Biostar N68S3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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.
Processor	With 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 44.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	1.79% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory	4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 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.

Very high background CPU (63%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Biostar N68S3 (all builds)
Memory	1.2 GB free of 4 GB @ 0.5 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20100624
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 17 '18 at 10:19
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	THA-User
Background CPU	63%

PC Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Athlon II X2 245 6,247 User benchmarks, average bench 41% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	44.5% Average	Memory 75.5 1-Core 41.8 2-Core 83.4 44% 66.9 Pts	4-Core 82 8-Core 81.7 11% 81.8 Pts	64-Core 83.7 5% 83.7 Pts
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 44.5% Great: 48%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 610 62,458 User benchmarks, average bench 2% Nvidia(10DE 0915) 2GB CLim: 810 MHz, MLim: 250 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	1.79% Terrible	Lighting 2.27 Reflection 2.58 Parallax 0.59 2% 1.81 fps	MRender 2.29 Gravity 2.23 Splatting 1.78 2% 2.1 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 1.79% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 250GB-$33 44,469 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 30GB free (System drive) Firmware: CC38 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 87.4 Write 72.3 Mixed 45.1 50% 68.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 156% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 19% Great: 68%
Samsung HD502HJ 500GB-$50 72,924 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 99GB free Firmware: 1AJ1 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 997 Write 34.5 Mixed 63.8 263% 365 MB/s	4K Read 348 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 3.6 14,944% 118 MB/s
Poor: 30% Great: 77%
External USB3.0 120GB 42 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 4GB free, PID 0578 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 13 18 19 18 19 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	10.1% Very poor	Read 18 Write 17.7 Mixed 15.9 SusWrite 17 23% 17.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.6 63% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 10.1% Great: 242%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 1x4GB 3,140 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 1 of 4 slots used 4GB DIMM 533 MHz Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	19.5% Very poor	MC Read 7.2 MC Write 5.4 MC Mixed 6 18% 6.2 GB/s	SC Read 5.2 SC Write 4.4 SC Mixed 3.9 13% 4.5 GB/s	Latency 89.4 45% 89.4 ns
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 19.5% Great: 33%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical N68S3 Builds (Compare 3 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 11%

Tree trunk

Desktop 53%

Yacht

Workstation 9%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Biostar N68S3

CPU
Athlon II X2 240AMDBench 40%, 5,506 samples	1x
Phenom II X2 550AMDBench 46%, 3,836 samples	1x
Athlon II X4 620AMDBench 44%, 5,981 samples	1x

GPU
R7 370AMD $153Bench 21%, 39,178 samples	1x
R7 250AMDBench 8%, 25,802 samples	1x
GeForce 9400 GTNvidiaBench 1%, 12,718 samples	1x

SSD
2.5 120GBRX7Bench 57%, 137 samples	1x
400-256-G2 256GBSsdpr-cxBench 69%, 21 samples	1x

RAM
NT4GC64B8HG0NF-DI NT4GC64B8HB0NF-CG 8GBNanyaBench 25%, 1 sample	1x
D3S4GL16A8 8GBUnknownBench 50%, 16 samples	1x
99U5471-002.A00LF 2x2GBKingstonBench 39%, 504 samples	1x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 33% - Below average

Total price: $153

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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