Biostar A68MD PRO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 48%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 50.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics4.59% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive64.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardBiostar A68MD PRO  (all builds)
Memory13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
DisplayΧρώματα 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151215
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 06 '20 at 19:07
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing as expected (51st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD A8-6500 APU-$135
P0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
50.1% Above average
Memory 65.5
1-Core 46.4
2-Core 120
46% 77.2 Pts
4-Core 206
8-Core 182
26% 194 Pts
64-Core 203
13% 203 Pts
Poor: 40%
This bench: 50.1%
Great: 58%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 8570D
Biostar(1565 1708) 128MB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
4.59% Terrible
Lighting 5.5
Reflection 7.96
Parallax 4.91
4% 6.12 fps
MRender 4.95
Gravity 4.17
Splatting 7.65
5% 5.59 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 4.59%
Great: 5%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Micron_M600_MTFDDAY256MBF 256GB
161GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 262 302 306 325 329 297 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
64.4% Good
Read 241
Write 298
Mixed 243
SusWrite 304
62% 272 MB/s
4K Read 24.7
4K Write 52.9
4K Mixed 32.9
108% 36.8 MB/s
DQ Read 30.4
DQ Write 80.6
DQ Mixed 41.6
36% 50.9 MB/s
Poor: 69%
This bench: 64.4%
Great: 111%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64
931GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 152 154 154 153 153 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
82.9% Excellent
Read 137
Write 146
Mixed 88.9
SusWrite 152
96% 131 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1
193% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 82.9%
Great: 85%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
30.4% Below average
MC Read 15.3
MC Write 6.1
MC Mixed 10.6
30% 10.7 GB/s
SC Read 6.6
SC Write 6.6
SC Mixed 9.9
22% 7.7 GB/s
Latency 113
36% 113 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 30.4%
Great: 97%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical A68MD PRO Builds (Compare 64 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 52%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Biostar A68MD PRO

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 22% - Poor Total price: $52
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