Gigabyte GA-AB350-Gaming 3-CF

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 46%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 46%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics54.7% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive76.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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 (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemGigabyte AB350-Gaming 3
MotherboardGigabyte GA-AB350-Gaming 3-CF  (all builds)
Memory10 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170908
Uptime2.9 Days
Run DateDec 07 '17 at 19:14
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 13%

 PC Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X-$225
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
75.5% Very good
Memory 72.4
1-Core 106
2-Core 213
72% 131 Pts
4-Core 421
8-Core 781
72% 601 Pts
64-Core 1,062
66% 1,062 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 75.5%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 387.92
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
54.7% Above average
Lighting 68.8
Reflection 68.4
Parallax 61.6
56% 66.2 fps
MRender 72.7
Gravity 63.3
Splatting 57.9
52% 64.6 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 54.7%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150
394GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M0CR060 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
76.1% Very good
Read 479
Write 331
Mixed 336
85% 382 MB/s
4K Read 25.5
4K Write 53.9
4K Mixed 24
98% 34.5 MB/s
DQ Read 199
DQ Write 114
DQ Mixed 47.5
65% 120 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 76.1%
Great: 99%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30
930GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
95.3% Outstanding
Read 168
Write 164
Mixed 153
121% 161 MB/s
4K Read 1.37
4K Write 2.78
4K Mixed 0.37
149% 1.51 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 95.3%
Great: 109%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30
744GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
100% Outstanding
Read 181
Write 168
Mixed 161
128% 170 MB/s
4K Read 1.16
4K Write 2.54
4K Mixed 0.26
124% 1.32 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 100%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (30th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
73.1% Very good
MC Read 27.6
MC Write 26.7
MC Mixed 24.6
75% 26.3 GB/s
SC Read 18.7
SC Write 26.4
SC Mixed 22.5
64% 22.5 GB/s
Latency 96
42% 96 ns
Poor: 52%
This bench: 73.1%
Great: 103%

 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 2,705 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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