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 as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 44.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Boot Drive44.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardBiostar A68N-5545  (all builds)
Memory13 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors, 1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161109
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 13 '20 at 07:22
Run Duration360 Seconds
Run User THA-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing as expected (42nd 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 2.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
44.1% Average
Memory 68.9
1-Core 42.9
2-Core 76.8
41% 62.9 Pts
4-Core 112
8-Core 126
16% 119 Pts
64-Core 124
8% 124 Pts
Poor: 24%
This bench: 44.1%
Great: 44%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Pioneer APS-SL2 Serise 120GB
80GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V3.4
SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 134 46 68 69 67 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
44.2% Average
Read 383
Write 280
Mixed 232
SusWrite 95.7
55% 248 MB/s
4K Read 20.3
4K Write 46.2
4K Mixed 7.5
65% 24.7 MB/s
DQ Read 80.4
DQ Write 130
DQ Mixed 13.7
36% 74.6 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 44.2%
Great: 67%
WD Blue SN500 NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$35
233GB free
Firmware: 201000WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 515 421 419 422 423 422 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 544
Write 503
Mixed 513
SusWrite 437
112% 499 MB/s
4K Read 35.3
4K Write 73.7
4K Mixed 47.2
153% 52.1 MB/s
DQ Read 301
DQ Write 224
DQ Mixed 282
206% 269 MB/s
Poor: 118%
This bench: 108%
Great: 193%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB
817GB free
Firmware: 2BA30001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 100 99 101 100 101 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
57.4% Above average
Read 100
Write 106
Mixed 58.9
SusWrite 99.2
67% 91.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 1
174% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 57.4%
Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown KRE-D3U1333M/8G 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
23.4% Poor
MC Read 10.6
MC Write 4.8
MC Mixed 8.5
23% 7.97 GB/s
SC Read 5.5
SC Write 4.3
SC Mixed 6.6
16% 5.47 GB/s
Latency 104
38% 104 ns
Poor: 23%
This bench: 23.4%
Great: 75%

 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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