Biostar TA970

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 57%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 56.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics15.7% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardBiostar TA970  (all builds)
Memory0.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20121105
Uptime8.1 Days
Run DateAug 02 '21 at 01:30
Run Duration186 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 15%

 PC Performing as expected (42nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom II X4 965-$144
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
56.1% Above average
Memory 83.3
1-Core 48.8
2-Core 97.6
50% 76.6 Pts
4-Core 170
8-Core 174
23% 172 Pts
64-Core 174
11% 174 Pts
Poor: 35%
This bench: 56.1%
Great: 61%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 470
Nvidia(10DE 079F) 1.2GB
CLim: 607 MHz, MLim: 837 MHz, Ram: 1.2GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
15.7% Very poor
Lighting 17.8
Reflection 30.8
Parallax 7.6
14% 18.7 fps
MRender 31.1
Gravity 15.1
Splatting 20.5
18% 22.2 fps
Poor: 14%
This bench: 15.7%
Great: 21%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$20
232GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 17.01H17
SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 32 9.3 8.2 9.5 10 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
31.8% Below average
Read 95.5
Write 93.6
Mixed 69.1
SusWrite 15.1
51% 68.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 1
162% 1 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 31.8%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8GB
667, 667 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (16th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
23.4% Poor
MC Read 8.6
MC Write 6.4
MC Mixed 6.9
21% 7.3 GB/s
SC Read 6.4
SC Write 6.2
SC Mixed 6
18% 6.2 GB/s
Latency 74.7
54% 74.7 ns
Poor: 20%
This bench: 23.4%
Great: 51%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

 SkillBench Score 21: 0R 4G 9B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score Hit Rate Shots EFps 0.1% Low Refresh Rate Screen Resolution Monitor
21% 41% 32 71 6 60 23.8" 1920 1080 AUS2421 ASUS VG249
Typical TA970 Builds (Compare 177 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 21%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 17%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Biostar TA970 - $125

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 75% - Very good Total price: $352
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