Dell Precision 5540
workstation
2019
15.6"
dGPU
⏱ ~6h
⚖️ 2.60 kg
⚖️ slight imbalance
LB Score
72
out of 100
Fit for you
57/100
✚ Strong: fit_value
⚠ Weak: fit_mobility
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Reliability 20%
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Profile
vs medianCPU
65
Core i7-9850H
GPU
50
Quadro T1000
RAM max
64 GB
DDR4
Battery
56 Wh
~6h
Price
$398
market
Age
7 years
2019
📌 Quick verdict
Overall score 72/100. Strongest suit — Light office (89), weakest — Portability (22).
✓ Strengths
Light office (89) · Photo & design (88)
⚠ Weaknesses
Portability (22)
Money & ownership
All money blocks on one card
Cost to own
Buying at listing price $398, 2-year horizon — price minus projected resale, spread over months.
≈ $6.0/mo
Money could earn
Keeping the $398 price invested at 4.16%/yr (US Treasury 3-month bill, as of Oct 30, 2026) over 2 years instead of buying.
≈ $1.4/mo
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💰 Price trend
📉 Loses ~$248/year (11%).
Dashed segment is a model forecast, not observed listings.
Specs in context
LB Score
72
CPU score
65
Mainstream tier
GPU score
50
Mainstream tier
RAM max
64 GB
Professional
Weight
2.60 kg
Heavy
Battery
56 Wh
Standard
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
9th generation · model year 2019 — matches the model year
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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 5xxx (mid class)
- Type
- Workstation
- Release year
- 2019≈
- Screen size
- 15.6"
- Resolution
- 1920x1080
- Panel type
- ips
- Color gamut (sRGB)
- 100%~
- Graphics
- Quadro T1000 , Quadro T2000 , Quadro T1000 4GB
- RAM (max)
- 64 GB DDR4
- Storage interface
- NVMe
- Weight
- 2.60 kg
- Ports
- 5
- Backlit keyboard
- ✓
- Webcam
- ✓
- TPM (security)
- ✓
- Battery
- 56 Wh
Configuration options
Available model options · 15 variants across 6 categories
🖥 Displays (2)
1920 x 1080 (Full HD)
3840 x 2160 (Ultra HD 4K)
• Igpu (1)
Intel UHD Graphics 630
⚙ Processors (4)
Intel Core i7 (9th Gen) 9850H
Intel Core i9 (9th Gen) 9980HK
Intel Core i9 (9th Gen) 9880H
Intel Core i7 9750H
🔲 Memory (2)
16 GB (1 x 16 GB)
32 GB
🎮 Graphics (3)
Quadro T1000
Quadro T2000
Quadro T1000 4GB
💾 Storage (3)
256 GB SSD M.2 PCIe
512 GB SSD M.2 PCIe
1 TB HDD SATA
Performance metrics
Performance
65
Portability
22
Light office
89
Gaming
56
Creative
53
Energy efficiency
68
Connectivity
68
Value
77
Color accuracy
—
Processors (4)
Graphics (2 discrete + 0 integrated)
🎮 Gaming performance
FPS @ 1080p for the model's best GPU
| Game | Medium (1080p) | High (1080p) | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Counter-Strike 2 | — | 240 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Overwatch | — | 240 | ✓ Comfortable |
| FIFA 20 | 171 | 160 | ✓ Comfortable |
| GTA V | — | 140 | ✓ Comfortable |
| PUBG: Battlegrounds | — | 140 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Rocket League | 151 | 117 | ✓ Comfortable |
| FIFA 19 | 119 | 114 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Dota 2 | — | 113 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Rainbow Six Siege | — | 112 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Grand Theft Auto V | — | 94 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Farming Simulator 19 | 107 | 86 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Escape from Tarkov | 88 | 68 | ✓ Comfortable |
| GRID 2019 | 77 | 65 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Dirt Rally 2.0 | 81 | 64 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Doom Eternal | 78 | 64 | ✓ Comfortable |
| For Honor | 67 | 64 | ✓ Comfortable |
| F1 2019 | 73 | 61 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Apex Legends | 74 | 58 | ⚠ Playable |
| Gears Tactics | 92 | 58 | ⚠ Playable |
| Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order | 67 | 58 | ⚠ Playable |
| Far Cry 5 | 199 | 57 | ⚠ Playable |
| X-Plane 11.11 | 66 | 57 | ⚠ Playable |
| Rise of the Tomb Raider | — | 53 | ⚠ Playable |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | — | 53 | ⚠ Playable |
| Need for Speed Heat | 61 | 52 | ⚠ Playable |
| Call of Duty: Warzone | 61 | 51 | ⚠ Playable |
| Ghost Recon Breakpoint | 53 | 47 | ⚠ Playable |
| Far Cry New Dawn | 48 | 46 | ⚠ Playable |
| Rage 2 | 55 | 46 | ⚠ Playable |
| Ghost Recon Wildlands | 47 | 44 | ⚠ Playable |
| Hunt Showdown | 51 | 44 | ⚠ Playable |
| Kingdom Come: Deliverance | 49 | 41 | ⚠ Playable |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 46 | 40 | ⚠ Playable |
| Battlefield 5 | 43 | 38 | ⚠ Playable |
| Borderlands 3 | 59 | 38 | ⚠ Playable |
| Total War: Three Kingdoms | 60 | 38 | ⚠ Playable |
| Anno 1800 | 53 | 37 | ⚠ Playable |
| The Division 2 | 39 | 36 | ⚠ Playable |
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 40 | 35 | ⚠ Playable |
| Metro Exodus | 43 | 32 | ⚠ Playable |
| Control | 42 | 31 | ⚠ Playable |
| Final Fantasy XV Benchmark | 42 | 31 | ⚠ Playable |
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 47 | 30 | ⚠ Playable |
💡 43 games in the database for this GPU. ✓ playable (≥60 FPS), ⚠ medium (30-59), ✗ low (<30).
💻 Software compatibility
Counter-Strike 2
✗ Weak
CPU
130%
GPU
72%
RAM
800%
Grand Theft Auto V
✓ Runs well
CPU
325%
GPU
996%
RAM
999%
Cyberpunk 2077
✓ Runs well
CPU
186%
GPU
166%
RAM
800%
Minecraft
✓ Runs well
CPU
651%
GPU
498%
RAM
999%
Fortnite
✓ Runs well
CPU
118%
GPU
311%
RAM
800%
Valorant
✓ Runs well
CPU
434%
GPU
996%
RAM
999%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
✓ Runs well
CPU
217%
GPU
199%
RAM
999%
Elden Ring
✓ Runs well
CPU
118%
GPU
104%
RAM
533%
Red Dead Redemption 2
✓ Runs well
CPU
217%
GPU
178%
RAM
800%
Apex Legends
✓ Runs well
CPU
118%
GPU
125%
RAM
999%
Hogwarts Legacy
✓ Runs well
CPU
145%
GPU
166%
RAM
400%
Dota 2
✓ Runs well
CPU
434%
GPU
996%
RAM
999%
Baldur's Gate 3
✓ Runs well
CPU
118%
GPU
142%
RAM
800%
Starfield
✗ Weak
CPU
93%
GPU
72%
RAM
400%
Call of Duty: Warzone
✓ Runs well
CPU
118%
GPU
142%
RAM
800%
League of Legends
✓ Runs well
CPU
651%
GPU
996%
RAM
999%
Sims 4
✓ Runs well
CPU
434%
GPU
996%
RAM
999%
Helldivers 2
✗ Weak
CPU
93%
GPU
77%
RAM
800%
Battlefield 5
✓ Runs well
CPU
145%
GPU
166%
RAM
800%
Far Cry 5
✓ Runs well
CPU
163%
GPU
226%
RAM
800%
Forza Horizon 4
✓ Runs well
CPU
186%
GPU
277%
RAM
800%
Forza Horizon 5
✓ Runs well
CPU
145%
GPU
142%
RAM
800%
Metro Exodus
✓ Runs well
CPU
163%
GPU
161%
RAM
800%
Overwatch
✓ Runs well
CPU
260%
GPU
996%
RAM
999%
PUBG: Battlegrounds
✓ Runs well
CPU
163%
GPU
208%
RAM
800%
Resident Evil 4 Remake
✓ Runs well
CPU
130%
GPU
121%
RAM
800%
Escape from Tarkov
✓ Runs well
CPU
217%
GPU
199%
RAM
800%
God of War
✓ Runs well
CPU
296%
GPU
208%
RAM
800%
Horizon Zero Dawn
✓ Runs well
CPU
296%
GPU
166%
RAM
800%
Death Stranding
✓ Runs well
CPU
260%
GPU
161%
RAM
800%
Control
✓ Runs well
CPU
217%
GPU
166%
RAM
800%
Doom Eternal
✓ Runs well
CPU
296%
GPU
249%
RAM
800%
Batman: Arkham Knight
✓ Runs well
CPU
361%
GPU
249%
RAM
999%
Hitman 3
✓ Runs well
CPU
296%
GPU
249%
RAM
800%
Flight Simulator 2020
✓ Runs well
CPU
232%
GPU
199%
RAM
800%
Watch Dogs Legion
✓ Runs well
CPU
232%
GPU
208%
RAM
800%
Borderlands 3
✓ Runs well
CPU
260%
GPU
178%
RAM
999%
Anno 1800
✓ Runs well
CPU
217%
GPU
249%
RAM
800%
Rainbow Six Siege
✓ Runs well
CPU
542%
GPU
498%
RAM
999%
The Division 2
✓ Runs well
CPU
296%
GPU
199%
RAM
800%
Gears Tactics
✓ Runs well
CPU
260%
GPU
332%
RAM
800%
Hunt Showdown
✓ Runs well
CPU
232%
GPU
249%
RAM
999%
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands
✓ Runs well
CPU
217%
GPU
121%
RAM
800%
Mafia Definitive Edition
✓ Runs well
CPU
296%
GPU
249%
RAM
999%
Days Gone
✓ Runs well
CPU
296%
GPU
166%
RAM
800%
Ghostwire Tokyo
✓ Runs well
CPU
155%
GPU
208%
RAM
533%
Returnal
✓ Runs well
CPU
186%
GPU
125%
RAM
400%
Dying Light 2
✓ Runs well
CPU
217%
GPU
121%
RAM
800%
Resident Evil Village
✓ Runs well
CPU
186%
GPU
142%
RAM
800%
The Callisto Protocol
✓ Runs well
CPU
130%
GPU
125%
RAM
800%
Atomic Heart
✓ Runs well
CPU
203%
GPU
208%
RAM
800%
Alan Wake 2
✗ Weak
CPU
155%
GPU
77%
RAM
400%
Black Myth Wukong
✓ Runs well
CPU
130%
GPU
208%
RAM
400%
Ghost of Tsushima
✓ Runs well
CPU
130%
GPU
208%
RAM
800%
The Last of Us Part 1
✓ Runs well
CPU
130%
GPU
125%
RAM
400%
Diablo 4
✓ Runs well
CPU
296%
GPU
249%
RAM
800%
Spider-Man Miles Morales
✓ Runs well
CPU
217%
GPU
249%
RAM
800%
Star Wars Jedi Survivor
✗ Weak
CPU
130%
GPU
91%
RAM
800%
Dead Space Remake
✓ Runs well
CPU
203%
GPU
121%
RAM
800%
Lies of P
✓ Runs well
CPU
186%
GPU
208%
RAM
800%
Sons of the Forest
✓ Runs well
CPU
130%
GPU
108%
RAM
533%
Rise of the Tomb Raider
✓ Runs well
CPU
434%
GPU
498%
RAM
999%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
✓ Runs well
CPU
361%
GPU
249%
RAM
800%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
✓ Runs well
CPU
325%
GPU
249%
RAM
800%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
✓ Runs well
CPU
186%
GPU
208%
RAM
800%
F1 24
✓ Runs well
CPU
361%
GPU
121%
RAM
800%
Need for Speed Heat
✓ Runs well
CPU
186%
GPU
142%
RAM
800%
Civilization 6
✓ Runs well
CPU
434%
GPU
498%
RAM
999%
Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order
✓ Runs well
CPU
361%
GPU
415%
RAM
800%
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