Biostar TZ68A+

Performance Results


Gaming 19% Surfboard	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 15% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (25th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 75 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 56.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	25.1% 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	15.9% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Biostar TZ68A+ (all builds)
Memory	9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20110510
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 09 '18 at 05:08
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-2500K-$246 143,007 User benchmarks, average bench 66% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	56.5% Above average	Memory 90.4 1-Core 82.8 2-Core 152 66% 109 Pts	4-Core 132 8-Core 154 18% 143 Pts	64-Core 154 10% 154 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 56.5% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 760-$209 161,132 User benchmarks, average bench 26% EVGA(3842 2763) 2GB CLim: 1202 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 390.65 Performing below potential (40^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	25.1% Poor	Lighting 28.1 Reflection 28.6 Parallax 37 23% 31.3 fps	MRender 39.9 Gravity 37.3 Splatting 32 29% 36.4 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 25.1% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$25 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 68GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z32070RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 39 38 1.6 30 21 MB/s Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	15.9% Very poor	Read 218 Write 125 Mixed 4.8 SusWrite 29.8 20% 94.5 MB/s	4K Read 8.7 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 3 18% 4.77 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 15.9% Great: 86%
SanDisk Ultra II 240GB-$40 53,931 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 120GB free Firmware: X41320RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 129 135 134 138 136 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	55.8% Above average	Read 355 Write 188 Mixed 141 SusWrite 134 45% 204 MB/s	4K Read 23.8 4K Write 46.2 4K Mixed 29.7 99% 33.2 MB/s	DQ Read 32.6 DQ Write 83.8 DQ Mixed 39 35% 51.8 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 55.8% Great: 101%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K3000 3TB-$63 6,344 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2TB free Firmware: MKAOAAM0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 130 135 133 138 137 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	62.1% Good	Read 83.8 Write 84.2 Mixed 57.5 SusWrite 133 66% 89.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.6 120% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 62.1% Great: 87%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-12800CL9-4GBRL F3-12800CL9-4GBRL F3-12800CL9-4GBRL F3-12800CL9-4GBRL 16GB 284 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	55.2% Above average	MC Read 18.8 MC Write 21.2 MC Mixed 18.1 55% 19.4 GB/s	SC Read 13.7 SC Write 14.6 SC Mixed 16.5 43% 14.9 GB/s	Latency 66.7 60% 66.7 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 55.2% Great: 60%

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Gaming 22%

Surfboard

Desktop 74%

Battleship

Workstation 17%

Surfboard

Motherboard: Biostar TZ68A+

CPU
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	17x
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	7x
Core i5-2400Intel $250Bench 61%, 166,255 samples	6x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	6x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	5x
GTX 650Nvidia $112Bench 8%, 69,673 samples	4x

SSD
MX300 275GBCrucial $100Bench 79%, 67,541 samples	3x
840 Evo 120GBSamsung $85Bench 91%, 104,444 samples	3x
SSD 64GBSanDisk $56Bench 38%, 3,862 samples	3x

RAM
991782 (996782) 991782 (996782) 991995 (996995) 991995 (996995) 12GBUnknownBench 33%, 4 samples	4x
BLS8G3D18ADS3.16FE BLS8G3D18ADS3.16FE 16GBUnknownBench 40%, 73 samples	3x
CM3X2G1333C9 CM3X2G1333C9 CM3X2G1333C9 CM3X2G1333C9 8GBCorsairBench 44%, 25 samples	3x

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Value: 61% - Good

Total price: $405

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 $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) $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