Biostar A870

Performance Results


Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 46% Yacht	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 49.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	0.59% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	59.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Biostar A870 (all builds)
Memory	4.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20110119
Uptime	1.9 Days
Run Date	Mar 12 '19 at 16:28
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing as expected (45^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Phenom II X4 840-$150 5,147 User benchmarks, average bench 47% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 3 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	49.6% Average	Memory 75.5 1-Core 46.7 2-Core 93.3 46% 71.8 Pts	4-Core 140 8-Core 139 19% 140 Pts	64-Core 137 8% 137 Pts
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 49.6% Great: 55%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 8400 GS 18,254 User benchmarks, average bench 1% EVGA(3842 1302) 1GB Ram: 1GB, Driver: 341.74 Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	0.59% Terrible	Lighting 0.57 Reflection 1.23 Parallax 0.28 0% 0.69 fps	MRender 1.86 Gravity 0.4 Splatting 0.91 1% 1.06 fps
Poor: 0% ↑ This bench: 0.59% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 167GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 228 259 255 260 258 261 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	59.8% Above average	Read 311 Write 313 Mixed 296 SusWrite 254 66% 293 MB/s	4K Read 19.8 4K Write 52.3 4K Mixed 27.9 93% 33.3 MB/s	DQ Read 40 DQ Write 82.7 DQ Mixed 51.1 42% 57.9 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 59.8% Great: 128%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 300GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 133 136 135 135 135 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	76.7% Very good	Read 132 Write 27.3 Mixed 67.4 SusWrite 135 67% 90.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1 198% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 76.7% Great: 75%
Generic- USB3.0 CRW -1 4GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 3GB free, PID 0301 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.5 6.8 6.7 6.7 6.8 6.6 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	4.6% Terrible	Read 17.6 Write 5.7 Mixed 5 SusWrite 6.7 10% 8.75 MB/s	4K Read 2.5 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 9% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 4.6% Great: 10%
PNY USB 3.0 FD 64GB 1,626 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 58GB free, PID 00ed Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 14 14 13 14 14 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	8.97% Terrible	Read 26.1 Write 7.2 Mixed 10.8 SusWrite 13.7 17% 14.4 MB/s	4K Read 2.8 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.8 55% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 8.97% Great: 28%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x4GB 424,126 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM Performing below potential (38^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	30.9% Below average	MC Read 13.3 MC Write 7.1 MC Mixed 11.6 30% 10.7 GB/s	SC Read 7.5 SC Write 7.2 SC Mixed 7.7 21% 7.47 GB/s	Latency 89.3 45% 89.3 ns
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 30.9% Great: 65%

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

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Typical A870 Builds (Compare 4 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 20%

Surfboard

Desktop 60%

Destroyer

Workstation 15%

Surfboard

Motherboard: Biostar A870

CPU
Phenom II X4 955AMD $83Bench 51%, 41,403 samples	1x
Phenom II X6 1090TAMD $240Bench 57%, 23,506 samples	1x
Athlon II X3 450AMD $80Bench 44%, 4,468 samples	1x

GPU
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	1x
GeForce GTS 450NvidiaBench 7%, 25,436 samples	1x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1x

SSD
Q-90 90GBBench 52%, 256 samples	1x
840 Evo 120GBSamsung $85Bench 91%, 104,444 samples	1x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	1x

RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	1x
8GBUnknownBench 34%, 82,857 samples	1x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	1x

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Value: 49% - Average

Total price: $281

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16