Biostar N68S3B

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing CPU, SSD, RAM
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Graphics4.03% 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.
Memory2GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows however a minimum of 4GB is recommended for gaming or any other RAM intensive tasks such as photo/video editing. This system will also be a little more responsive with 4GB of RAM.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardBiostar N68S3B  (all builds)
Memory1 GB free of 2 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20101112
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMay 02 '15 at 20:25
Run Duration167 Seconds
Run User PHL-User
Background CPU 23%

 PC Performing above expectations (61st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Athlon II X2 260
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
1-Core 55.5
2-Core 108
37% 81.8 Pts
4-Core 109
8-Core 111
15% 110 Pts
64-Core 114
7% 114 Pts
Poor: 31% Great: 49%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 630
Nvidia(10DE 0990) 1GB
Driver: nvd3dum.dll Ver. 9.18.13.3523
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
4.03% Terrible
Lighting 4.9
Reflection 5.77
Parallax 4.22
4% 4.96 fps
MRender 7.1
Gravity 5.17
Splatting 3.52
4% 5.26 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 4.03%
Great: 5%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 160GB (2007)-$26
106GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 02.0
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
54.5% Above average
Read 95.3
Write 94.7
Mixed 93.1
71% 94.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.49
4K Write 1.14
4K Mixed 0.39
85% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 54.5%
Great: 59%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24
6GB free
Firmware: 15.0
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
60.8% Good
Read 108
Write 103
Mixed 102
79% 105 MB/s
4K Read 0.57
4K Write 1.78
4K Mixed 0.32
93% 0.89 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 60.8%
Great: 69%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB
568GB free, PID a00b
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
12.9% Very poor
Read 25.9
Write 16.4
Mixed 18.4
24% 20.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.49
4K Write 1.77
4K Mixed 0.32
73% 0.86 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 12.9%
Great: 44%
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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