Dell Latitude E5420

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 47%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 52.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics1.98% 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.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 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.
SystemDell Latitude E5420  (all builds)
MotherboardDell 0H5TG2
Memory6.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display800 x 600 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20131226
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateSep 11 '18 at 23:14
Run Duration153 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing as expected (46th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3-2310M-$80
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.1 GHz
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
52.2% Above average
Memory 80.6
1-Core 55
2-Core 109
52% 81.6 Pts
4-Core 141
8-Core 142
19% 141 Pts
64-Core 142
9% 142 Pts
Poor: 31%
This bench: 52.2%
Great: 54%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz)
Dell(1028 049B) 2GB
Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 9.17.10.3040
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
1.98% Terrible
Lighting 2.23
Reflection 3.23
Parallax 1.59
2% 2.35 fps
MRender 2.95
Gravity 1.13
Splatting 3.87
2% 2.65 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 1.98%
Great: 2%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba MK3259GSXP 320GB-$50
206GB free (System drive)
Firmware: GN003J
SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 52 61 65 66 72 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
33.7% Below average
Read 53.9
Write 50.1
Mixed 17.5
SusWrite 63.1
34% 46.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.6
115% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 33.7%
Great: 48%
WD My Passport 259F 2TB
1TB free, PID 259f
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 19 19 21 22 22 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
15.1% Very poor
Read 32.2
Write 25.2
Mixed 24.5
SusWrite 20.5
34% 25.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.7
90% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 15.1%
Great: 44%
Lexar USB Flash Drive 64GB
58GB free, PID a83a
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 20 20 13 13 14 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
10.2% Very poor
Read 25.7
Write 25.5
Mixed 27.2
SusWrite 16.3
32% 23.7 MB/s
4K Read 2.1
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 1.1
72% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 9%
This bench: 10.2%
Great: 43%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 99U5428-047.A00LF 9905428-046.A00LF 8GB
1067, 1067 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
42.6% Average
MC Read 15.2
MC Write 15.3
MC Mixed 13.8
42% 14.8 GB/s
SC Read 11.6
SC Write 11.2
SC Mixed 12.4
34% 11.7 GB/s
Latency 79.5
50% 79.5 ns

 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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