Dell Latitude E5420

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 40%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (21st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 79 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.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 48.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics1.08% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive19.7% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (62%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemDell Latitude E5420  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 08N8FC
Memory1.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20131226
Uptime1.7 Days
Run DateDec 14 '17 at 18:12
Run Duration197 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 62%

 PC Performing below expectations (21st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-2520M-$34
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 2.55 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
48.9% Average
Memory 67.9
1-Core 19.8
2-Core 70.2
35% 52.6 Pts
4-Core 170
8-Core 196
24% 183 Pts
64-Core 185
12% 185 Pts
Poor: 21%
This bench: 48.9%
Great: 59%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 3000 (Mobile V2 1.3 GHz)
Dell(1028 049B) 1.5GB
Driver: igdumd32.dll Ver. 9.17.10.4459
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
1.08% Terrible
Lighting 1.2
Reflection 1.77
Parallax 0.81
1% 1.26 fps
MRender 1.71
Gravity 0.67
Splatting 2.13
1% 1.5 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 1.08%
Great: 2%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PB22-JS3 FDE 2.5" 128GB
62GB free (System drive)
Firmware: VBM94D1Q Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
19.7% Very poor
Read 206
Write 91
Mixed 143
32% 147 MB/s
4K Read 10.5
4K Write 4.27
4K Mixed 2.29
21% 5.69 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 19.7%
Great: 32%
Samsung Flash Drive 32GB
30GB free, PID 1000, Samsung USB 3.0
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
6.54% Terrible
Read 26.4
Write 9.21
Mixed 16.4
20% 17.3 MB/s
4K Read 2.68
4K Write 0.03
4K Mixed 0.73
36% 1.15 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 6.54%
Great: 86%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B5273DH0-CH9 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (20th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
32.1% Below average
MC Read 8.6
MC Write 12.6
MC Mixed 14.7
34% 12 GB/s
SC Read 3.2
SC Write 5.2
SC Mixed 6.6
14% 5 GB/s
Latency 106
38% 106 ns
Poor: 22%
This bench: 32.1%
Great: 51%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Latitude E5420 Builds (Compare 433 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 47%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Latitude E5420

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