Dell Latitude E6420

Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 52% Yacht	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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 52.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	1.96% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	67.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Dell Latitude E6420 (all builds)
Motherboard	Dell 032T9K
Memory	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors, 1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180914
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 07 '21 at 09:05
Run Duration	176 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing below expectations (37^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 3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	52.4% Above average	Memory 70.4 1-Core 77.2 2-Core 136 56% 94.6 Pts	4-Core 200 8-Core 202 27% 201 Pts	64-Core 204 13% 204 Pts
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 52.4% Great: 59%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 3000 (Mobile V2 1.3 GHz) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Dell(1028 0493) 2GB Driver: Ver. 9.17.10.4459 Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	1.96% Terrible	Lighting 2.2 Reflection 2.5 Parallax 1.6 2% 2.1 fps	MRender 2.9 Gravity 2.7 Splatting 2.8 2% 2.8 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.96% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS900 240GB-$20 61,417 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 185GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS900613 SusWrite @10s intervals: 372 211 106 103 100 102 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	67.2% Good	Read 434 Write 164 Mixed 321 SusWrite 166 60% 271 MB/s	4K Read 22 4K Write 38.7 4K Mixed 23.8 84% 28.2 MB/s	DQ Read 297 DQ Write 320 DQ Mixed 216 188% 278 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 67.2% Great: 91%
PNY USB 3.1 FD 32GB 440 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 29GB free, PID 00ed Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.3 5.1 7.2 9.2 7.6 8.5 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	8.8% Terrible	Read 29.5 Write 13.8 Mixed 15.8 SusWrite 7.5 20% 16.6 MB/s	4K Read 3.1 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.2 42% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 8.8% Great: 24%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Nanya NT8GC64B8HB0NS-DI 2x8GB 612 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR3 1333 MHz Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	49.5% Average	MC Read 18.1 MC Write 17.9 MC Mixed 16.2 50% 17.4 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 15.4 SC Mixed 15.5 44% 15.3 GB/s	Latency 100 40% 100 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 49.5% Great: 57%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 2: 0R 0G 2B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
2%	9%	23	31	20	60	18.1"	1366 768	LGD033E

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Gaming 5%

Tree trunk

Desktop 48%

Yacht

Workstation 5%

Tree trunk

System: Dell Latitude E6420

CPU
Core i5-2520MIntel $34Bench 48%, 45,308 samples	1,061x
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	355x
HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 209,058 samples	149x

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 $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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