Dell Latitude E6520

Performance Results


Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 49% Yacht	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


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 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 48.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	1.95% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	65.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Run History

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System	Dell Latitude E6520 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 0NVF5K
Memory	2.7 GB free of 6 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180913
Uptime	3.6 Days
Run Date	May 06 '21 at 16:40
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

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 i5-2540M-$315 16,964 User benchmarks, average bench 52% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	48.6% Average	Memory 62.5 1-Core 86.2 2-Core 132 55% 93.4 Pts	4-Core 202 8-Core 207 27% 204 Pts	64-Core 208 13% 208 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 48.6% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 3000 (Mobile V2 1.3 GHz) 110,588 User benchmarks, average bench 2% Dell(1028 0494) 2GB Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 9.17.10.4459 Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	1.95% Terrible	Lighting 2.2 Reflection 2.3 Parallax 1.6 2% 2.03 fps	MRender 2.7 Gravity 2.7 Splatting 2.8 2% 2.73 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.95% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk SD9SB8W256G1122 256GB 445 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 171GB free (System drive) Firmware: X6104000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 225 191 204 198 202 203 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	65.2% Good	Read 429 Write 282 Mixed 252 SusWrite 204 65% 292 MB/s	4K Read 13.9 4K Write 29.5 4K Mixed 22.2 65% 21.9 MB/s	DQ Read 360 DQ Write 314 DQ Mixed 206 190% 294 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 65.2% Great: 105%
USB Flash Memory 2GB 592 User benchmarks, average bench 4% 2GB free, PID 6544 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.5 3.3 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	2.49% Terrible	Read 7.2 Write 3.2 Mixed 2.8 SusWrite 3.3 5% 4.12 MB/s	4K Read 3.1 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 12% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 2.49% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471B5273DH0-CH9 830B NT2GC64B88G0NS-CG 6GB 36 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 2048 MB Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	39.4% Below average	MC Read 14.3 MC Write 14.1 MC Mixed 12.7 39% 13.7 GB/s	SC Read 11.7 SC Write 13.5 SC Mixed 13 36% 12.7 GB/s	Latency 121 33% 121 ns
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 39.4% Great: 47%

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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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Typical Latitude E6520 Builds (Compare 1,117 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	185x
Core i5-2540MIntel $315Bench 52%, 16,964 samples	144x

GPU
HD 3000 (Mobile V2 1.3 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 110,588 samples	716x
NVS 4200MNvidiaBench 2%, 6,825 samples	299x
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 $53Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	31x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 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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Value: 56% - Above average

Total price: $62

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16