Moving on khổng lồ our second AMD AM4 Ryzen motherboard nhận xét we have a Gigabyte AB350M-Gaming 3 motherboard in the Lab. The AB350M-Gaming 3 has a small Micro ATX size Factor; 24.4cm x 24.4cm, yet packs some serious punch. This board only supports one Nvidia GPU but can handle AMD Radeon Crossfire setups. Equipped with USB 3.1 gen 2 and M.2 NVMe support, this motherboard is able khổng lồ be the centerpiece of a small form factor workstation & not break the ngân hàng doing it.
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Gigabyte AM350M-Gaming 3 Motherboard Key Specifications
Supports AMD Ryzen & 7th Generation A-series/ Athlon ProcessorsDual Channel Non-ECC Unbuffered DDR4, 4 DIMMsFast 2 USB 3.1 ren 2 with USB Type-A2-Way CrossFire Multi-Graphics SupportUltra-Fast PCIe Gen3 x4 M.2 with PCIe NVMe & SATA mode supportHigh-Quality Audio Capacitors & Audio Noise Guard with LED Trace Path LightingRealtek Gigabit LAN with cFosSpeed mạng internet Accelerator SoftwareSmart fan 5 features 5 Temperature Sensors and 3 Hybrid fan hâm mộ HeadersGIGABYTE UEFI DualBIOSAPP Center Including EasyTune and Cloud Station UtilitiesChipset
AMD B350Memory
4 x DDR4 DIMM sockets supporting up lớn 64 GB of system memoryDual channel memory architectureSupport for DDR4 3200(O.C.)/2933(O.C.)/2667*/2400/2133 MHz memory modulesSupport for higher than DDR4 2667 MHz may vary by CPU.Support for ECC Un-buffered DIMM 1Rx8/2Rx8 memory modules (operate in non-ECC mode)Support for non-ECC Un-buffered DIMM 1Rx8/2Rx8/1Rx16 memory modulesIntegrated Graphics Processor
1 x D-Sub port, supporting a maximum resolution of 1920×120060 Hz1 x DVI-D port, supporting a maximum resolution of 1920×1200
60 HzThe DVI-D port does not support D-Sub connection by adapter.1 x HDMI port, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096×2160
24 HzSupport for HDMI 1.4 version.Support for up to 3 displays at the same timeMaximum shared memory of 2 GB
Audio
Realtek ALC887 codecHigh Definition Audio2/4/5.1/7.1-channelTo configure 7.1-channel audio, you have to use an HD front panel audio module and enable the multi-channel audio feature through the audio driver.Support for S/PDIF OutExpansion Slots
1x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16 (PCIEX16)(The PCIEX16 slot conforms lớn PCI Express 3.0 standard.)1x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x4 (PCIEX4)Actual tư vấn may vary by CPU.1x PCI Express x1 slotStorage Interface
1x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 SATA & PCIe x4/x2 SSD support)6x SATA 6Gb/s connectorsSupport for RAID 0, RAID 1, & RAID 10Multi-Graphics Technology
Support for 2-Way AMD CrossFire TechnologyUSB
Chipset:
2x USB 3.1 ren 2 Type-A ports (red) on the back panel2x USB 3.1 gene 1 ports (available through the internal USB header)6x USB 2.0/1.1 ports (2 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB headers)CPU:
4x USB 3.1 gene 1 ports on the back panelForm Factor -Micro ATX form Factor; 24.4cm x 24.4cm
Gigabyte AB350M-Gaming 3 motherboard Overview
Here we see the front & back of the retail boxes used for this motherboard.
Let us xuất hiện the box and check out the accessories.
Accessories:
Quick Installation Guide, support CD, I/O Shield2x SATA Data CablesTaking the motherboard out of the retail box, we can now get a good look at the Gigabyte AB350M-Gaming 3 Motherboard.
The AB350M-Gaming 3 motherboard layout is straightforward with a clean layout. The Red lines at the vị trí cao nhất left of the motherboard are Red LEDs. In between the Red, PCIe slots is an M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 SATA & PCIe x4/x2 SSD support).
There are a total of 6x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s connectors, supporting RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1 & RAID 10). In this class of machine we would expect the vast majority of systems to lớn have one to four SATA drives at most so this is ample.
Here we see the PCIe slots, which are:
1x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16 (PCIEX16)1x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x4 (PCIEX4)1x PCI Express x1 slotThat is a limitation of the AMD Ryzen platform & the AMD B350 chipset. If you showroom a second GPU, it will not have full PCIe 3.0 x16 bandwidth.
Back IO ports include:
USB 2.0/1.1 PortPS/2 Keyboard/Mouse PortD-Sub PortDVI-D PortHDMI PortUSB 3.1 ren 1 PortUSB 3.1 gene 2 Type-A Port (Red)RJ-45 LAN PortAudio Line-In (Blue)Audio Line-Out (Green)Audio Mic-In (Pink)BIOS
The Gigabyte BIOS is intuitive. For a $100 platform, this has plenty of features. Here are a few screen grabs so you can compare:
Driver DVD
The AB350M-Gaming 3 motherboard comes with a Driver DVD which allows you to get drivers và Utilities installed after your OS has finished installing.
Software
The Gigabyte AB350M-Gaming 3 software bundle covers many features on this motherboard. All the included apps can be accessed through the included tiện ích Center for easy access.
Our test setup
For testing we used
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 1700x 8 core/16 threadsMotherboard: Gigabyte AB350M-Gaming 3 MotherboardMemory: G.Skill TridentZ 3200MHz DDR4Cooling: Noctua NH-U9DX-i4 heat sink with AM4 adapter kitStorage: Toshiba OCZ RD400 256GB NVMexpress SSDGPU: Nvidia Quadro K5200OS: Windows 10 ProFor testing we will use fresh out of box settings và overclock the same way we did with our ASRock X370 Killer SLI/ac motherboard review.
AIDA64 Memory Test
AIDA64 memory bandwidth benchmarks (Memory Read, Memory Write, và Memory Copy) measure the maximum achievable memory data transfer bandwidth.
Memory Latency ranged at about 71.9ns on the asus X99-E-10G WS Motherboard while our Ryzen platform is at 99.1ns and 97.3ns when overclocked. Ryzen memory bandwidth is also lower by a fair amount. On the other hand, memory performance was better than some of the other Ryzen platforms we have tested.
PCMark 8
With PCMark 8 you can thử nghiệm the performance of all types of PC, from tablets khổng lồ desktops. With five separate benchmark tests plus battery life testing, PCMark 8 helps you find the devices that offer the perfect combination of efficiency and performance. PCMark 8 is the complete PC benchmark for home and business.
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With PCMark 8 we see good results with our Ryzen benchmarks. We see better results for stock FOB settings of about 100 points higher than past reviews.
OCZ SSD Utility
We are now using a Toshiba OCZ RD400 256GB NVMexpress SSD as our primary OS drive in our reviews. We use Windows 10 Pro for our windows testing & with this drive be sure khổng lồ install the current OCZ RD400 drivers to lớn get the best performance.
Passmark 9
With Passmark 9 we see results that are a bit lower than past Ryzen results.
The full results from our Passmark 9 benchmark with overclocked settings.
Geekbench 4
With Geekbench 4 the results are close khổng lồ our past tests with stock (FOB) & overclocked settings.
Cinebench R15
Cinebench R15 is another benchmark that works very well with the Ryzen system.
Power Tests
For our nguồn testing needs, we use a Yokogawa WT310 nguồn meter which can feed its data through a USB cable to another machine where we can capture the demo results. We then use AIDA64 bức xúc test khổng lồ load the system & measure max power nguồn loads.
For our tests, we use AIDA64 ức chế test which allows us to căng thẳng all aspects of the system. With our out of box conditions, we see approximately 155watts. Later when we ran overclocked nguồn tests it jumped lớn almost 240watts.
Conclusion
With our second AM4 Ryzen motherboard review complete we find that the platform is growing on us, in this đánh giá we find Gigabyte included a massive array of apps included with the phầm mềm Center which we like.
We had a USB drive all mix up with the latest BIOS và drivers from Gigabytes trang web ready to update the Gigabyte AB350M-Gaming 3 after we installed Windows 10. We were happy to lớn find that after the required reboot after installing our drivers and app’s a pop-up notified us of a new BIOS update, which we did and saved us from having to vì chưng that manually. This is a great feature; many BIOS updates are coming down the pipes và this is just the ticket to lớn help you keep on đứng top of this.
After running our performances tests we find even with the small form factor of the AB350M-Gaming 3 it still packs a good punch và in some cases better than our past Ryzen review.
This is not a Nvidia SLI capable motherboard, we would be forced to lớn use only one Nvidia GPU, this should only go in the first PCIe slot for best performance. In fact, this is why no GPU SLI connector bridge comes with the kit. However, two AMD Radeon GPU’s could be used if that is the route you decide lớn go.
Overall, we found the Gigabyte AB350M-Gaming 3 to be an excellent platform in the $100 range. If you want plenty of Ryzen cores in a more compact, lower cost platform, this is a good choice. We expect this khổng lồ be a popular motherboard with AMD Ryzen 5 và later AMD Ryzen 3 series chips where overall system costs are lower.
