Gigabyte GA-G31M-S2C

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 52%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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 46.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics20.7% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (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 (42%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemGigabyte G31M-ES2C
MotherboardGigabyte GA-G31M-S2C  (all builds)
Memory2.6 GB free of 4 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1600 x 1200 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20090929
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateJul 19 '18 at 05:17
Run Duration150 Seconds
Run User MEX-User
Background CPU 42%

 PC Performing below expectations (35th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E5440
Socket 775, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.85 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
46.9% Average
Memory 69.1
1-Core 38
2-Core 79.4
41% 62.2 Pts
4-Core 144
8-Core 152
20% 148 Pts
64-Core 149
9% 149 Pts
Poor: 40%
This bench: 46.9%
Great: 56%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-$170
Nvidia(10DE 098A) 1.5GB
CLim: 1202 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 1.5GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
20.7% Poor
Lighting 23.9
Reflection 25.2
Parallax 30.2
20% 26.4 fps
MRender 33.9
Gravity 29.2
Splatting 23.7
23% 28.9 fps
Poor: 18%
This bench: 20.7%
Great: 21%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate ST3320820AS 320GB-$55
259GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3.AHG
SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 20 19 22 23 23 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
8.26% Terrible
Read 7.7
Write 9
Mixed 7.5
SusWrite 21.1
8% 11.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.1
4K Write 0.1
4K Mixed 0.1
17% 0.1 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 8.26%
Great: 44%
Seagate ST3500630AS 500GB-$102
202GB free
Firmware: 3.ADG
SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 27 27 30 29 30 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
18.1% Very poor
Read 34.3
Write 25.5
Mixed 32.8
SusWrite 28.6
23% 30.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.6
100% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 18.1%
Great: 43%
Lexar JumpDrive P10 USB 3.0 32GB-$71
26GB free, PID a836
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 23 22 25 23 23 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
15% Very poor
Read 28.5
Write 22.8
Mixed 26.3
SusWrite 22.4
34% 25 MB/s
4K Read 7.2
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 2.2
149% 3.6 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 15%
Great: 90%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x2GB
2 of 2 slots used
4GB DIMM
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
18.5% Very poor
MC Read 5.4
MC Write 6.5
MC Mixed 5.3
16% 5.73 GB/s
SC Read 5.1
SC Write 6.3
SC Mixed 5.6
16% 5.67 GB/s
Latency 103
39% 103 ns
Poor: 10%
This bench: 18.5%
Great: 44%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-G31M-S2C Builds (Compare 133 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 40%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-G31M-S2C

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