Dell Precision 5540

workstation 2019 15.6" dGPU โฑ ~6h โš–๏ธ 2.60 kg โš–๏ธ slight imbalance
USComp Score
47
out of 100
Fit for you
55/100
โœš Strong: fit_value โš  Weak: fit_mobility
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Related resources

CPU
65
GPU
46
Quadro T1000
RAM max
64 GB
DDR4
Battery
56 Wh
~6h
Price
$398
market
Age
7 years
2019
๐Ÿ“ Our review

Dell Precision 5540 review

Dell Precision 5540 โ€” from 2019, 2.6 kg, performance 63.

USComp Score
47
/100
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๐Ÿ“Œ Quick verdict

Overall score 47/100. Strongest suit โ€” Light office (89), weakest โ€” Portability (22).

โœ“ Strengths

Light office (89) ยท Photo & design (87)

โš  Weaknesses

Portability (22)

๐Ÿ’ฐ Price trend

2019
$2,200
2020
$1,760
2021
$1,408
2022
$1,126
2023
$901
2024
$721
2025
$577
2026
$461
2027
$369
๐Ÿ“‰ Loses ~$248/year (11%).

Full specifications

Brand
Dell
Series
Precision 5xxx (mid class)
Type
Workstation
Release year
2019โ‰ˆ
Screen size
15.6"
Resolution
1920x1080
Panel type
ips
Color gamut (sRGB)
100%~
Processor
Intel Core i7 9850H , Intel Core i9 9980HK , Intel Core i9 9880H , Intel Core i7 9750H
Graphics
Quadro T1000 , Quadro T2000 , Quadro T1000 4GB
RAM (max)
64 GB DDR4
Weight
2.60 kg
Ports
5
Backlit keyboard
โœ“
Webcam
โœ“
TPM (security)
โœ“
Battery
56 Wh

Performance metrics

Performance 63
Portability 22
Light office 89
Gaming 47
Creative 52
Energy efficiency 68
Connectivity 68
Value 75
Color accuracy โ€”

Graphics (2 discrete + 0 integrated)

Quadro T1000 (dGPU)
4 GB ยท GDDR5
CUDA
46
Quadro T2000 Max-Q (dGPU)
4 GB ยท GDDR5
CUDA
44

๐ŸŽฎ Gaming performance

FPS @ 1080p for the model's best GPU

Game Medium (1080p) High (1080p) Verdict
CS:GO โ€” 240 โœ“ ะšะพะผั„ะพั€ั‚ะฝะพ
Overwatch โ€” 240 โœ“ ะšะพะผั„ะพั€ั‚ะฝะพ
FIFA 20 171 160 โœ“ ะšะพะผั„ะพั€ั‚ะฝะพ
GTA V โ€” 140 โœ“ ะšะพะผั„ะพั€ั‚ะฝะพ
PUBG: Battlegrounds โ€” 140 โœ“ ะšะพะผั„ะพั€ั‚ะฝะพ
Rocket League 151 117 โœ“ ะšะพะผั„ะพั€ั‚ะฝะพ
FIFA 19 119 114 โœ“ ะšะพะผั„ะพั€ั‚ะฝะพ
Dota 2 โ€” 113 โœ“ ะšะพะผั„ะพั€ั‚ะฝะพ
Rainbow Six Siege โ€” 112 โœ“ ะšะพะผั„ะพั€ั‚ะฝะพ
Grand Theft Auto V โ€” 94 โœ“ ะšะพะผั„ะพั€ั‚ะฝะพ
Farming Simulator 19 107 86 โœ“ ะšะพะผั„ะพั€ั‚ะฝะพ
Escape from Tarkov 88 68 โœ“ ะšะพะผั„ะพั€ั‚ะฝะพ
GRID 2019 77 65 โœ“ ะšะพะผั„ะพั€ั‚ะฝะพ
Dirt Rally 2.0 81 64 โœ“ ะšะพะผั„ะพั€ั‚ะฝะพ
Doom Eternal 78 64 โœ“ ะšะพะผั„ะพั€ั‚ะฝะพ
For Honor 67 64 โœ“ ะšะพะผั„ะพั€ั‚ะฝะพ
F1 2019 73 61 โœ“ ะšะพะผั„ะพั€ั‚ะฝะพ
Apex Legends 74 58 โš  ะ˜ะณั€ะฐะฑะตะปัŒะฝะพ
Gears Tactics 92 58 โš  ะ˜ะณั€ะฐะฑะตะปัŒะฝะพ
Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order 67 58 โš  ะ˜ะณั€ะฐะฑะตะปัŒะฝะพ
Far Cry 5 199 57 โš  ะ˜ะณั€ะฐะฑะตะปัŒะฝะพ
X-Plane 11.11 66 57 โš  ะ˜ะณั€ะฐะฑะตะปัŒะฝะพ
Rise of the Tomb Raider โ€” 53 โš  ะ˜ะณั€ะฐะฑะตะปัŒะฝะพ
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt โ€” 53 โš  ะ˜ะณั€ะฐะฑะตะปัŒะฝะพ
Need for Speed Heat 61 52 โš  ะ˜ะณั€ะฐะฑะตะปัŒะฝะพ
Call of Duty: Warzone 61 51 โš  ะ˜ะณั€ะฐะฑะตะปัŒะฝะพ
Ghost Recon Breakpoint 53 47 โš  ะ˜ะณั€ะฐะฑะตะปัŒะฝะพ
Far Cry New Dawn 48 46 โš  ะ˜ะณั€ะฐะฑะตะปัŒะฝะพ
Rage 2 55 46 โš  ะ˜ะณั€ะฐะฑะตะปัŒะฝะพ
Ghost Recon Wildlands 47 44 โš  ะ˜ะณั€ะฐะฑะตะปัŒะฝะพ
Hunt Showdown 51 44 โš  ะ˜ะณั€ะฐะฑะตะปัŒะฝะพ
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 49 41 โš  ะ˜ะณั€ะฐะฑะตะปัŒะฝะพ
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 46 40 โš  ะ˜ะณั€ะฐะฑะตะปัŒะฝะพ
Battlefield 5 43 38 โš  ะ˜ะณั€ะฐะฑะตะปัŒะฝะพ
Borderlands 3 59 38 โš  ะ˜ะณั€ะฐะฑะตะปัŒะฝะพ
Total War: Three Kingdoms 60 38 โš  ะ˜ะณั€ะฐะฑะตะปัŒะฝะพ
Anno 1800 53 37 โš  ะ˜ะณั€ะฐะฑะตะปัŒะฝะพ
The Division 2 39 36 โš  ะ˜ะณั€ะฐะฑะตะปัŒะฝะพ
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40 35 โš  ะ˜ะณั€ะฐะฑะตะปัŒะฝะพ
Metro Exodus 43 32 โš  ะ˜ะณั€ะฐะฑะตะปัŒะฝะพ
Control 42 31 โš  ะ˜ะณั€ะฐะฑะตะปัŒะฝะพ
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark 42 31 โš  ะ˜ะณั€ะฐะฑะตะปัŒะฝะพ
Red Dead Redemption 2 47 30 โš  ะ˜ะณั€ะฐะฑะตะปัŒะฝะพ
๐Ÿ’ก 43 games in the database for this GPU. โœ“ playable (โ‰ฅ60 FPS), โš  medium (30-59), โœ— low (<30).

๐Ÿ’ป Software compatibility

Counter-Strike 2 โœ— Weak
CPU
130%
GPU
67%
RAM
800%
Grand Theft Auto V โœ“ Runs well
CPU
325%
GPU
918%
RAM
999%
Cyberpunk 2077 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
186%
GPU
153%
RAM
800%
Minecraft โœ“ Runs well
CPU
651%
GPU
459%
RAM
999%
Fortnite โœ“ Runs well
CPU
118%
GPU
287%
RAM
800%
Valorant โœ“ Runs well
CPU
434%
GPU
918%
RAM
999%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt โœ“ Runs well
CPU
217%
GPU
184%
RAM
999%
Elden Ring โœ— Weak
CPU
118%
GPU
96%
RAM
533%
Red Dead Redemption 2 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
217%
GPU
164%
RAM
800%
Apex Legends โœ“ Runs well
CPU
118%
GPU
115%
RAM
999%
Hogwarts Legacy โœ“ Runs well
CPU
145%
GPU
153%
RAM
400%
Dota 2 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
434%
GPU
918%
RAM
999%
Baldur's Gate 3 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
118%
GPU
131%
RAM
800%
Starfield โœ— Weak
CPU
93%
GPU
67%
RAM
400%
Call of Duty: Warzone โœ“ Runs well
CPU
118%
GPU
131%
RAM
800%
League of Legends โœ“ Runs well
CPU
651%
GPU
918%
RAM
999%
Sims 4 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
434%
GPU
918%
RAM
999%
Helldivers 2 โœ— Weak
CPU
93%
GPU
71%
RAM
800%
Battlefield 5 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
145%
GPU
153%
RAM
800%
Far Cry 5 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
163%
GPU
209%
RAM
800%
Forza Horizon 4 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
186%
GPU
255%
RAM
800%
Forza Horizon 5 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
145%
GPU
131%
RAM
800%
Metro Exodus โœ“ Runs well
CPU
163%
GPU
148%
RAM
800%
Overwatch โœ“ Runs well
CPU
260%
GPU
918%
RAM
999%
PUBG: Battlegrounds โœ“ Runs well
CPU
163%
GPU
191%
RAM
800%
Resident Evil 4 Remake โœ“ Runs well
CPU
130%
GPU
112%
RAM
800%
Escape from Tarkov โœ“ Runs well
CPU
217%
GPU
184%
RAM
800%
God of War โœ“ Runs well
CPU
296%
GPU
191%
RAM
800%
Horizon Zero Dawn โœ“ Runs well
CPU
296%
GPU
153%
RAM
800%
Death Stranding โœ“ Runs well
CPU
260%
GPU
148%
RAM
800%
Control โœ“ Runs well
CPU
217%
GPU
153%
RAM
800%
Doom Eternal โœ“ Runs well
CPU
296%
GPU
230%
RAM
800%
Batman: Arkham Knight โœ“ Runs well
CPU
361%
GPU
230%
RAM
999%
Hitman 3 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
296%
GPU
230%
RAM
800%
Flight Simulator 2020 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
232%
GPU
184%
RAM
800%
Watch Dogs Legion โœ“ Runs well
CPU
232%
GPU
191%
RAM
800%
Borderlands 3 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
260%
GPU
164%
RAM
999%
Anno 1800 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
217%
GPU
230%
RAM
800%
Rainbow Six Siege โœ“ Runs well
CPU
542%
GPU
459%
RAM
999%
The Division 2 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
296%
GPU
184%
RAM
800%
Gears Tactics โœ“ Runs well
CPU
260%
GPU
306%
RAM
800%
Hunt Showdown โœ“ Runs well
CPU
232%
GPU
230%
RAM
999%
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands โœ“ Runs well
CPU
217%
GPU
112%
RAM
800%
Mafia Definitive Edition โœ“ Runs well
CPU
296%
GPU
230%
RAM
999%
Days Gone โœ“ Runs well
CPU
296%
GPU
153%
RAM
800%
Ghostwire Tokyo โœ“ Runs well
CPU
155%
GPU
191%
RAM
533%
Returnal โœ“ Runs well
CPU
186%
GPU
115%
RAM
400%
Dying Light 2 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
217%
GPU
112%
RAM
800%
Resident Evil Village โœ“ Runs well
CPU
186%
GPU
131%
RAM
800%
The Callisto Protocol โœ“ Runs well
CPU
130%
GPU
115%
RAM
800%
Atomic Heart โœ“ Runs well
CPU
203%
GPU
191%
RAM
800%
Alan Wake 2 โœ— Weak
CPU
155%
GPU
71%
RAM
400%
Black Myth Wukong โœ“ Runs well
CPU
130%
GPU
191%
RAM
400%
Ghost of Tsushima โœ“ Runs well
CPU
130%
GPU
191%
RAM
800%
The Last of Us Part 1 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
130%
GPU
115%
RAM
400%
Diablo 4 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
296%
GPU
230%
RAM
800%
Spider-Man Miles Morales โœ“ Runs well
CPU
217%
GPU
230%
RAM
800%
Star Wars Jedi Survivor โœ— Weak
CPU
130%
GPU
83%
RAM
800%
Dead Space Remake โœ“ Runs well
CPU
203%
GPU
112%
RAM
800%
Lies of P โœ“ Runs well
CPU
186%
GPU
191%
RAM
800%
Sons of the Forest โœ— Weak
CPU
130%
GPU
100%
RAM
533%
Rise of the Tomb Raider โœ“ Runs well
CPU
434%
GPU
459%
RAM
999%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider โœ“ Runs well
CPU
361%
GPU
230%
RAM
800%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey โœ“ Runs well
CPU
325%
GPU
230%
RAM
800%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla โœ“ Runs well
CPU
186%
GPU
191%
RAM
800%
F1 24 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
361%
GPU
112%
RAM
800%
Need for Speed Heat โœ“ Runs well
CPU
186%
GPU
131%
RAM
800%
Civilization 6 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
434%
GPU
459%
RAM
999%
Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order โœ“ Runs well
CPU
361%
GPU
383%
RAM
800%

๐Ÿ”— Same series

4 models in the series.

2018
Dell Precision 5530
Score โ€”
$$326
2021
Dell Precision 5560
Score โ€”
$$652
2020
Dell Precision 5550
Score โ€”
$$541
2020
Dell Precision 5750
Score โ€”
$$1,019

โ‰… Similar by specs

Similar performance profile across other series and brands.

Dell ยท 2018
Precision 3541
$$368
cpuโ‰ˆ59, ramโ‰ˆ64
Dell ยท 2020
Precision 3560
$$345
cpuโ‰ˆ70, ramโ‰ˆ64
Dell ยท 2019
Precision 3540
$$309
cpuโ‰ˆ38, ramโ‰ˆ32
Dell ยท 2020
Precision 3550
$$345
cpuโ‰ˆ46, ramโ‰ˆ64

โ‰ˆ Similar class

Same lineage_class (how iconic the series is), other series.

Dell ยท 2019
Precision 7740
$$398
HP ยท 2021
ZBook Power G7
$$371
HP ยท 2018
ZBook Studio G5
$$325
HP ยท 2020
ZBook Firefly 14 G7
$$362

Configuration options

Available model options ยท 15 variants across 6 categories

๐Ÿ–ฅ Displays (2)
1920 x 1080 (Full HD) 3840 x 2160 (Ultra HD 4K)
โ€ข Igpu (1)
Intel UHD Graphics 630
โš™ Processors (4)
Intel Core i7 (9th Gen) 9850H Intel Core i9 (9th Gen) 9980HK Intel Core i9 (9th Gen) 9880H Intel Core i7 9750H
๐Ÿ”ฒ Memory (2)
16 GB (1 x 16 GB) 32 GB
๐ŸŽฎ Graphics (3)
Quadro T1000 Quadro T2000 Quadro T1000 4GB
๐Ÿ’พ Storage (3)
256 GB SSD M.2 PCIe 512 GB SSD M.2 PCIe 1 TB HDD SATA