Biostar H81A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 130%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 99%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics161% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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 (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardBiostar H81A  (all builds)
Memory5.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140616
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 09 '22 at 23:55
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 13%

 PC Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
84.1% Excellent
Memory 95.5
1-Core 90
2-Core 217
77% 134 Pts
4-Core 420
8-Core 427
56% 423 Pts
64-Core 412
26% 412 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 84.1%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$479
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.41
Performing below potential (61st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
161% Outstanding
Lighting 239
Reflection 217
Parallax 227
194% 227 fps
MRender 251
Gravity 158
Splatting 130
141% 180 fps
Poor: 139%
This bench: 161%
Great: 170%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
903GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC4B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 137 182 175 181 191 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 189
Write 195
Mixed 83.4
SusWrite 164
115% 158 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 1
180% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 101%
Great: 112%
USB DISK 3.0 32GB
25GB free, PID 6300
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4 5.7 1.1 7.7 3.7 12 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
11% Very poor
Read 38.9
Write 3
Mixed 7
SusWrite 5.7
13% 13.7 MB/s
4K Read 3.2
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 1.5
100% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 6%
This bench: 11%
Great: 32%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
64.4% Good
MC Read 22.3
MC Write 23.4
MC Mixed 20.5
63% 22.1 GB/s
SC Read 17.5
SC Write 20.8
SC Mixed 20.2
56% 19.5 GB/s
Latency 55.5
72% 55.5 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 64.4%
Great: 64%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical H81A Builds (Compare 77 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 39%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 30%
Sail boat

Motherboard: Biostar H81A

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 82% - Excellent Total price: $333
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