89% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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 (46%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell Latitude E6540  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0725FP
Memory5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181009
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateNov 23 '19 at 15:37
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User JPN-User
Background CPU 46%

 PC Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4610M
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
38.8% Below average
Memory 56.9
1-Core 44.5
2-Core 88
39% 63.1 Pts
4-Core 114
8-Core 172
18% 143 Pts
64-Core 179
11% 179 Pts
Poor: 39%
This bench: 38.8%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 8790M
Dell(1028 05BE) 2GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1101.0
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
3.89% Terrible
Lighting 3.97
Reflection 6.88
Parallax 7.03
3% 5.96 fps
MRender 7.1
Gravity 2.53
Splatting 8.52
5% 6.05 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.89%
Great: 9%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Amd-raid WDC WDS240G2G0A- 240GB
120GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UF500000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 232 92 20 63 94 84 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
130% Outstanding
Read 354
Write 192
Mixed 165
SusWrite 97.5
149% 202 MB/s
4K Read 11
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 15.9
2,279% 9.93 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 130%
Great: 160%
WD WD10SPZX-00HKTT0 1TB
864GB free
Firmware: 02.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 83 83 85 86 85 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
49.5% Average
Read 87.3
Write 71.7
Mixed 62.1
SusWrite 84.1
56% 76.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 4.4
4K Mixed 0.3
148% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 49.5%
Great: 79%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B5173DB0-YK0 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
43% Average
MC Read 12.8
MC Write 19.1
MC Mixed 16.5
46% 16.1 GB/s
SC Read 7.9
SC Write 9.8
SC Mixed 10.8
27% 9.5 GB/s
Latency 137
29% 137 ns
Poor: 18%
This bench: 43%
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 2,298 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

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