Biostar A88MQ

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 54%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 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.
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 48.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics14.7% 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 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.
Very high background CPU (62%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardBiostar A88MQ  (all builds)
Memory3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160905
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateNov 26 '21 at 03:22
Run Duration187 Seconds
Run User MYS-User
Background CPU 62%

 PC Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD A10-6790K APU (2013 D.Ri)
P0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
48.8% Average
Memory 77.4
1-Core 62.5
2-Core 84.4
50% 74.8 Pts
4-Core 121
8-Core 116
16% 118 Pts
64-Core 130
8% 130 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 48.8%
Great: 62%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GT 1030
Asus(1043 85F5) 2GB
CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 496.76
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
14.7% Very poor
Lighting 18.5
Reflection 18.1
Parallax 18.8
15% 18.5 fps
MRender 15.6
Gravity 19.1
Splatting 16.7
14% 17.1 fps
Poor: 11%
This bench: 14.7%
Great: 15%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$40
892GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 24 22 92 109 81 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
53% Above average
Read 116
Write 39.8
Mixed 59.4
SusWrite 68.1
52% 70.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 1.1
191% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 53%
Great: 108%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 64GB
7GB free, PID 5595
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 8.5 21 11 17 37 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
23.9% Poor
Read 118
Write 38.9
Mixed 47
SusWrite 21.2
62% 56.2 MB/s
4K Read 3
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0.8
55% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 23.9%
Great: 40%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 99U5471-053.A00LF 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
18.8% Very poor
MC Read 7.4
MC Write 3.8
MC Mixed 6.2
17% 5.8 GB/s
SC Read 4.8
SC Write 3.6
SC Mixed 5.3
13% 4.57 GB/s
Latency 85.5
47% 85.5 ns
Poor: 22%
This bench: 18.8%
Great: 34%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical A88MQ Builds (Compare 7 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 44%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Biostar A88MQ

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 12% - Very poor Total price: $70
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