Dell Precision 5540

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 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 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 78.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics5.44% 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 Drive104% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.
High background CPU (28%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell Precision 5540  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 07C17G
Memory21.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200703
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 04 '21 at 13:16
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 28%

 PC Performing below expectations (30th 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, 6 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
78.3% Very good
Memory 81
1-Core 120
2-Core 222
79% 141 Pts
4-Core 415
8-Core 549
61% 482 Pts
64-Core 566
35% 566 Pts
Poor: 49%
This bench: 78.3%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630
Dell(1028 0906) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.7985
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
5.44% Terrible
Lighting 5.8
Reflection 43
Parallax 7.6
5% 18.8 fps
MRender 9.6
Gravity 6.7
Splatting 8.7
7% 8.33 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 5.44%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Micron 2200S NVMe 1024GB
356GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 22001060 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 661 627 603 510 514 525 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 657
Write 665
Mixed 608
SusWrite 573
141% 626 MB/s
4K Read 25.7
4K Write 34.9
4K Mixed 28.2
94% 29.6 MB/s
DQ Read 368
DQ Write 255
DQ Mixed 43.1
105% 222 MB/s
Poor: 106%
This bench: 104%
Great: 219%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A2K43DB1-CTD 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
62.3% Good
MC Read 20.8
MC Write 24.4
MC Mixed 21
63% 22.1 GB/s
SC Read 12.4
SC Write 23.4
SC Mixed 19.2
52% 18.3 GB/s
Latency 78.7
51% 78.7 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 62.3%
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 1,737 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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