Biostar N68S3B

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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 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 47.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
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.
Memory2GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows however a minimum of 4GB is recommended for gaming or any other RAM intensive tasks such as photo/video editing. This system will also be a little more responsive with 4GB of RAM.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardBiostar N68S3B  (all builds)
Memory0.6 GB free of 2 GB @ 0.5 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20101112
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 06 '19 at 19:36
Run Duration121 Seconds
Run User MEX-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing below expectations (37th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Athlon II X2 250 (2013 D.Ri)
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
47.1% Average
Memory 79.9
1-Core 43.5
2-Core 84.5
46% 69.3 Pts
4-Core 86.9
8-Core 87.5
12% 87.2 Pts
64-Core 75.9
5% 75.9 Pts
Poor: 27%
This bench: 47.1%
Great: 48%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23
400GB free (System drive)
Firmware: KC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 52 92 71 93 23 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
26.6% Poor
Read 25.4
Write 30.2
Mixed 22
SusWrite 67.4
26% 36.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.6
90% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 26.6%
Great: 88%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT125U7BFR8C-H9 1x2GB
1 of 4 slots used
2GB DIMM 533 MHz
Performing below potential (17th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
17.6% Very poor
MC Read 6.8
MC Write 4.9
MC Mixed 4.6
16% 5.43 GB/s
SC Read 2.1
SC Write 4.8
SC Mixed 3.4
10% 3.43 GB/s
Latency 80.8
50% 80.8 ns
Poor: 18%
This bench: 17.6%
Great: 30%

 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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