Biostar TA970XE

Performance Results


Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall 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.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 63.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	27% 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 Drive	49.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Biostar TA970XE (all builds)
Memory	13 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120905
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 11 '18 at 01:52
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	21%

PC Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8350-$130 313,196 User benchmarks, average bench 61% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	63.5% Good	Memory 84.5 1-Core 69.1 2-Core 133 59% 95.6 Pts	4-Core 231 8-Core 413 39% 322 Pts	64-Core 426 26% 426 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 63.5% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 760-$209 161,132 User benchmarks, average bench 26% MSI(1462 2847) 2GB CLim: 1241 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	27% Poor	Lighting 31.4 Reflection 28.7 Parallax 36.4 26% 32.2 fps	MRender 40 Gravity 38.4 Splatting 32.2 30% 36.9 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 27% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 120GB-$109 51,792 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 88GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXT06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 119 123 117 119 121 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	49.7% Average	Read 376 Write 118 Mixed 101 SusWrite 118 39% 178 MB/s	4K Read 20 4K Write 52.2 4K Mixed 18.8 82% 30.3 MB/s	DQ Read 26.8 DQ Write 93.7 DQ Mixed 18.8 26% 46.4 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 49.7% Great: 73%
Seagate Expansion 2TB 49,966 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1TB free Firmware: 0708 SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 22 21 21 21 20 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	14.3% Very poor	Read 27.5 Write 29 Mixed 26.5 SusWrite 21.1 19% 26 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.3 133% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 14.3% Great: 67%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$63 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 3TB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 120 124 118 121 121 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	86.5% Excellent	Read 183 Write 155 Mixed 71.5 SusWrite 119 96% 132 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 166% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 86.5% Great: 113%
PNY USB 3.0 FD 64GB 1,626 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 28GB free, PID 00ed Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.7 8.8 9.5 9.7 11 13 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	6.15% Terrible	Read 22 Write 16 Mixed 14.5 SusWrite 10.1 20% 15.6 MB/s	4K Read 3.2 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0.9 42% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 6.15% Great: 28%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 16GB 70,565 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 667, 800, 667, 800 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	42% Average	MC Read 16.4 MC Write 14 MC Mixed 13.8 42% 14.7 GB/s	SC Read 9.2 SC Write 8.8 SC Mixed 11.3 28% 9.77 GB/s	Latency 72.6 55% 72.6 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 42% Great: 54%

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Typical TA970XE Builds (Compare 6 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 12%

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Desktop 61%

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Workstation 10%

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Motherboard: Biostar TA970XE

CPU
FX-8120AMDBench 56%, 25,690 samples	2x
Phenom II X4 965AMD $144Bench 53%, 43,442 samples	2x
FX-6100AMD $68Bench 54%, 44,863 samples	1x

GPU
HD 6870AMDBench 15%, 25,443 samples	1x
R7 250AMDBench 8%, 25,802 samples	1x
GTX 660Nvidia $170Bench 20%, 123,956 samples	1x

SSD
A400 120GBKingston $32Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	1x

RAM
12GBUnknownBench 35%, 85,415 samples	2x
16GBUnknownBench 41%, 70,565 samples	2x
10GBUnknownBench 31%, 21,027 samples	1x

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Value: 11% - Very poor

Total price: $32

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $46

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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