Biostar TA970

Performance Results


Gaming 37% Jet ski	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 29% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 60.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	57.2% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	55.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago.

Motherboard	Biostar TA970 (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140807
Uptime	1.6 Days
Run Date	Mar 29 '17 at 20:54
Run Duration	196 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6300-$47 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	60.4% Good	Memory 86.6 1-Core 65.5 2-Core 124 58% 92.1 Pts	4-Core 188 8-Core 275 29% 232 Pts	64-Core 284 18% 284 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 60.4% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Gigabyte(1458 366E) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 378.92 Performing below potential (35^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	57.2% Above average	Lighting 69.6 Reflection 78.4 Parallax 74.1 57% 74.1 fps	MRender 77.6 Gravity 71.2 Splatting 66.6 58% 71.8 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 57.2% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39 62,883 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 353GB free Firmware: X41100RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 3443 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 333 (A5) Unknown 100 100 15597771 (A6) Unknown 100 100 2 (A7) Unknown 100 100 25 (A8) Unknown 100 100 17 (A9) Unknown 100 100 451 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 7 (AE) Unknown 100 100 17 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 66 71 304943792162 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 249124880640 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 3463 (EA) Unknown 100 100 4178 (F1) Unknown 253 253 3354 (F2) Unknown 253 253 3525 (F4) Unknown 0 100 0	49.4% Average	Read 335 Write 235 Mixed 167 54% 246 MB/s	4K Read 24.1 4K Write 34.5 4K Mixed 10.3 68% 23 MB/s	DQ Read 28.8 DQ Write 60.5 DQ Mixed 12.7 19% 34 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 49.4% Great: 108%
PNY SSD2SC120G1CS1754D117-551 120GB 2,096 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 78GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS111101 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 5638 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 777 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 33 (B1) Unknown 0 0 232 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 38 100 38 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 42463 (C4) Reallocation count 98 98 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 100 100 0 (CC) Soft ECC correction 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 42 (E7) Temperature 96 100 38 (E9) Unknown 0 0 5 (EA) Unknown 0 0 193 (F1) Unknown 0 0 16404 (F2) Unknown 0 0 10492	55.4% Above average	Read 349 Write 284 Mixed 301 69% 311 MB/s	4K Read 21.7 4K Write 48.7 4K Mixed 13.8 76% 28.1 MB/s	DQ Read 22.1 DQ Write 54.1 DQ Mixed 13.9 18% 30 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 55.4% Great: 90%
Toshiba MK6465GSXN 640GB 1,578 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 596GB free Firmware: GH101M Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 2217 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 3932 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 1616 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 76 76 9669 (0A) Spinup retry count 178 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 2161 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 8225 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 95 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 95 95 53226 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 231928954912 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 238 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 16 (DC) Disk shift 100 100 40 (DE) Loaded hours 93 93 2981 (DF) Load/unload retry count 100 100 0 (E0) Load friction 100 100 0 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 265 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 0	47.6% Average	Read 82.9 Write 82.9 Mixed 46.2 52% 70.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.52 4K Write 1.56 4K Mixed 0.35 89% 0.81 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 47.6% Great: 48%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$24 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 466GB free Firmware: KC45 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 108 99 16813496 (03) Spinup time 99 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3436 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 81 60 123771772 (09) Power-on hours count 93 92 7004 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1062 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 6 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 71 50 555155485 (C2) HDA temperature 29 50 34359738397 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 36 26 16813496 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 185 19482 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 93776315948087 (F1) Unknown 100 253 3908448195 (F2) Unknown 100 253 2172399705	70.2% Very good	Read 114 Write 131 Mixed 68 77% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.68 4K Write 1.09 4K Mixed 0.65 121% 0.81 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 70.2% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 16GB 70,565 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 800, 800 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	45.8% Average	MC Read 19.5 MC Write 13.1 MC Mixed 16.6 47% 16.4 GB/s	SC Read 9.5 SC Write 8.4 SC Mixed 11.3 28% 9.73 GB/s	Latency 70.8 56% 70.8 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 45.8% Great: 54%

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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 $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	8x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	5x
870 EVO 500GBSamsung $62Bench 104%, 60,851 samples	4x

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

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Value: 75% - Very good

Total price: $352

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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