Biostar Hi-Fi A88W 3D

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 46%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 46.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics4.1% 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.
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.
MotherboardBiostar Hi-Fi A88W 3D  (all builds)
Memory3.3 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151105
Uptime3.3 Days
Run DateAug 05 '18 at 02:33
Run Duration112 Seconds
Run User TTO-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing as expected (58th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD A6-7400K APU (2014 D.Ka)
P0, 1 CPU, 1 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
46.4% Average
Memory 75.7
1-Core 67.6
2-Core 92.5
51% 78.6 Pts
4-Core 103
8-Core 101
14% 102 Pts
64-Core 104
6% 104 Pts
Poor: 20%
This bench: 46.4%
Great: 45%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon R5 Graphics
Biostar(1565 1708) 1GB
Ram: 1GB, Driver: 18.7.1
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
4.1% Terrible
Lighting 5
Reflection 6.85
Parallax 6.38
4% 6.07 fps
MRender 3.81
Gravity 4.8
Splatting 6.09
4% 4.9 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 4.1%
Great: 5%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Purple Surveillance 1TB (2017)-$45
771GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 118 101 125 134 132 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
72.6% Very good
Read 138
Write 141
Mixed 84.1
SusWrite 115
88% 119 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1
197% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 72.6%
Great: 89%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX1866C10D3/8G KHX1866C10D3/4G 12GB
1866, 1866 MHz
8192, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
26.7% Poor
MC Read 9.8
MC Write 7.1
MC Mixed 9.2
25% 8.7 GB/s
SC Read 7.7
SC Write 7.2
SC Mixed 8.8
23% 7.9 GB/s
Latency 88.9
45% 88.9 ns
Poor: 27%
This bench: 26.7%
Great: 57%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Hi-Fi A88W 3D Builds (Compare 12 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 49%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Biostar Hi-Fi A88W 3D

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