Dell Precision 3540
Profile
vs median📌 Quick verdict
Overall score 38/100. Strongest suit — Connectivity (95), weakest — Photo & design (21).
Connectivity (95) · Light office (70)
Photo & design (21)
Money & ownership
All money blocks on one card
Buying at listing price $309, 2-year horizon — price minus projected resale, spread over months.
Keeping the $309 price invested at 4.21%/yr (US Treasury 3-month bill, as of Nov 2, 2026) over 2 years instead of buying.
💰 Price trend
Specs in context
Bars show where each spec sits on the site-wide level scale (same thresholds as the quick verdict). For weight, shorter bars mean a lighter laptop.
CPU generation
8th generation · model year 2019 — matches the model year
The scale uses Intel-equivalent generation numbers: recent AMD Ryzen and Intel Core Ultra families map onto the same scale.
Full specifications
- Brand
- Dell
- Series
- Precision 3xxx (entry class)
- Type
- Workstation
- Release year
- 2019≈
- Screen size
- 15.6"
- Resolution
- 1366x768
- Panel type
- tn
- Color gamut (sRGB)
- 100%~
- Processor
- Intel Core i7 8565U , Intel Core i5 8265U , Intel Core i5 8365U
- Graphics
- Radeon Pro WX 2100
- RAM (max)
- 32 GB DDR4
- Weight
- 1.80 kg
- Ports
- 6
- Backlit keyboard
- ✓
- Webcam
- ✓
- TPM (security)
- ✓
- Battery
- 68 Wh
Configuration options
Available model options · 11 variants across 6 categories
Performance metrics
Processors (3)
🎮 Gaming performance
FPS @ 1080p for the model's best GPU
| Game | FPS (1080p) | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 240 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Overwatch | 240 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 140 | ✓ Comfortable |
| PUBG: Battlegrounds | 140 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Valorant | 55 | ⚠ Playable |
| Dota 2 | 40 | ⚠ Playable |
| Fortnite | 27 | ✗ Low |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 21 | ✗ Low |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 20 | ✗ Low |
| Battlefield 5 | 18 | ✗ Low |
| Far Cry 5 | 14 | ✗ Low |
| Forza Horizon 5 | 12 | ✗ Low |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 12 | ✗ Low |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 9 | ✗ Low |
| Metro Exodus | 8 | ✗ Low |
| Resident Evil 4 Remake | 7 | ✗ Low |
💻 Software compatibility
🔗 Same series
4 models in the series.
≅ Similar by specs
Similar performance profile across other series and brands.
≈ Similar class
Same lineage_class (how iconic the series is), other series.