Dell Latitude E6520

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 49%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 50.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics2.22% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 10 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
SystemDell Latitude E6520  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0J4TFW
Memory12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20111018
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateOct 26 '17 at 12:31
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 29%

 PC Performing as expected (55th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-2640M
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
50.7% Above average
Memory 71.7
1-Core 84
2-Core 133
58% 96.2 Pts
4-Core 169
8-Core 204
24% 186 Pts
64-Core 219
14% 219 Pts
Poor: 28%
This bench: 50.7%
Great: 63%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 3000 (Mobile V2 1.3 GHz)
Dell(1028 0494) 2GB
Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 9.17.10.4229
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
2.22% Terrible
Lighting 2.43
Reflection 2.73
Parallax 1.62
2% 2.26 fps
MRender 3.43
Gravity 1.33
Splatting 4.57
3% 3.11 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 2.22%
Great: 2%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black 2.5" 750GB (2011)-$87
628GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
58.4% Above average
Read 111
Write 93.1
Mixed 9.05
51% 71 MB/s
4K Read 0.34
4K Write 1.29
4K Mixed 0.12
51% 0.58 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 58.4%
Great: 71%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 99U5428-063.A00LF 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
55.4% Above average
MC Read 20.8
MC Write 21.3
MC Mixed 18.9
58% 20.3 GB/s
SC Read 11.1
SC Write 13.9
SC Mixed 16
39% 13.7 GB/s
Latency 97.4
41% 97.4 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 55.4%
Great: 58%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Latitude E6520 Builds (Compare 1,118 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 48%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Latitude E6520

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 56% - Above average Total price: $62
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