Biostar N68S3+

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 42.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Boot Drive	44.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	2GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows however a minimum of 4GB is recommended for gaming or any other RAM intensive tasks such as photo/video editing. This system will also be a little more responsive with 4GB of RAM.
OS Version	Although Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Biostar N68S3+ (all builds)
Memory	0.8 GB free of 2 GB @ 0.5 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20100826
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 21 '21 at 09:19
Run Duration	147 Seconds
Run User	IRN-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Sempron 145-$50 3,678 User benchmarks, average bench 36% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 1 cores, 1 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	42.2% Average	Memory 78.2 1-Core 40.7 2-Core 38.6 40% 52.5 Pts	4-Core 39.7 8-Core 40.1 5% 39.9 Pts	64-Core 39.6 2% 39.6 Pts
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 42.2% Great: 44%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Liteon I T LCS-128L9S 128GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 103GB free (System drive) Firmware: 9C08 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 140 153 151 153 152 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	44.1% Average	Read 176 Write 157 Mixed 148 SusWrite 150 36% 158 MB/s	4K Read 18.1 4K Write 49.7 4K Mixed 22.7 83% 30.2 MB/s	DQ Read 31.4 DQ Write 73.8 DQ Mixed 38.6 33% 47.9 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 44.1% Great: 86%
1,954 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 0GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.5 9.1 9.5 9.1 9.3 9.5 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	7.02% Terrible	Read 16 Write 7 Mixed 14.8 SusWrite 9.3 15% 11.8 MB/s	4K Read 3.5 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.8 61% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 7.02% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905474-009.A00LF 1x2GB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 1 of 4 slots used 2GB DIMM 533 MHz Performing below potential (30^th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	18.9% Very poor	MC Read 6.6 MC Write 5.2 MC Mixed 5.1 16% 5.63 GB/s	SC Read 6.6 SC Write 5.3 SC Mixed 4.6 16% 5.5 GB/s	Latency 83.9 48% 83.9 ns
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 18.9% Great: 28%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 3%

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Desktop 40%

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Workstation 3%

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Motherboard: Biostar N68S3+

CPU
Athlon II X2 250 (2013 D.Ri)AMDBench 40%, 19,471 samples	6x
Athlon II X4 640AMD $70Bench 45%, 18,839 samples	5x
Athlon II X2 245AMDBench 41%, 6,247 samples	4x

GPU
GeForce 7025 / nForce 630aNvidiaBench 0%, 5,527 samples	12x
GeForce 210NvidiaBench 1%, 98,254 samples	6x
Radeon HD 5450AMDBench 1%, 66,079 samples	3x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	5x
CS90 0 240GB SSDPNYBench 67%, 400 samples	2x
I T LCS-128L9S 128GBLiteonBench 72%, 3 samples	2x

RAM
99U5471-001.A00LF Corsair CML4GX3M1A1600C9 6GBKingstonBench 25%, 5 samples	2x
9905402-532.A00LF 2x4GBKingstonBench 44%, 676 samples	2x
2x8GBSamsungBench 62%, 17,576 samples	1x

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Value: 22% - Poor

Total price: $28

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16