Biostar N68S3B

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 41%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 50%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics0.61% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardBiostar N68S3B  (all builds)
Memory4.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20101112
Uptime23 Days
Run DateMay 09 '19 at 18:38
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 17%

 PC Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Athlon II X4 640-$70
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
50% Above average
Memory 71
1-Core 43.8
2-Core 88.3
44% 67.7 Pts
4-Core 170
8-Core 172
23% 171 Pts
64-Core 174
11% 174 Pts
Poor: 33%
This bench: 50%
Great: 53%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 8400 GS
Asus(1043 8322) 512MB
Ram: 512MB, Driver: 341.95
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
0.61% Terrible
Lighting 0.67
Reflection 1.08
Parallax 0.28
0% 0.67 fps
MRender 1.52
Gravity 0.43
Splatting 0.83
1% 0.93 fps
Poor: 0%
This bench: 0.61%
Great: 1%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Hitachi HDS721010CLA 1TB-$54
854GB free (System drive)
Firmware: JP4O
SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 87 110 108 114 122 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
68% Good
Read 132
Write 133
Mixed 59.7
SusWrite 105
79% 107 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.9
161% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 68%
Great: 72%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Adata 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM 667 MHz
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
26.5% Poor
MC Read 11.5
MC Write 5.9
MC Mixed 9.8
26% 9.07 GB/s
SC Read 6.4
SC Write 5.3
SC Mixed 7.7
18% 6.47 GB/s
Latency 99
40% 99 ns
Poor: 27%
This bench: 26.5%
Great: 88%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical N68S3B Builds (Compare 53 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 19%
Surfboard
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Biostar N68S3B

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