Biostar TA970

Performance Results


Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 59% Gunboat	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 67.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	1.49% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	66.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Biostar TA970 (all builds)
Memory	5.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140807
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 13 '18 at 04:33
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	20%

PC Performing as expected (43^rd 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 way above expectations (94^th percentile)	67.2% Good	Memory 89.4 1-Core 72.5 2-Core 142 62% 101 Pts	4-Core 244 8-Core 435 41% 340 Pts	64-Core 434 27% 434 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 67.2% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon R5 200 6,989 User benchmarks, average bench 2% XFX(1682 5230) 2GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	1.49% Terrible	Lighting 1.97 Reflection 1.96 Parallax 1.91 2% 1.94 fps	MRender 1.52 Gravity 1.57 Splatting 1.52 1% 1.54 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 1.49% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk S3512G 512GB 19,948 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 454GB free (System drive) Firmware: X6107000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 183 186 190 193 192 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	66.8% Good	Read 377 Write 386 Mixed 141 SusWrite 187 61% 273 MB/s	4K Read 28.4 4K Write 62.8 4K Mixed 34.6 121% 41.9 MB/s	DQ Read 33.9 DQ Write 92.6 DQ Mixed 37.4 36% 54.6 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 66.8% Great: 119%
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 24GB free Firmware: Z32080RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 72 63 73 70 63 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	29.9% Poor	Read 406 Write 87.3 Mixed 126 SusWrite 69.6 37% 172 MB/s	4K Read 11.2 4K Write 8.2 4K Mixed 3.2 25% 7.53 MB/s	DQ Read 14.8 DQ Write 84.3 DQ Mixed 13.7 21% 37.6 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 29.9% Great: 86%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$67 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2.5TB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 185 187 190 193 192 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 186 Write 150 Mixed 72 SusWrite 187 108% 149 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 113%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$86 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 72 64 72 70 64 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	59.5% Above average	Read 138 Write 128 Mixed 77.3 SusWrite 69.5 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 189% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 59.5% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8GB 82,857 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 800, 800 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	27.9% Poor	MC Read 9.1 MC Write 8.5 MC Mixed 8 24% 8.53 GB/s	SC Read 9.2 SC Write 8.5 SC Mixed 8.9 25% 8.87 GB/s	Latency 68 59% 68 ns
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 27.9% Great: 51%

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Gaming 21%

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Desktop 67%

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Workstation 17%

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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 $62Bench 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 $254	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 $163	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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16