Gigabyte GA-AB350M-Gaming 3-CF

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 56%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 64.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics1.79% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (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.
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.
SystemGigabyte AB350M-Gaming 3
MotherboardGigabyte GA-AB350M-Gaming 3-CF  (all builds)
Memory6.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170818
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 02 '17 at 11:57
Run Duration285 Seconds
Run User ITA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (68th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 1400-$87
AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.25 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
64.4% Good
Memory 70.8
1-Core 103
2-Core 180
67% 118 Pts
4-Core 312
8-Core 544
52% 428 Pts
64-Core 546
34% 546 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 64.4%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 6450
Sapphire(174B E204) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
1.79% Terrible
Lighting 2.37
Reflection 2.38
Parallax 2.06
2% 2.27 fps
MRender 1.9
Gravity 1.67
Splatting 2
2% 1.86 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 1.79%
Great: 2%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$50
271GB free
Firmware: CC43 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
57% Above average
Read 88.5
Write 109
Mixed 74.2
68% 90.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.78
4K Write 5.5
4K Mixed 0.86
230% 2.38 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 57%
Great: 108%
Hitachi HTS 721010A9E630 1TB
200GB free
Firmware: JB0O Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
64.5% Good
Read 106
Write 119
Mixed 13.9
57% 79.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.64
4K Write 1.52
4K Mixed 0.18
75% 0.78 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 64.5%
Great: 76%
Seagate STM3500418AS 500GB
231GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC38 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
65.3% Good
Read 114
Write 114
Mixed 101
82% 110 MB/s
4K Read 0.46
4K Write 1.03
4K Mixed 0.48
92% 0.66 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 65.3%
Great: 71%
Mass Storage Device 500GB
299GB free, PID 6116
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
17.1% Very poor
Read 32.6
Write 31.5
Mixed 25.7
38% 30 MB/s
4K Read 0.39
4K Write 1.77
4K Mixed 0.4
75% 0.85 MB/s
Poor: 5%
This bench: 17.1%
Great: 22%
Seagate Expansion 1TB
240GB free, PID 2312
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
31.3% Below average
Read 72.4
Write 72
Mixed 50
81% 64.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.37
4K Write 1.64
4K Mixed 0.37
70% 0.79 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 31.3%
Great: 43%
ASMT 2115 480GB
203GB free, PID 1153
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
200% Outstanding
Read 313
Write 346
Mixed 322
427% 327 MB/s
4K Read 16.8
4K Write 24.6
4K Mixed 9.33
1,218% 16.9 MB/s
DQ Read 18.4
DQ Write 30.1
DQ Mixed 9.67
1,422% 19.4 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 200%
Great: 188%
WD Elements 500GB
76GB free, PID 10a2
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
34.5% Below average
Read 67
Write 87.3
Mixed 69.3
99% 74.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.51
4K Write 1.82
4K Mixed 0.19
70% 0.84 MB/s
Poor: 10%
This bench: 34.5%
Great: 41%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Value DDR4 2400 C15 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
41.3% Average
MC Read 15.1
MC Write 14.3
MC Mixed 12.8
40% 14.1 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 12.3
SC Mixed 14.5
40% 13.9 GB/s
Latency 99.5
40% 99.5 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 41.3%
Great: 46%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 46%
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Desktop
Desktop 77%
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Workstation
Workstation 42%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-AB350M-Gaming 3-CF - $150

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 85% - Excellent Total price: $521
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