Biostar TA970

Performance Results


Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 57% Gunboat	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 65.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	0.8% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	79.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Biostar TA970 (all builds)
Memory	3.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121105
Uptime	1.3 Days
Run Date	Sep 22 '19 at 03:57
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing as expected (49^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8350-$130 313,196 User benchmarks, average bench 61% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	65.5% Good	Memory 86.4 1-Core 71.8 2-Core 128 60% 95.5 Pts	4-Core 242 8-Core 434 41% 338 Pts	64-Core 429 26% 429 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 65.5% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 5450 66,079 User benchmarks, average bench 1% MSI(1462 2127) 1GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	0.8% Terrible	Lighting 0.87 Reflection 1.42 Parallax 1.03 1% 1.11 fps	MRender 1.29 Gravity 0.67 Splatting 1.52 1% 1.16 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 0.8% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 895GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 339 347 357 361 352 315 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	79.9% Very good	Read 398 Write 356 Mixed 362 SusWrite 345 82% 365 MB/s	4K Read 30 4K Write 54.2 4K Mixed 41 127% 41.7 MB/s	DQ Read 39.7 DQ Write 89.7 DQ Mixed 51.5 43% 60.3 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 79.9% Great: 125%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 117GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 133 137 135 138 138 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	87.5% Excellent	Read 169 Write 138 Mixed 74 SusWrite 136 94% 129 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 87.5% Great: 112%
WD WD2004FBYZ-01YCBB0 2TB 1,248 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 1.5TB free Firmware: RR04 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 151 152 155 154 153 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	88.8% Excellent	Read 154 Write 153 Mixed 103 SusWrite 154 104% 141 MB/s	4K Read 3.2 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 1 307% 2.53 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 88.8% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8GB 82,857 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 800, 800 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	31.9% Below average	MC Read 10.8 MC Write 10.5 MC Mixed 9.4 29% 10.2 GB/s	SC Read 10.4 SC Write 8.7 SC Mixed 10.2 28% 9.77 GB/s	Latency 70.9 56% 70.9 ns
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 31.9% Great: 51%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical TA970 Builds (Compare 177 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 21%

Surfboard

Desktop 67%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 17%

Surfboard

Motherboard: Biostar TA970 - $125

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	47x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	46x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	22x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	14x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	6x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	6x

SSD
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $37Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	8x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	5x
870 EVO 500GBSamsung $60Bench 104%, 60,851 samples	4x

RAM
16GBUnknownBench 41%, 70,565 samples	79x
8GBUnknownBench 34%, 82,857 samples	31x
32GBUnknownBench 53%, 5,781 samples	22x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 75% - Very good

Total price: $351

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $184	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