Biostar N68S3B

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 31%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 58%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 22%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 55.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics60.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 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.
MotherboardBiostar N68S3B  (all builds)
Memory2.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20101112
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJun 09 '19 at 12:30
Run Duration136 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU9%
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 PC Performing as expected (55th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom II X4 955-$83
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
55.1% Above average
Memory 78.7
1-Core 47.4
2-Core 94.7
48% 73.6 Pts
4-Core 185
8-Core 186
25% 186 Pts
64-Core 181
11% 181 Pts
Poor: 38%
This bench: 55.1%
Great: 60%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
Nvidia(10DE 1C06) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 430.39
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
60.2% Good
Lighting 74.6
Reflection 76.6
Parallax 67.5
61% 72.9 fps
MRender 72.4
Gravity 70.8
Splatting 73.2
59% 72.1 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 60.2%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate ST3160215A 160GB-$46
20GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3.AAD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 31 34 33 36 36 MB/s
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
21.6% Poor
Read 42.5
Write 39.3
Mixed 21.8
SusWrite 32.5
25% 34 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.8
132% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 7%
This bench: 21.6%
Great: 40%
Samsung SP1614C 160GB-$98
17GB free
Firmware: SW10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 55 55 55 55 60 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
33.1% Below average
Read 58.3
Write 61.5
Mixed 36.8
SusWrite 56.7
39% 53.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.9
150% 1 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 33.1%
Great: 32%
Seagate BUP Slim SL 500GB
16GB free, PID ab10
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 27 27 28 28 28 MB/s
Performing below expectations (20th percentile)
11.5% Very poor
Read 27
Write 3.5
Mixed 19.8
SusWrite 27.3
25% 19.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0.4
32% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 11.5%
Great: 37%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905403-892.A00LF 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM 667 MHz
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
22.2% Poor
MC Read 8.4
MC Write 5.9
MC Mixed 7
20% 7.1 GB/s
SC Read 5.7
SC Write 4.9
SC Mixed 5.5
15% 5.37 GB/s
Latency 82.9
48% 82.9 ns
Poor: 22%
This bench: 22.2%
Great: 31%

 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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