Biostar N68S3+

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 50%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 48%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics6.58% 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 Drive36.1% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait 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 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.
MotherboardBiostar N68S3+  (all builds)
Memory2.9 GB free of 4 GB @ 0.5 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20100826
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 13 '21 at 17:37
Run Duration148 Seconds
Run User IRN-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing as expected (56th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Athlon II X2 245
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
48% Average
Memory 81.2
1-Core 44.9
2-Core 89.8
47% 72 Pts
4-Core 89.5
8-Core 89.5
12% 89.5 Pts
64-Core 88.9
6% 88.9 Pts
Poor: 28%
This bench: 48%
Great: 48%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 9800 GT
Device(172F 0614) 512MB
Ram: 512MB, Driver: 342.01
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
6.58% Terrible
Lighting 9
Reflection 10.8
Parallax 3.2
7% 7.67 fps
MRender 8.2
Gravity 7.5
Splatting 4
5% 6.57 fps
Poor: 5%
This bench: 6.58%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Liteon I T LCS-128L9S 128GB
63GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 9C08
SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 118 122 110 121 104 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
36.1% Below average
Read 223
Write 170
Mixed 174
SusWrite 113
38% 170 MB/s
4K Read 16.2
4K Write 22.8
4K Mixed 16.6
58% 18.5 MB/s
DQ Read 30.6
DQ Write 74.4
DQ Mixed 37
33% 47.3 MB/s
Poor: 62%
This bench: 36.1%
Great: 86%
Maxtor 6Y080L0 82GB-$60
42GB free
Firmware: YAR41BW0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.3 5.5 5.3 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
2.11% Terrible
Read 1.5
Write 51.4
Mixed 1.5
SusWrite 5.4
11% 15 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.9
138% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 6%
This bench: 2.11%
Great: 32%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905474-009.A00LF 2x2GB
2 of 4 slots used
4GB DIMM 533 MHz
Performing below potential (26th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
27.5% Poor
MC Read 10.9
MC Write 6.2
MC Mixed 10.1
26% 9.07 GB/s
SC Read 7.2
SC Write 5.7
SC Mixed 7.5
19% 6.8 GB/s
Latency 78.4
51% 78.4 ns
Poor: 10%
This bench: 27.5%
Great: 49%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical N68S3+ Builds (Compare 56 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 40%
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Workstation
Workstation 3%
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Motherboard: Biostar N68S3+

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 21% - Poor Total price: $28
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