Biostar A68N-5545

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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 40.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Boot Drive38.1% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (38%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardBiostar A68N-5545  (all builds)
Memory4.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161109
Uptime2.2 Days
Run DateJan 24 '19 at 15:22
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 38%

 PC Performing below expectations (34th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD A8-5545M APU
P0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 1.7 GHz, turbo 2.25 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
40.9% Average
Memory 60.8
1-Core 18.9
2-Core 71.8
33% 50.5 Pts
4-Core 123
8-Core 127
17% 125 Pts
64-Core 125
8% 125 Pts
Poor: 24%
This bench: 40.9%
Great: 44%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Fujitsu F500-128GB 128GB
57GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P1205A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 74 46 45 45 44 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
38.1% Below average
Read 404
Write 85.7
Mixed 144
SusWrite 54.1
37% 172 MB/s
4K Read 14.7
4K Write 14.5
4K Mixed 13.4
47% 14.2 MB/s
DQ Read 120
DQ Write 63.8
DQ Mixed 99.7
72% 94.6 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 38.1%
Great: 91%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung I9E5403-02X.A00LF 1x8GB
1 of 2 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (17th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
15.8% Very poor
MC Read 7.8
MC Write 2.7
MC Mixed 4.9
15% 5.13 GB/s
SC Read 4.9
SC Write 2.9
SC Mixed 3.8
11% 3.87 GB/s
Latency 125
32% 125 ns
Poor: 16%
This bench: 15.8%
Great: 28%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical A68N-5545 Builds (Compare 10 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 36%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Biostar A68N-5545

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