Biostar N68S3B

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 48%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 53.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics2.56% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive66.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardBiostar N68S3B  (all builds)
Memory7.7 GB free of 12 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20101112
Uptime1.8 Days
Run DateMar 11 '19 at 20:59
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 22%

 PC Performing as expected (51st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom II X4 830
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
53.2% Above average
Memory 78.7
1-Core 41.2
2-Core 82.4
45% 67.4 Pts
4-Core 163
8-Core 163
22% 163 Pts
64-Core 158
10% 158 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 53.2%
Great: 57%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 220
Zotac(19DA 1132) 1GB
Ram: 1GB, Driver: 341.74
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
2.56% Terrible
Lighting 3.2
Reflection 4.54
Parallax 1.34
3% 3.03 fps
MRender 3.86
Gravity 2.5
Splatting 2.78
2% 3.05 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 2.56%
Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingdian S280 240GB
168GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Q052
SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 186 187 181 185 185 MB/s
Performing below potential (51st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
66.8% Good
Read 218
Write 185
Mixed 201
SusWrite 184
44% 197 MB/s
4K Read 37.2
4K Write 52
4K Mixed 42.4
138% 43.9 MB/s
DQ Read 53.8
DQ Write 107
DQ Mixed 67.8
55% 76.2 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 66.8%
Great: 102%
WD My Passport 0827 1TB
753GB free, PID 0827
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 15 15 15 15 15 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
11.3% Very poor
Read 14.2
Write 13.9
Mixed 13.9
SusWrite 15
20% 14.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.8
94% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 11.3%
Great: 45%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMX4GX3M1A1333C9 64D0JKHHJ 12GB
667, 667 MHz
4096, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
26.8% Poor
MC Read 11.3
MC Write 6
MC Mixed 9.6
26% 8.97 GB/s
SC Read 5.7
SC Write 5.2
SC Mixed 7.7
18% 6.2 GB/s
Latency 83.1
48% 83.1 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical N68S3B Builds (Compare 53 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 19%
Surfboard
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Biostar N68S3B

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