Biostar A88MQ

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 59%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
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.
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 52.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics24.6% 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 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
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.
MotherboardBiostar A88MQ  (all builds)
Memory28.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20140331
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateNov 22 '17 at 05:04
Run Duration122 Seconds
Run User IDN-User
Background CPU5%

 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 X4 860K-$51
P0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
52.2% Above average
Memory 69.2
1-Core 67.1
2-Core 124
52% 86.7 Pts
4-Core 205
8-Core 205
28% 205 Pts
64-Core 209
13% 209 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 52.2%
Great: 54%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 460-$90
XFX(1682 956D) ≥ 4GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 22.19.662.4
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
24.6% Poor
Lighting 30
Reflection 30.9
Parallax 37.9
24% 32.9 fps
MRender 29.1
Gravity 29.8
Splatting 32
25% 30.3 fps
Poor: 17%
This bench: 24.6%
Great: 22%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24
434GB free
Firmware: 19.01H19 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
66.2% Good
Read 114
Write 117
Mixed 33
64% 87.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.74
4K Write 1.96
4K Mixed 0.35
106% 1.01 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 66.2%
Great: 69%
WD Blue 160GB (2007)-$26
59GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 05.06H05 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
33.3% Below average
Read 55.5
Write 60.5
Mixed 23.1
34% 46.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.41
4K Write 1.42
4K Mixed 0.26
72% 0.69 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 33.3%
Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 99U5471-054.A00LF 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (1st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
36.8% Below average
MC Read 16.3
MC Write 9.2
MC Mixed 14.4
38% 13.3 GB/s
SC Read 7.5
SC Write 7.2
SC Mixed 9.9
23% 8.2 GB/s
Latency 103
39% 103 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 36.8%
Great: 61%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical A88MQ Builds (Compare 7 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 44%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Biostar A88MQ

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 12% - Very poor Total price: $70
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