Dell Precision 5540

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 65%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 66.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics6.14% 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 Drive182% 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.
Memory64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.
SystemDell Precision 5540  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0HCR3F
Memory55.6 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200206
Uptime1.1 Days
Run DateJan 07 '21 at 20:40
Run Duration199 Seconds
Run User ALB-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing below expectations (35th 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 2.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
66.3% Good
Memory 78.5
1-Core 76.5
2-Core 153
61% 103 Pts
4-Core 291
8-Core 544
50% 418 Pts
64-Core 804
50% 804 Pts
Poor: 62%
This bench: 66.3%
Great: 95%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630
Dell(1028 0906) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.7985
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
6.14% Terrible
Lighting 6.1
Reflection 62.3
Parallax 8.9
5% 25.8 fps
MRender 11.4
Gravity 6.7
Splatting 12.1
8% 10.1 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 6.14%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme CA5-8D1024-Q11 N 1TB
855GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 21201113 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1821 1846 913 538 529 534 MB/s
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
182% Outstanding
Read 1,208
Write 1,849
Mixed 1,223
SusWrite 1,030
300% 1,328 MB/s
4K Read 40
4K Write 75.4
4K Mixed 50.4
165% 55.3 MB/s
DQ Read 483
DQ Write 391
DQ Mixed 454
335% 442 MB/s
Poor: 129%
This bench: 182%
Great: 248%
ROG ESD-S1C 1TB
720GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 742 728 760 741 752 742 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 55% Great: 88%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 16ATF4G64HZ-2G6B2 2x31.5GB
2 of 2 slots used
63GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
75% Very good
MC Read 28.7
MC Write 30.1
MC Mixed 24.4
79% 27.7 GB/s
SC Read 12.7
SC Write 25
SC Mixed 18.4
53% 18.7 GB/s
Latency 83.3
48% 83.3 ns
Poor: 69%
This bench: 75%
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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