Asus M2A74-AM

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 30%
Sail boat
Workstation
Workstation 0%
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 45.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics1.02% 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.
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.
MotherboardAsus M2A74-AM  (all builds)
Memory1 GB free of 3 GB @ 0.8 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1366 x 768 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20091029
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 14 '18 at 07:37
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing as expected (55th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Athlon II X2 250 (2013 D.Ri)
AM2, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
45.1% Average
Memory 75.8
1-Core 44
2-Core 87.4
45% 69.1 Pts
4-Core 88.2
8-Core 80.9
12% 84.6 Pts
64-Core 82.2
5% 82.2 Pts
Poor: 27%
This bench: 45.1%
Great: 48%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 5450
PwrHis(1787 2291) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
1.02% Terrible
Lighting 1.3
Reflection 1.42
Parallax 1.53
1% 1.42 fps
MRender 1.38
Gravity 0.83
Splatting 1.26
1% 1.16 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 1.02%
Great: 1%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate ST3160815AS 160GB-$46
90GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4.AAB
SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 35 23 29 41 41 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
25.4% Poor
Read 60
Write 50.5
Mixed 38.2
SusWrite 28.3
33% 44.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.7
129% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 25.4%
Great: 42%
Hitachi HDS721032CLA362 320GB-$150
59GB free
Firmware: JPFOA3EA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 40 29 40 45 45 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
25% Poor
Read 47.8
Write 61.8
Mixed 38.1
SusWrite 39
34% 46.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.7
127% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 25%
Great: 50%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 3GB
null MHz
2048, 1024 MB
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
23.6% Poor
MC Read 8.1
MC Write 6.5
MC Mixed 8.2
22% 7.6 GB/s
SC Read 5.8
SC Write 6.2
SC Mixed 7.5
19% 6.5 GB/s
Latency 88.7
45% 88.7 ns
Poor: 8%
This bench: 23.6%
Great: 23%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical M2A74-AM Builds (Compare 5 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 51%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus M2A74-AM

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