Biostar TZ68A+

Performance Results


Gaming 34% Sail boat	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 27% Raft


PC Status	Overall 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.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 61.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	53.5% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	54.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (58%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Biostar TZ68A+ (all builds)
Memory	8.8 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20110726
Uptime	1.3 Days
Run Date	May 18 '20 at 17:22
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	NZL-User
Background CPU	58%

PC Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-2500K-$246 143,007 User benchmarks, average bench 66% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	61.6% Good	Memory 88.1 1-Core 80.3 2-Core 173 67% 114 Pts	4-Core 192 8-Core 308 31% 250 Pts	64-Core 313 19% 313 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 61.6% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 3975) CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 432.00 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	53.5% Above average	Lighting 67.1 Reflection 69.1 Parallax 60.7 55% 65.6 fps	MRender 73 Gravity 64.3 Splatting 54.2 51% 63.8 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 53.5% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 35GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0AB0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 56 37 35 36 35 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	54.2% Above average	Read 349 Write 340 Mixed 294 SusWrite 47.5 58% 258 MB/s	4K Read 26.3 4K Write 52.6 4K Mixed 33.2 110% 37.4 MB/s	DQ Read 40 DQ Write 87.6 DQ Mixed 50.3 42% 59.3 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 54.2% Great: 118%
Samsung HD103SI 1TB-$89 48,059 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 83GB free Firmware: 1AG01118 SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 39 61 82 82 83 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	25.2% Poor	Read 23.5 Write 5.3 Mixed 31 SusWrite 64.2 23% 31 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.7 112% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 25.2% Great: 59%
WD Blue 250GB (2010)-$43 50,270 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 181GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 63 40 36 37 36 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	48.1% Average	Read 117 Write 110 Mixed 64.3 SusWrite 50.4 63% 85.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 144% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 48.1% Great: 70%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 779GB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 77 90 99 99 104 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	71.4% Very good	Read 158 Write 125 Mixed 69.5 SusWrite 90.7 81% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 154% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 71.4% Great: 113%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 459GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 80 94 102 102 108 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	61.4% Good	Read 120 Write 118 Mixed 68 SusWrite 93.7 73% 99.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 164% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 61.4% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMX4GX3M2A1600C9 KRE-D3U1600M/8G CMX4GX3M2A1600C9 12GB 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 2048, 8192, 2048 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	27.8% Poor	MC Read 9.1 MC Write 9.4 MC Mixed 8.5 26% 9 GB/s	SC Read 6.5 SC Write 6.3 SC Mixed 7.3 19% 6.7 GB/s	Latency 69.5 58% 69.5 ns

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

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Gaming 22%

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Desktop 74%

Battleship

Workstation 17%

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Motherboard: Biostar TZ68A+

CPU
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	17x
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	7x
Core i5-2400Intel $250Bench 61%, 166,255 samples	6x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	6x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	5x
GTX 650Nvidia $112Bench 8%, 69,673 samples	4x

SSD
MX300 275GBCrucial $100Bench 79%, 67,541 samples	3x
840 Evo 120GBSamsung $85Bench 91%, 104,444 samples	3x
SSD 64GBSanDisk $56Bench 38%, 3,862 samples	3x

RAM
991782 (996782) 991782 (996782) 991995 (996995) 991995 (996995) 12GBUnknownBench 33%, 4 samples	4x
BLS8G3D18ADS3.16FE BLS8G3D18ADS3.16FE 16GBUnknownBench 40%, 73 samples	3x
CM3X2G1333C9 CM3X2G1333C9 CM3X2G1333C9 CM3X2G1333C9 8GBCorsairBench 44%, 25 samples	3x

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Value: 61% - Good

Total price: $405

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16