Asus M2N68-AM Plus

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 31%
Sail boat
Workstation
Workstation 1%
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 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 46.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics1.09% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive24.8% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
Memory3GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 3GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus M2N68-AM Plus  (all builds)
Memory0.4 GB free of 3 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20100823
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 16 '19 at 09:57
Run Duration179 Seconds
Run User NZL-User
Background CPU 100%

 PC Performing as expected (46th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5400+
AM2, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
46.4% Average
Memory 90.7
1-Core 8.8
2-Core 12.5
34% 37.3 Pts
4-Core 16.4
8-Core 27.2
3% 21.8 Pts
64-Core 12.7
1% 12.7 Pts
Poor: 26%
This bench: 46.4%
Great: 46%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 210
Gigabyte(1458 34D5) 512MB
Ram: 512MB, Driver: 342.1
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
1.09% Terrible
Lighting 1.3
Reflection 2.08
Parallax 0.47
1% 1.28 fps
MRender 1.76
Gravity 0.97
Splatting 1.48
1% 1.4 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 1.09%
Great: 1%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
OCZ ARC 100 240GB-$120
156GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 103 104 111 105 114 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
24.8% Poor
Read 138
Write 115
Mixed 109
SusWrite 106
26% 117 MB/s
4K Read 8.4
4K Write 21
4K Mixed 11.3
38% 13.6 MB/s
DQ Read 26.6
DQ Write 12.5
DQ Mixed 22.8
16% 20.6 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 24.8%
Great: 101%
WD WD5000AVDS-63U7B1 500GB
214GB free
Firmware: 01.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 60 62 61 62 61 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
35.5% Below average
Read 63
Write 61
Mixed 39.5
SusWrite 60.7
41% 56 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 0.7
107% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 35.5%
Great: 52%
WD WD5000AVDS-63U7B1 500GB
119GB free
Firmware: 01.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 43 41 41 40 41 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
25.4% Poor
Read 47.8
Write 38
Mixed 24.8
SusWrite 40.6
28% 37.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.4
72% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 25.4%
Great: 52%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 3GB
null MHz
1024, 2048 MB
Performing below potential (37th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
10.9% Very poor
MC Read 1.2
MC Write 3.8
MC Mixed 2.8
7% 2.6 GB/s
SC Read 0.2
SC Write 2.6
SC Mixed 0.5
3% 1.1 GB/s
Latency 66.2
60% 66.2 ns
Poor: 8%
This bench: 10.9%
Great: 23%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical M2N68-AM Plus Builds (Compare 50 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 40%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus M2N68-AM Plus

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