Biostar TA970

Performance Results


Gaming 34% Sail boat	Desktop 71% Battleship	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 66.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	48.3% 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	50% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

Motherboard	Biostar TA970 (all builds)
Memory	19.3 GB free of 24 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130114
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 19 '18 at 02:12
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing as expected (45^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8350-$130 313,196 User benchmarks, average bench 61% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	66.5% Good	Memory 84.2 1-Core 71.8 2-Core 141 60% 99 Pts	4-Core 264 8-Core 421 42% 343 Pts	64-Core 423 26% 423 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 66.5% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 2974) CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 391.1 Performing below potential (47^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	48.3% Average	Lighting 61.3 Reflection 63.8 Parallax 57.8 50% 61 fps	MRender 54.4 Gravity 59.4 Splatting 52.5 45% 55.5 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 48.3% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 3D 250GB-$47 23,658 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 123GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61130WD 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 89 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 37 (A5) Unknown 100 100 8388708 (A6) Unknown 100 100 1 (A7) Unknown 100 100 64 (A8) Unknown 100 100 3 (A9) Unknown 100 100 195 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 1 (AE) Unknown 100 100 3 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 64 45 193274904612 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 10 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 85900001300 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 486 (EA) Unknown 100 100 612 (F1) Unknown 253 253 582 (F2) Unknown 253 253 227 (F4) Unknown 0 100 0	50% Above average	Read 333 Write 210 Mixed 105 47% 216 MB/s	4K Read 26.1 4K Write 34.1 4K Mixed 13.2 74% 24.4 MB/s	DQ Read 33.3 DQ Write 58.4 DQ Mixed 12.8 19% 34.8 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 50% Great: 105%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$37 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 68GB free Firmware: 605ABBF2 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 95 95 2776404 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 91 91 126658585567756 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1603 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 162 (B1) Unknown 0 0 2 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 26 50 51542884378 (C2) HDA temperature 26 50 51542884378 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 2776404 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 2776404 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 2776404 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 94 94 77309411329 (E9) Unknown 0 0 26050 (EA) Unknown 0 0 26275 (F1) Unknown 0 0 26275 (F2) Unknown 0 0 17763 (F4) Unknown 94 94 13697233	43.5% Average	Read 227 Write 117 Mixed 163 37% 169 MB/s	4K Read 25.1 4K Write 50.8 4K Mixed 14.8 84% 30.2 MB/s	DQ Read 34.5 DQ Write 90.1 DQ Mixed 12 24% 45.5 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 43.5% Great: 73%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 444GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 174 172 2266 (04) Start/Stop count 93 93 7193 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 83 83 12737 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2563 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 114 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 198 198 7078 (C2) HDA temperature 112 86 31 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	83% Excellent	Read 147 Write 142 Mixed 101 97% 130 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.37 4K Mixed 0.35 133% 1.31 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 83% Great: 109%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 240GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 172 166 2366 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3485 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 81 81 13877 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3010 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 149 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 3337 (C2) HDA temperature 110 84 33 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	78.8% Very good	Read 146 Write 129 Mixed 104 94% 126 MB/s	4K Read 0.64 4K Write 2.37 4K Mixed 0.22 95% 1.08 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 78.8% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 24GB 14,716 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 800, 800, 800, 800 MHz 8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	42.7% Average	MC Read 16.2 MC Write 14 MC Mixed 14.9 43% 15 GB/s	SC Read 8.9 SC Write 8.5 SC Mixed 12.4 28% 9.93 GB/s	Latency 73.1 55% 73.1 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 42.7% Great: 72%

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

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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 $175Bench 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 $37Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	8x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	5x
870 EVO 500GBSamsung $50Bench 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: $351

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $274	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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