Biostar A880GZ

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 42%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (26th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 74 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 47.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics0.65% 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.
Memory4GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (35%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardBiostar A880GZ  (all builds)
Memory1.2 GB free of 4 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120824
Uptime2 Days
Run DateMar 17 '20 at 14:55
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 35%

 PC Performing below expectations (26th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-4100-$110
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
47.7% Average
Memory 70.4
1-Core 60.7
2-Core 108
49% 79.5 Pts
4-Core 147
8-Core 147
20% 147 Pts
64-Core 159
10% 159 Pts
Poor: 39%
This bench: 47.7%
Great: 58%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI Radeon HD 4250
Biostar(1565 1706) 256MB
Driver: aticfx32.dll Ver. 8.970.100.9001
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
0.65% Terrible
Lighting 0.7
Reflection 1.38
Parallax 1
1% 1.03 fps
MRender 1.1
Gravity 0.17
Splatting 1.48
1% 0.91 fps
Poor: 0%
This bench: 0.65%
Great: 1%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24
125GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 15.01H15
SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 52 50 53 55 56 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
32.3% Below average
Read 62.3
Write 53.5
Mixed 38.5
SusWrite 50.1
38% 51.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.7
115% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 32.3%
Great: 69%
WD Elements 25A2 2TB
1.5TB free, PID 25a2
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 24 25 24 25 25 25 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
14.6% Very poor
Read 24.7
Write 23.2
Mixed 22.7
SusWrite 24.6
32% 23.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.8
90% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 14.6%
Great: 61%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 1x4GB
1 of 4 slots used
4GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
24.5% Poor
MC Read 8.9
MC Write 8.5
MC Mixed 6.7
23% 8.03 GB/s
SC Read 7.8
SC Write 6.7
SC Mixed 7.2
21% 7.23 GB/s
Latency 101
40% 101 ns
Poor: 19%
This bench: 24.5%
Great: 34%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical A880GZ Builds (Compare 18 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 50%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Biostar A880GZ

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 56% - Above average Total price: $139
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