Biostar A88MQ

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 58%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 51.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics13% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive52.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
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 A88MQ  (all builds)
Memory8.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20150318
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateJan 19 '17 at 14:10
Run Duration115 Seconds
Run User IDN-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (64th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD A10-7890K APU (2014 D.Ka)-$889
P0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 4.1 GHz
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
51.1% Above average
Memory 70.8
1-Core 75.2
2-Core 128
55% 91.5 Pts
4-Core 185
8-Core 176
24% 180 Pts
64-Core 204
13% 204 Pts
Poor: 33%
This bench: 51.1%
Great: 57%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 6850
PwrHis(1787 2304) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.301.1901.0
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
13% Very poor
Lighting 17
Reflection 13.5
Parallax 2.22
14% 10.9 fps
MRender 12
Gravity 11.4
Splatting 16.4
11% 13.3 fps
Poor: 11%
This bench: 13%
Great: 13%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Liteon IT LCT-512L9S 512GB
326GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HC92201 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
52.3% Above average
Read 290
Write 240
Mixed 278
60% 269 MB/s
4K Read 25.1
4K Write 43.8
4K Mixed 16.5
82% 28.4 MB/s
DQ Read 27
DQ Write 49.3
DQ Mixed 16.7
19% 31 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 52.3%
Great: 94%
Touro Mobile 2TB
1TB free, PID 1025
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
42.8% Average
Read 99.1
Write 101
Mixed 65.2
111% 88.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.58
4K Write 2.07
4K Mixed 0.24
81% 0.96 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 42.8%
Great: 45%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT41GU6AFR8C-H9 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
34.9% Below average
MC Read 15.6
MC Write 8.1
MC Mixed 13.8
36% 12.5 GB/s
SC Read 8.1
SC Write 6.4
SC Mixed 9.1
22% 7.87 GB/s
Latency 99.4
40% 99.4 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 34.9%
Great: 51%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical A88MQ Builds (Compare 7 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 44%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Biostar A88MQ

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 12% - Very poor Total price: $70
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $275Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
If you make a purchase via one of these links, our site may earn a commission
Today's hottest deals
About  •  User Guide  •  FAQs  •  Email  •  Privacy  •  Developer  •  YouTube Feedback