Dell Latitude E5540

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 2.84%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is terrible.
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 (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 28% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.
SystemDell Latitude E5540  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0RMFTC
Memory5.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140501
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 13 '20 at 07:05
Run Duration207 Seconds
Run User BEL-User
Background CPU 100%
CPU Throttled 28%

 PC Performing below expectations (40th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4310U
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 0.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (0th percentile)
2.84% Terrible
Memory 3.11
1-Core 5.6
2-Core 7.2
3% 5.3 Pts
4-Core 14.4
8-Core 17.2
2% 15.8 Pts
64-Core 18.6
1% 18.6 Pts
Poor: 23%
This bench: 2.84%
Great: 62%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
OCZ-AGILITY3 120GB
58GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2.15
SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 106 119 94 95 98 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
63.2% Good
Read 113
Write 96.1
Mixed 104
SusWrite 104
78% 104 MB/s
4K Read 5.7
4K Write 6.7
4K Mixed 6.2
1,050% 6.2 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 63.2%
Great: 63%
USB DISK 3.0 64GB
26GB free, PID 5500
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 19 30 32 29 31 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
18.9% Very poor
Read 70.2
Write 58.5
Mixed 49.4
SusWrite 26.9
66% 51.2 MB/s
4K Read 1.9
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 1.4
82% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 6%
This bench: 18.9%
Great: 41%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT451S6BFR8A-PB 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way below expectations (0th percentile)
8.79% Terrible
MC Read 3.4
MC Write 3
MC Mixed 4
10% 3.47 GB/s
SC Read 0.3
SC Write 1.4
SC Mixed 0.5
2% 0.73 GB/s
Latency 473
8% 473 ns
Poor: 23%
This bench: 8.79%
Great: 57%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Latitude E5540 Builds (Compare 863 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 49%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Latitude E5540

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 21% - Poor Total price: $28
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