Dell Latitude E6520

Performance Results


Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 45% Yacht	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 46.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	1.98% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	59.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (68%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Dell Latitude E6520 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0692FT
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180306
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Dec 02 '18 at 16:39
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	IRL-User
Background CPU	68%

PC Performing as expected (48^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-2520M-$34 45,308 User benchmarks, average bench 48% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 1.8 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	46.3% Average	Memory 82.1 1-Core 36.3 2-Core 54.2 42% 57.5 Pts	4-Core 61.8 8-Core 79.8 9% 70.8 Pts	64-Core 108 7% 108 Pts
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 46.3% Great: 59%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia NVS 4200M 6,825 User benchmarks, average bench 2% Dell(1028 1494) 512MB Driver: Ver. 21.21.13.4200 Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	1.98% Terrible	Lighting 2.27 Reflection 2.69 Parallax 1.88 2% 2.28 fps	MRender 3.19 Gravity 2.37 Splatting 2.65 2% 2.74 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.98% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$29 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 82GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFK61K1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 82 59 62 66 69 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	59.6% Above average	Read 451 Write 304 Mixed 341 SusWrite 83.6 66% 295 MB/s	4K Read 26.9 4K Write 35.8 4K Mixed 24.7 91% 29.1 MB/s	DQ Read 175 DQ Write 202 DQ Mixed 153 125% 177 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 59.6% Great: 85%
Hitachi Travelstar 5K750 750GB-$52 41,501 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 597GB free Firmware: JE4OA50A SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 84 87 86 89 89 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	52.2% Above average	Read 95.3 Write 87 Mixed 46.9 SusWrite 86.7 58% 79 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 112% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 52.2% Great: 53%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT41GS6MFR8C-PB 2x8GB 3,305 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR3 1333 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	41.6% Average	MC Read 14 MC Write 15.4 MC Mixed 15.3 43% 14.9 GB/s	SC Read 8.8 SC Write 8 SC Mixed 9 25% 8.6 GB/s	Latency 76.7 52% 76.7 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 41.6% Great: 57%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 5%

Tree trunk

Desktop 48%

Yacht

Workstation 5%

Tree trunk

System: Dell Latitude E6520

CPU
Core i5-2520MIntel $34Bench 48%, 45,308 samples	315x
Core i7-2760QMIntel $130Bench 60%, 10,423 samples	184x
Core i5-2540MIntel $315Bench 52%, 16,964 samples	144x

GPU
HD 3000 (Mobile V2 1.3 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 110,588 samples	715x
NVS 4200MNvidiaBench 2%, 6,825 samples	298x
HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 209,058 samples	96x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	40x
MX500 500GBCrucial $54Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	31x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	21x

RAM
M471B5273DH0-CH9 2x4GBSamsungBench 43%, 15,815 samples	54x
HMT351S6CFR8C-H9 2x4GBHynixBench 43%, 6,386 samples	41x
M471B5273CH0-YK0 M471B5173QH0-YK0 8GBSamsungBench 46%, 268 samples	39x

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Total price: $62

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16