Gigabyte GA-G31M-S2L

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 10%
Tree trunk
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (13th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 87 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 an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 21.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Graphics0.87% 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.
Memory2GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows however a minimum of 4GB is recommended for gaming or any other RAM intensive tasks such as photo/video editing. This system will also be a little more responsive with 4GB of RAM.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemGigabyte G31M-ES2L
MotherboardGigabyte GA-G31M-S2L  (all builds)
Memory0.2 GB free of 2 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20090205
Uptime1.7 Days
Run DateJul 28 '18 at 09:39
Run Duration175 Seconds
Run User IND-User
Background CPU 100%

 PC Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Pentium E5200-$50
Socket 775, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 2.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
21.1% Poor
Memory 34.4
1-Core 28.4
2-Core 37.8
22% 33.5 Pts
4-Core 44.5
8-Core 53.1
6% 48.8 Pts
64-Core 42.6
3% 42.6 Pts
Poor: 22%
This bench: 21.1%
Great: 43%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 5450
XFX(1682 303E) 512MB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.301.1901.0
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
0.87% Terrible
Lighting 1.13
Reflection 1.08
Parallax 1.47
1% 1.23 fps
MRender 0.95
Gravity 0.8
Splatting 1
1% 0.92 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 0.87%
Great: 1%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Hitachi Deskstar P7K500 250GB-$44
88GB free (System drive)
Firmware: GM2OA5CA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.6 8.6 12 16 12 11 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
17.2% Very poor
Read 49.4
Write 51.1
Mixed 14.5
SusWrite 10.8
23% 31.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.1
4K Write 0.2
4K Mixed 0.3
41% 0.2 MB/s
Poor: 19%
This bench: 17.2%
Great: 50%
WD Elements 1TB
802GB free, PID 10b8
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 17 15 18 13 7.9 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
5.73% Terrible
Read 9.2
Write 13
Mixed 11
SusWrite 14.4
17% 11.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.1
4K Write 0.4
4K Mixed 0.1
17% 0.2 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 5.73%
Great: 43%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 1x2GB
1 of 2 slots used
2GB DIMM
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
6.64% Terrible
MC Read 1.9
MC Write 2.5
MC Mixed 2.1
6% 2.17 GB/s
SC Read 0.4
SC Write 2.1
SC Mixed 0.4
3% 0.97 GB/s
Latency 230
17% 230 ns
Poor: 7%
This bench: 6.64%
Great: 26%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-G31M-S2L Builds (Compare 236 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 38%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-G31M-S2L

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