Biostar NF520-A2 TE

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 32%
Sail boat
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 43.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics8.34% 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.
Memory3GB 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. 3GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Very high background CPU (72%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
2 years ago, 2 years ago.
MotherboardBiostar NF520-A2 TE  (all builds)
Memory2 GB free of 3 GB @ 0 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20090902
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 20 '22 at 17:57
Run Duration159 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU 72%

 PC Performing as expected (59th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom X3 8450
Socket AM2 , 1 CPU, 3 cores, 3 threads
Base clock 2.1 GHz
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
43.9% Average
Memory 72.2
1-Core 29.7
2-Core 57.6
37% 53.2 Pts
4-Core 93.6
8-Core 92.1
12% 92.8 Pts
64-Core 94.6
6% 94.6 Pts
Poor: 30%
This bench: 43.9%
Great: 46%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI HD 4870
Asus(1043 026A) 512MB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.970.100.1100
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
8.34% Terrible
Lighting 11.4
Reflection 12
Parallax 8.2
9% 10.5 fps
MRender 7.9
Gravity 7.8
Splatting 8
6% 7.9 fps
Poor: 7%
This bench: 8.34%
Great: 12%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZ7TD128HAFV-00000 128GB
82GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DXT0200Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 94 108 112 115 104 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
Poor: 41% Great: 50%
WD Blue 250GB (2008)-$80
233GB free
Firmware: 01.03E01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 65 70 72 72 71 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
45.8% Average
Read 90.7
Write 89.6
Mixed 58.2
SusWrite 68.4
57% 76.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 1
173% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 45.8%
Great: 61%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$20
315GB free
Firmware: 15.01H15
SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 66 69 73 72 70 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
43.3% Average
Read 82.6
Write 76.2
Mixed 53.6
SusWrite 68.2
52% 70.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 1
170% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 43.3%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 3GB
null MHz
2048, 1024 MB
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
22.9% Poor
MC Read 8.8
MC Write 5.5
MC Mixed 9
22% 7.77 GB/s
SC Read 4.6
SC Write 4.1
SC Mixed 5.7
14% 4.8 GB/s
Latency 96.3
42% 96.3 ns
Poor: 8%
This bench: 22.9%
Great: 23%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical NF520-A2 TE Builds (Compare 3 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete

Motherboard: Biostar NF520-A2 TE

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