Gigabyte GA-AB350-Gaming 3-CF

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 20%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 66%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 20%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 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 64%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics31.8% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (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.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
SystemGigabyte Default string
MotherboardGigabyte GA-AB350-Gaming 3-CF  (all builds)
Memory8.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170220
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateSep 25 '17 at 15:48
Run Duration114 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 12%
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 PC Performing below expectations (40th 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 way below expectations (17th percentile)
64% Good
Memory 67
1-Core 93.8
2-Core 163
62% 108 Pts
4-Core 327
8-Core 606
56% 466 Pts
64-Core 1,014
63% 1,014 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 64%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
Asus(1043 85C4) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2252 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 382.33
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
31.8% Below average
Lighting 38.7
Reflection 30.5
Parallax 36.5
32% 35.2 fps
MRender 46.8
Gravity 37.1
Splatting 35.9
32% 39.9 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 31.8%
Great: 33%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
480GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC43 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
74.7% Very good
Read 143
Write 117
Mixed 120
95% 127 MB/s
4K Read 0.82
4K Write 0.84
4K Mixed 0.18
70% 0.61 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 74.7%
Great: 113%
WD My Passport 259F 1TB
208GB free, PID 259f
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
30.4% Below average
Read 65.5
Write 69.3
Mixed 49.2
78% 61.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.84
4K Mixed 0.22
72% 0.86 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 30.4%
Great: 45%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905625- 1x16GB
1 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz
Performing below potential (29th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
35.8% Below average
MC Read 13.3
MC Write 11.3
MC Mixed 11.2
34% 11.9 GB/s
SC Read 13.6
SC Write 11.6
SC Mixed 13.4
37% 12.9 GB/s
Latency 109
37% 109 ns
Poor: 34%
This bench: 35.8%
Great: 44%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-AB350-Gaming 3-CF Builds (Compare 2,707 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 45%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 42%
Speed boat

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-AB350-Gaming 3-CF - $90

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