Gigabyte GA-AB350-Gaming 3-CF

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics14.9% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemGigabyte AB350-Gaming 3
MotherboardGigabyte GA-AB350-Gaming 3-CF  (all builds)
Memory1.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180417
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateNov 12 '18 at 06:32
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User IND-User
Background CPU 15%

 PC Performing as expected (59th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 1700-$195
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
71.7% Very good
Memory 70.8
1-Core 97.9
2-Core 196
68% 121 Pts
4-Core 391
8-Core 660
64% 525 Pts
64-Core 1,049
65% 1,049 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 71.7%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GT 1030
Gigabyte(1458 375C) 2GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 416.81
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
14.9% Very poor
Lighting 18.5
Reflection 14.2
Parallax 17.1
15% 16.6 fps
MRender 15.6
Gravity 17.7
Splatting 19.3
14% 17.5 fps
Poor: 11%
This bench: 14.9%
Great: 15%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate ST3250312CS 250GB-$90
77GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SC13
SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 34 18 17 35 52 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
21.2% Poor
Read 44.7
Write 9
Mixed 33.5
SusWrite 28.8
22% 29 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.5
100% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 21.2%
Great: 62%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$61
2TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 131 134 132 134 133 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
73.5% Very good
Read 123
Write 120
Mixed 83.5
SusWrite 133
85% 115 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 0.9
184% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 73.5%
Great: 84%
WD Elements 25A2 2TB
75GB free, PID 25a2
Operating at USB 3.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 105 111 111 110 112 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
43.9% Average
Read 83.7
Write 65.5
Mixed 46.5
SusWrite 110
103% 76.6 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.8
114% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 43.9%
Great: 61%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 1x8GB-$25
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (32nd percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
39.5% Below average
MC Read 15.6
MC Write 11.6
MC Mixed 12.9
38% 13.4 GB/s
SC Read 13.4
SC Write 12.8
SC Mixed 13.6
38% 13.3 GB/s
Latency 99.6
40% 99.6 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 39.5%
Great: 48%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 45%
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Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 42%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-AB350-Gaming 3-CF - $90

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 85% - Excellent Total price: $459
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