Biostar A88MQ

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 40%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (22nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 78 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.
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 43.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics3.17% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 11 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.
High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardBiostar A88MQ  (all builds)
Memory3.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20140331
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJun 07 '19 at 23:39
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User IDN-User
Background CPU 29%

 PC Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD A8-7500 APU (2014 M.Ka)
P0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3 GHz
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
43.3% Average
Memory 62.6
1-Core 58.4
2-Core 103
46% 74.6 Pts
4-Core 142
8-Core 139
19% 140 Pts
64-Core 119
7% 119 Pts
Poor: 33%
This bench: 43.3%
Great: 53%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon R7 Graphics
Biostar(1565 1708) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.200.1062.1004
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
3.17% Terrible
Lighting 3.67
Reflection 5.27
Parallax 7.66
3% 5.53 fps
MRender 3
Gravity 5.37
Splatting 4.39
4% 4.25 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.17%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
52netbar iShareDisk 80GB
51GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 26 30 32 37 35 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
20.6% Poor
Read 40
Write 37.8
Mixed 30.5
SusWrite 30.4
26% 34.7 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 3.8
4K Mixed 3.1
477% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 20.6%
Great: 42%
52netbar iShareDisk 512GB
45GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 29 31 32 37 35 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
25.4% Poor
Read 55.5
Write 37
Mixed 40.2
SusWrite 31
30% 40.9 MB/s
4K Read 3.4
4K Write 3.4
4K Mixed 3.2
560% 3.33 MB/s
Poor: 21%
This bench: 25.4%
Great: 25%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8GBPC1600 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
14.7% Very poor
MC Read 5.2
MC Write 3.7
MC Mixed 5.1
13% 4.67 GB/s
SC Read 2.8
SC Write 3.8
SC Mixed 4.1
10% 3.57 GB/s
Latency 120
33% 120 ns
Poor: 15%
This bench: 14.7%
Great: 25%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical A88MQ Builds (Compare 7 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 44%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Biostar A88MQ

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 12% - Very poor Total price: $70
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