Dell Latitude E6420

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 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 22.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Boot Drive	22.6% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
Memory	4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 31% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Dell Latitude E6420 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0K0DNP
Memory	1.8 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20110711
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 03 '21 at 03:16
Run Duration	195 Seconds
Run User	VNM-User
Background CPU	13%
CPU Throttled	31%

PC Performing below expectations (30^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 0.6 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	22.9% Poor	Memory 39.6 1-Core 11.4 2-Core 21 18% 24 Pts	4-Core 38 8-Core 38.9 5% 38.5 Pts	64-Core 36.7 2% 36.7 Pts
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 22.9% Great: 59%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB-$35 80,916 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 100GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0C3K87RA SusWrite @10s intervals: 203 69 67 60 60 58 MB/s Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	22.6% Poor	Read 114 Write 174 Mixed 88.8 SusWrite 86 26% 116 MB/s	4K Read 2.6 4K Write 13.7 4K Mixed 16.7 33% 11 MB/s	DQ Read 24.1 DQ Write 42 DQ Mixed 28.7 23% 31.6 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 22.6% Great: 82%
Toshiba MK3255GSX 320GB 659 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 282GB free Firmware: FG011M SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 60 60 60 60 60 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	34.2% Below average	Read 59.1 Write 59.3 Mixed 40.5 SusWrite 60 40% 54.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.4 86% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 34.2% Great: 34%
JetFlash Transcend 8GB 9,769 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 4GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.1 4.5 4.4 2.6 4.5 3.9 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	4.29% Terrible	Read 17.7 Write 2.3 Mixed 4.2 SusWrite 4 7% 7.05 MB/s	4K Read 3.6 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 13% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.29% Great: 16%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Nanya NT2GC64B88B0NS-CG 2x2GB 6,518 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 2 of 2 slots used 4GB SODIMM DDR3 1333 MHz Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	17.6% Very poor	MC Read 6.6 MC Write 6 MC Mixed 6.9 19% 6.5 GB/s	SC Read 3.6 SC Write 3.1 SC Mixed 2.9 9% 3.2 GB/s	Latency 204 20% 204 ns
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 17.6% Great: 48%

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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%

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System: Dell Latitude E6420

CPU
Core i5-2520MIntel $34Bench 48%, 45,308 samples	1,062x
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	1,632x
NVS 4200MNvidiaBench 2%, 6,825 samples	356x
HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 209,058 samples	158x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	91x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	34x
BX500 240GBCrucial $29Bench 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 i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16