Dell Latitude E6420

Performance Results


Gaming 3% Tree trunk	Desktop 20% Surfboard	Workstation 3% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (23rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 77 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.
Processor	With an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 18.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is terrible.
Graphics	1.79% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	38.4% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	6GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 6GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 30% 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.

System	Dell Latitude E6420 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 032T9K
Memory	4.3 GB free of 6 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150812
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Nov 24 '20 at 17:09
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	IDN-User
Background CPU	32%
CPU Throttled	30%

PC Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-2540M-$315 16,964 User benchmarks, average bench 52% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 0.6 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	18.1% Very poor	Memory 31.3 1-Core 13.2 2-Core 23 16% 22.5 Pts	4-Core 29.1 8-Core 37.5 4% 33.3 Pts	64-Core 35.9 2% 35.9 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 18.1% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia NVS 4200M 6,825 User benchmarks, average bench 2% Dell(1028 0493) 512MB CLim: 740 MHz, MLim: 400 MHz, Ram: 512MB, Driver: 375.95 Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	1.79% Terrible	Lighting 2.1 Reflection 3 Parallax 0.8 2% 1.97 fps	MRender 3 Gravity 2.2 Splatting 2.1 2% 2.43 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.79% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM871 2.5 7mm 128GB 2,429 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 75GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02D0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 140 147 148 146 147 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	38.4% Below average	Read 340 Write 158 Mixed 172 SusWrite 146 45% 204 MB/s	4K Read 7.9 4K Write 18.2 4K Mixed 13.3 39% 13.1 MB/s	DQ Read 90.8 DQ Write 65.9 DQ Mixed 83.1 61% 79.9 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 38.4% Great: 87%
Toshiba MQ01ABD050V 500GB 5,167 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 339GB free Firmware: AX0U1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 94 96 101 98 101 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	43.2% Average	Read 52.8 Write 53.3 Mixed 28.4 SusWrite 97.9 42% 58.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.6 104% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 43.2% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT325S6CFR8C-H9 Kingston 99U5428-046.A00LF 6GB 17 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 1333, 1333 MHz 2048, 4096 MB Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	16.7% Very poor	MC Read 5.8 MC Write 6 MC Mixed 6.5 17% 6.1 GB/s	SC Read 4 SC Write 3.2 SC Mixed 4 11% 3.73 GB/s	Latency 247 16% 247 ns
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 16.7% Great: 42%

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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%

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Desktop 48%

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Workstation 5%

Tree trunk

System: Dell Latitude E6420

CPU
Core i5-2520MIntel $34Bench 48%, 45,308 samples	1,065x
Core i5-2540MIntel $315Bench 52%, 16,964 samples	306x
Core i7-2640MIntelBench 54%, 12,152 samples	194x

GPU
HD 3000 (Mobile V2 1.3 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 110,588 samples	1,635x
NVS 4200MNvidiaBench 2%, 6,825 samples	358x
HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 209,058 samples	158x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	92x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	34x
BX500 240GBCrucial $27Bench 56%, 142,801 samples	30x

RAM
M471B5273DH0-CH9 2x4GBSamsungBench 43%, 15,815 samples	76x
M471B5773DH0-CH9 2x2GBSamsungBench 37%, 7,983 samples	73x
HMT351S6CFR8C-H9 2x4GBHynixBench 43%, 6,386 samples	64x

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Value: 56% - Above average

Total price: $62

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16