Dell Precision 5540

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 37%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 35%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics36% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive168% 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.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell Precision 5540  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0V030K
Memory9.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201214
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMar 12 '21 at 19:37
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 22%

 PC Performing below expectations (39th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-9980HK
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
83.7% Excellent
Memory 80.4
1-Core 133
2-Core 231
83% 148 Pts
4-Core 468
8-Core 776
76% 622 Pts
64-Core 1,047
65% 1,047 Pts
Poor: 62%
This bench: 83.7%
Great: 95%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro T2000
Dell(1028 0906) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 27.21.14.6109
Performing below potential (21st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
36% Below average
Lighting 44.6
Reflection 54.6
Parallax 43
36% 47.4 fps
MRender 37.3
Gravity 42.4
Splatting 47.7
35% 42.5 fps
Poor: 31%
This bench: 36%
Great: 49%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme KXG60PNV1T02 NVM 1TB
776GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10704103 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 783 937 981 1059 1116 1108 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
168% Outstanding
Read 808
Write 1078
Mixed 893
SusWrite 997
214% 944 MB/s
4K Read 37.6
4K Write 92.8
4K Mixed 54.7
176% 61.7 MB/s
DQ Read 623
DQ Write 246
DQ Mixed 649
424% 506 MB/s
Poor: 155%
This bench: 168%
Great: 286%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown KHYXPX-MID 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
79.5% Very good
MC Read 30.6
MC Write 31.3
MC Mixed 22.5
80% 28.1 GB/s
SC Read 18.4
SC Write 34.4
SC Mixed 25.2
74% 26 GB/s
Latency 79.8
50% 79.8 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 79.5%
Great: 84%

 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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