Dell Latitude E6540

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 29%
Raft
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (12th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 88 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 relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 33.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics2.27% 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.
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 (30%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell Latitude E6540  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0PXPYJ
Memory10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150519
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 13 '22 at 14:59
Run Duration115 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 30%

 PC Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4810MQ-$400
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
33.3% Below average
Memory 55.3
1-Core 20.7
2-Core 36.7
27% 37.6 Pts
4-Core 64.6
8-Core 83.6
9% 74.1 Pts
64-Core 132
8% 132 Pts
Poor: 33%
This bench: 33.3%
Great: 75%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)
Dell(1028 05BE) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4835
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
2.27% Terrible
Lighting 2.5
Reflection 10.8
Parallax 4.1
2% 5.8 fps
MRender 5.1
Gravity 1.6
Splatting 3.4
3% 3.37 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 2.27%
Great: 3%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
677GB free (System drive)
Firmware: JB0OA3W0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 74 71 85 89 86 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
51.8% Above average
Read 100
Write 113
Mixed 36.6
SusWrite 80
60% 82.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.4
101% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 51.8%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B1G73QH0-YK0 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
36.3% Below average
MC Read 14.2
MC Write 14.2
MC Mixed 13.6
40% 14 GB/s
SC Read 5.9
SC Write 4.4
SC Mixed 6.3
16% 5.53 GB/s
Latency 142
28% 142 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 36.3%
Great: 58%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Latitude E6540 Builds (Compare 2,293 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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 67% - Good Total price: $178
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