Biostar TA790GX 128M

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 39%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 43.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics3.54% 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.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardBiostar TA790GX 128M  (all builds)
Memory4.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20101112
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateOct 23 '17 at 20:00
Run Duration96 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 26%

 PC Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom II X4 940
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
43.5% Average
Memory 67.4
1-Core 38.7
2-Core 69.4
39% 58.5 Pts
4-Core 114
8-Core 124
16% 119 Pts
64-Core 168
10% 168 Pts
Poor: 33%
This bench: 43.5%
Great: 56%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 730
Gigabyte(1458 365B) 2GB
CLim: 781 MHz, MLim: 438 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 385.69
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
3.54% Terrible
Lighting 4.27
Reflection 4.88
Parallax 3.62
4% 4.26 fps
MRender 6.1
Gravity 4.53
Splatting 3.3
4% 4.64 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.54%
Great: 7%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB-$25
348GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MS1OA750 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
86.8% Excellent
Read 148
Write 155
Mixed 27.1
80% 110 MB/s
4K Read 0.68
4K Write 1.74
4K Mixed 0.13
74% 0.85 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 86.8%
Great: 103%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8GB
333, 333, 333, 333 MHz
2048, 2048, 2048, 2048 MB
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
18.7% Very poor
MC Read 6.7
MC Write 5
MC Mixed 6.7
18% 6.13 GB/s
SC Read 3.8
SC Write 4.4
SC Mixed 5
13% 4.4 GB/s
Latency 108
37% 108 ns
Poor: 20%
This bench: 18.7%
Great: 51%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical TA790GX 128M Builds (Compare 9 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 39%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Biostar TA790GX 128M

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