Gigabyte GA-AB350M-Gaming 3-CF

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 55%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 5%
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 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 55.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics10.6% 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.
High background CPU (25%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemGigabyte AB350M-Gaming 3
MotherboardGigabyte GA-AB350M-Gaming 3-CF  (all builds)
Memory5.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170818
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 25 '17 at 00:01
Run Duration89 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 25%

 PC Performing as expected (59th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD A12-9800 APU (2016 M.BR)
AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
55.1% Above average
Memory 68.7
1-Core 75.1
2-Core 146
56% 96.5 Pts
4-Core 242
8-Core 242
32% 242 Pts
64-Core 244
15% 244 Pts
Poor: 32%
This bench: 55.1%
Great: 54%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon R7 Graphics
Gigabyte(1458 D000) 512MB
Ram: 512MB, Driver: 17.1.1
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
10.6% Very poor
Lighting 13.7
Reflection 14.2
Parallax 17.7
11% 15.2 fps
MRender 9.33
Gravity 13.9
Splatting 11.7
10% 11.7 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 10.6%
Great: 8%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48
878GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
76.6% Very good
Read 142
Write 125
Mixed 125
98% 131 MB/s
4K Read 0.55
4K Write 1.89
4K Mixed 0.24
84% 0.89 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 76.6%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (1st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
35.2% Below average
MC Read 14.7
MC Write 9
MC Mixed 14.7
37% 12.8 GB/s
SC Read 7.7
SC Write 5.2
SC Mixed 9.3
21% 7.4 GB/s
Latency 104
38% 104 ns
Poor: 50%
This bench: 35.2%
Great: 98%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-AB350M-Gaming 3-CF Builds (Compare 1,262 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 46%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 42%
Speed boat

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-AB350M-Gaming 3-CF - $150

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 86% - Excellent Total price: $516
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