Biostar TA970

Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 52% Yacht	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 55.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	3.47% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	105% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	8GB 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 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 (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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Motherboard	Biostar TA970 (all builds)
Memory	5.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20140807
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 02 '21 at 21:56
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Phenom II X4 945 12,746 User benchmarks, average bench 51% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	55.1% Above average	Memory 83.2 1-Core 45 2-Core 82.8 47% 70.3 Pts	4-Core 159 8-Core 159 21% 159 Pts	64-Core 160 10% 160 Pts
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 55.1% Great: 58%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 710 187,161 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Zotac(19DA 7326) 2GB CLim: 954 MHz, MLim: 400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	3.47% Terrible	Lighting 4.2 Reflection 4.2 Parallax 4.4 3% 4.27 fps	MRender 3.9 Gravity 3.9 Splatting 5 4% 4.27 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.47% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 870 EVO 500GB-$70 60,851 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 345GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 405 407 396 378 397 339 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 460 Write 419 Mixed 396 SusWrite 387 94% 415 MB/s	4K Read 40.9 4K Write 78.5 4K Mixed 53 171% 57.5 MB/s	DQ Read 275 DQ Write 149 DQ Mixed 166 136% 197 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 130%
WD Black 500GB (2008)-$95 28,095 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 230GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 94 94 94 95 94 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	51.9% Above average	Read 87 Write 86.8 Mixed 67.5 SusWrite 93.7 62% 83.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 182% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 51.9% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8GB 82,857 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 667, 667 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	31.8% Below average	MC Read 13.6 MC Write 7.3 MC Mixed 11.8 31% 10.9 GB/s	SC Read 6.9 SC Write 5.5 SC Mixed 8.1 20% 6.83 GB/s	Latency 74.8 53% 74.8 ns
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 31.8% Great: 51%

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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 21%

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Desktop 67%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 17%

Surfboard

Motherboard: Biostar TA970 - $125

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	47x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	46x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	22x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	14x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	6x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	6x

SSD
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	8x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	5x
870 EVO 500GBSamsung $70Bench 104%, 60,851 samples	4x

RAM
16GBUnknownBench 41%, 70,565 samples	79x
8GBUnknownBench 34%, 82,857 samples	31x
32GBUnknownBench 53%, 5,781 samples	22x

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Value: 75% - Very good

Total price: $352

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16