Biostar TA990FXE

Performance Results


Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 71% Battleship	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 65.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	31.2% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	24.5% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

Motherboard	Biostar TA990FXE (all builds)
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120308
Uptime	4.7 Days
Run Date	Apr 15 '18 at 18:44
Run Duration	189 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing as expected (60^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8320-$129 106,454 User benchmarks, average bench 59% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	65.4% Good	Memory 90.6 1-Core 67.7 2-Core 121 59% 93.1 Pts	4-Core 220 8-Core 382 36% 301 Pts	64-Core 381 24% 381 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 65.4% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 270X-$199 77,943 User benchmarks, average bench 27% Asus(1043 0464) CLim: 1120 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 17.7 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	31.2% Below average	Lighting 39.7 Reflection 35.5 Parallax 47.4 32% 40.9 fps	MRender 31.1 Gravity 32.9 Splatting 39.9 29% 34.7 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 31.2% Great: 29%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$26 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 184GB free Firmware: Z320 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 0 100 2706 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 239 (A5) Unknown 100 100 12885295108 (A6) Unknown 100 100 0 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 1 (A9) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 14 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 60 54 197568495656 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 4295032833 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 22 (EA) Unknown 100 100 38 (F1) Unknown 253 253 33 (F2) Unknown 253 253 36 (F4) Unknown 0 100 0	41.8% Average	Read 483 Write 37.6 Mixed 249 56% 256 MB/s	4K Read 15.9 4K Write 69.2 4K Mixed 3.85 66% 29.7 MB/s	DQ Read 21.1 DQ Write 70.1 DQ Mixed 3.52 15% 31.6 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 41.8% Great: 86%
SanDisk SSD 128GB-$84 8,513 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 12GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2.0.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 18308 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1695 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 74 (AE) Unknown 100 100 72 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 246 (E8) Unknown 100 100 0 (EA) Unknown 100 100 566 (F1) Unknown 100 100 10884368792 (F2) Unknown 100 100 16999568233	24.5% Poor	Read 313 Write 73.2 Mixed 65.4 32% 150 MB/s	4K Read 11.8 4K Write 7.49 4K Mixed 3.45 26% 7.57 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 24.5% Great: 56%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$35 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 439GB free Firmware: 15.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 137 136 4150 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 4722 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 73 73 19723 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1858 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 70 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 4651 (C2) HDA temperature 114 83 29 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 2	55% Above average	Read 80.4 Write 111 Mixed 77.6 67% 89.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.57 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.6 141% 1.29 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 55% Great: 69%
Maxtor S TM3500630AS 500GB 125 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 439GB free Firmware: 3.AA Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 112 88 190455894 (03) Spinup time 93 93 0 (04) Start/Stop count 91 91 9663 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 85 60 397047065 (09) Power-on hours count 79 79 18444 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 4063 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 66 33 571801634 (C2) HDA temperature 34 67 60129542178 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 59 49 159356342 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 253 0	35.9% Below average	Read 53.4 Write 71.2 Mixed 116 62% 80.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.56 4K Write 2.33 4K Mixed 0.62 136% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 35.9% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 16GB 70,565 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	45.3% Average	MC Read 17.1 MC Write 15.1 MC Mixed 15.6 46% 15.9 GB/s	SC Read 10.1 SC Write 8.8 SC Mixed 12.1 30% 10.3 GB/s	Latency 66.4 60% 66.4 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 45.3% Great: 54%

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Gaming 20%

Surfboard

Desktop 68%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 17%

Surfboard

Motherboard: Biostar TA990FXE

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	7x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	6x
FX-8120AMDBench 56%, 25,690 samples	5x

GPU
HD 7950AMD $290Bench 29%, 33,820 samples	3x
GeForce GT 520NvidiaBench 2%, 16,336 samples	2x
GTX 560Nvidia $180Bench 14%, 23,273 samples	2x

SSD
870 EVO 500GBSamsung $60Bench 104%, 60,851 samples	2x
MX500 500GBCrucial $48Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	2x
840 250GBSamsung $251Bench 70%, 41,998 samples	1x

RAM
8GBUnknownBench 34%, 82,857 samples	9x
16GBUnknownBench 41%, 70,565 samples	8x
12GBUnknownBench 35%, 85,415 samples	4x

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Value: 39% - Below average

Total price: $480

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16