Asus M2N68-AM

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 54%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 56.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics7.13% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
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.
Memory4GB 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. 4GB 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 (96%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus M2N68-AM  (all builds)
Memory2.2 GB free of 4 GB @ 0.5 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20081201
Uptime1.3 Days
Run DateAug 19 '17 at 20:00
Run Duration134 Seconds
Run User HRV-User
Background CPU 96%

 PC Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 3600+
AM2, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
56.5% Above average
Memory 104
1-Core 28.9
2-Core 26.4
44% 53.1 Pts
4-Core 57.2
8-Core 58.4
8% 57.8 Pts
64-Core 45.1
3% 45.1 Pts
Poor: 17%
This bench: 56.5%
Great: 41%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 9800 GT
Gigabyte(1458 34AE) 512MB
Ram: 512MB, Driver: 342.1
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
7.13% Terrible
Lighting 9.87
Reflection 9.92
Parallax 3.38
8% 7.72 fps
MRender 4.9
Gravity 7.77
Splatting 6.78
5% 6.48 fps
Poor: 5%
This bench: 7.13%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Hitachi HTS725032A9A364 320GB-$55
295GB free
Firmware: PC3OCH0A Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
58.5% Above average
Read 100
Write 104
Mixed 99
76% 101 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.22
4K Mixed 0.39
91% 0.74 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 58.5%
Great: 57%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23
261GB free (System drive)
Firmware: KC44 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
63.2% Good
Read 114
Write 107
Mixed 62.4
70% 94.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.44
4K Write 1.18
4K Mixed 0.44
89% 0.69 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 63.2%
Great: 88%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x2GB
2 of 2 slots used
4GB DIMM DDR2
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
869% Outstanding
MC Read 3.5
MC Write 5
MC Mixed 4.6
12% 4.37 GB/s
SC Read 3.1
SC Write 4.8
SC Mixed 2.5
10% 3.47 GB/s
Latency 0.35
11,429% 0.35 ns
Poor: 10%
This bench: 869%
Great: 44%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical M2N68-AM Builds (Compare 5 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 37%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus M2N68-AM

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 21% - Poor Total price: $28
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