Biostar TPower I45

Performance Results


Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 51% Yacht	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 57.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	1.95% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	43.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Biostar TPower I45 (all builds)
Memory	6.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 0 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20100921
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 09 '20 at 21:17
Run Duration	196 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing as expected (49^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Xeon E5430 1,961 User benchmarks, average bench 48% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.65 GHz, turbo 2.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	57.4% Above average	Memory 81.8 1-Core 49.1 2-Core 98 50% 76.3 Pts	4-Core 194 8-Core 195 26% 195 Pts	64-Core 195 12% 195 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 57.4% Great: 55%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 420 9,903 User benchmarks, average bench 2% Device(0000 0000) 1GB CLim: 700 MHz, MLim: 325 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	1.95% Terrible	Lighting 2.33 Reflection 2.65 Parallax 1.81 2% 2.27 fps	MRender 3.05 Gravity 2.13 Splatting 2.39 2% 2.52 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 1.95% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Pioneer APS-SL2 Serise 120GB 423 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 51GB free (System drive) Firmware: V2.8 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 87 86 87 87 87 MB/s Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	43.2% Average	Read 254 Write 211 Mixed 201 SusWrite 86.9 42% 188 MB/s	4K Read 23.7 4K Write 50.1 4K Mixed 11.8 78% 28.5 MB/s	DQ Read 102 DQ Write 137 DQ Mixed 12 39% 83.7 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 43.2% Great: 67%
Wd5003abyx-23 00W1135 00W1439IBM 500GB 22 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 303GB free Firmware: WC36 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 104 104 104 104 106 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	64.6% Good	Read 121 Write 119 Mixed 84.9 SusWrite 104 79% 107 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 202% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 64.6% Great: 75%
HGST Travelstar 5K1000 2.5" 1TB 129,581 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 402GB free Firmware: JA0OA560 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 79 84 81 82 82 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	45.5% Average	Read 77.9 Write 53.4 Mixed 28 SusWrite 80.6 44% 60 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 115% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 45.5% Great: 57%
Seagate ST3500630A 500GB 26 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 193GB free Firmware: 3.AA SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 43 43 43 43 43 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	28.4% Poor	Read 55.7 Write 55.6 Mixed 34.2 SusWrite 42.9 35% 47.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 134% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 28.4% Great: 42%
Samsung HD502HJ 500GB-$50 72,924 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 115GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 110 109 111 112 111 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	66.8% Good	Read 121 Write 136 Mixed 70.2 SusWrite 111 80% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 200% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 66.8% Great: 77%
Hitachi HDS723020BLA642 2TB-$249 29,211 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 816GB free Firmware: MN6OA800 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 99 101 103 103 103 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	58.4% Above average	Read 102 Write 112 Mixed 67.5 SusWrite 102 70% 95.7 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 181% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 58.4% Great: 85%
SanDisk Ultra 16GB 2,997 User benchmarks, average bench 21% 14GB free, PID 558a Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 13 13 4.9 4.8 4.5 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	11.6% Very poor	Read 28.2 Write 13.9 Mixed 18 SusWrite 8.8 21% 17.2 MB/s	4K Read 4.3 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 2.3 145% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 11.6% Great: 31%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x2GB 183,252 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 4 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM SDRAM Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	25.8% Poor	MC Read 8.2 MC Write 8.4 MC Mixed 7.7 23% 8.1 GB/s	SC Read 6.9 SC Write 8.5 SC Mixed 8 22% 7.8 GB/s	Latency 77.3 52% 77.3 ns
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 25.8% Great: 45%

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Typical TPower I45 Builds (Compare 5 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 7%

Tree trunk

Desktop 49%

Yacht

Workstation 6%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Biostar TPower I45

CPU
Core2 Quad Q9500IntelBench 48%, 5,111 samples	1x
Core2 Quad Q9550Intel $161Bench 49%, 34,093 samples	1x
Core2 Quad Q6600Intel $100Bench 42%, 59,658 samples	1x

GPU
HD 4870ATIBench 9%, 22,563 samples	1x
GTX 770Nvidia $279Bench 34%, 116,895 samples	1x
Radeon HD 5450AMDBench 1%, 66,079 samples	1x

SSD
SSDNow V300 60GBKingston $76Bench 48%, 24,219 samples	1x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	1x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $65Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	1x

RAM
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples	3x
6GBUnknownBench 25%, 111,301 samples	1x
5GBUnknownBench 18%, 14,654 samples	1x

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Value: 3% - Terrible

Total price: $76

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16