Gigabyte GA-EG31M-S2

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 40%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 45.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics1.51% 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.
Memory4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
Very high background CPU (48%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-EG31M-S2  (all builds)
Memory2.1 GB free of 4 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20090430
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 25 '18 at 10:34
Run Duration134 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU 48%

 PC Performing as expected (52nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core2 Quad Q9400-$170
Socket 775, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.65 GHz, turbo 2.5 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
45.7% Average
Memory 71.9
1-Core 38
2-Core 76.1
41% 62 Pts
4-Core 114
8-Core 128
16% 121 Pts
64-Core 151
9% 151 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 45.7%
Great: 53%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 320
Sapphire(174B 2150) 1GB
Ram: 1GB, Driver: 342.1
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
1.51% Terrible
Lighting 2.07
Reflection 1.04
Parallax 1.84
2% 1.65 fps
MRender 0.71
Gravity 3.1
Splatting 0.74
1% 1.52 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 1.51%
Great: 4%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139
603GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
50.4% Above average
Read 86.9
Write 88.6
Mixed 67.4
60% 81 MB/s
4K Read 0.67
4K Write 1.39
4K Mixed 0.24
80% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 50.4%
Great: 59%
WD VelociRaptor 300GB-$90
193GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 04.04V03 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
61.3% Good
Read 106
Write 108
Mixed 89.9
76% 101 MB/s
4K Read 0.84
4K Write 2.63
4K Mixed 0.57
147% 1.35 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 61.3%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x2GB
2 of 2 slots used
4GB DIMM
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
21% Poor
MC Read 6.9
MC Write 6.6
MC Mixed 6.4
19% 6.63 GB/s
SC Read 5.9
SC Write 6.4
SC Mixed 6.2
18% 6.17 GB/s
Latency 97.1
41% 97.1 ns
Poor: 10%
This bench: 21%
Great: 44%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-EG31M-S2 Builds (Compare 3 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 31%
Sail boat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-EG31M-S2

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