Gigabyte GA-AB350M-Gaming 3-CF

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 41%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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 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 37.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics5.52% 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 Drive66.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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 (22%). 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)
Memory5.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170620
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 30 '18 at 18:56
Run Duration121 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 22%

 PC Performing below expectations (39th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD A8-9600 APU (2016 D.BR)
AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
37.4% Below average
Memory 47.4
1-Core 56.8
2-Core 110
41% 71.3 Pts
4-Core 160
8-Core 162
22% 161 Pts
64-Core 171
11% 171 Pts
Poor: 25%
This bench: 37.4%
Great: 51%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon R7 Graphics
Gigabyte(1458 D000) 512MB
Ram: 512MB, Driver: 17.1.1
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
5.52% Terrible
Lighting 7
Reflection 9.08
Parallax 9.69
6% 8.59 fps
MRender 4.48
Gravity 7.77
Splatting 6.43
5% 6.23 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 5.52%
Great: 8%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HFS120G32TND-N1A0A 120GB
39GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 30000P10 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
66.9% Good
Read 470
Write 399
Mixed 438
97% 436 MB/s
4K Read 17.2
4K Write 28.4
4K Mixed 21
68% 22.2 MB/s
DQ Read 22
DQ Write 89.4
DQ Mixed 13.2
22% 41.6 MB/s
Poor: 61%
This bench: 66.9%
Great: 101%
Seagate ST3500312CS 500GB-$24
452GB free
Firmware: SC13 Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
57.8% Above average
Read 105
Write 96.4
Mixed 96.2
75% 99.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.52
4K Write 1.37
4K Mixed 0.38
89% 0.76 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 57.8%
Great: 60%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905678-105.A00G 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (0th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
19.2% Very poor
MC Read 8
MC Write 5.7
MC Mixed 6.9
20% 6.87 GB/s
SC Read 3.7
SC Write 4.4
SC Mixed 4.5
12% 4.2 GB/s
Latency 171
23% 171 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 19.2%
Great: 47%

 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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