Gigabyte GA-G31M-S2C

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 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.
Processor	With 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 46.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Boot Drive	The 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.
Memory	4GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Gigabyte G31M-ES2C
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-G31M-S2C (all builds)
Memory	1.3 GB free of 4 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20090414
Uptime	5.9 Days
Run Date	Apr 04 '19 at 08:46
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core2 Quad Q9450-$110 5,335 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Socket 775, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.65 GHz, turbo 2.65 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	46.8% Average	Memory 70.8 1-Core 35.6 2-Core 74.6 40% 60.3 Pts	4-Core 134 8-Core 140 18% 137 Pts	64-Core 145 9% 145 Pts
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 46.8% Great: 57%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD WD2500BEVS-22UST0 250GB 10,566 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 104GB free (System drive) Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.9 16 26 16 11 11 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	14.4% Very poor	Read 36 Write 20.7 Mixed 21.2 SusWrite 13.7 17% 22.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 107% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 14.4% Great: 32%
WD Blue 2.5" 160GB (2009)-$23 13,176 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 1GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 27 24 15 19 11 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	9.89% Terrible	Read 15.7 Write 15 Mixed 11 SusWrite 18.5 11% 15.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.2 47% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 9.89% Great: 36%
Seagate ST3360320AS 360GB-$79 6,615 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 86GB free Firmware: 3.AAM SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 57 57 57 57 57 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	34.3% Below average	Read 62.5 Write 27.5 Mixed 40.5 SusWrite 56.7 35% 46.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.6 127% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 34.3% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x2GB 446,702 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 2 of 2 slots used 4GB DIMM Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	19.5% Very poor	MC Read 6.2 MC Write 6.2 MC Mixed 6 18% 6.13 GB/s	SC Read 5 SC Write 6.1 SC Mixed 5.6 16% 5.57 GB/s	Latency 99.5 40% 99.5 ns
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 19.5% Great: 44%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical GA-G31M-S2C Builds (Compare 133 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 2%

Tree trunk

Desktop 40%

Speed boat

Workstation 2%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-G31M-S2C

CPU
Core2 Duo E8400Intel $89Bench 40%, 68,540 samples	15x
Core2 Quad Q9400Intel $170Bench 46%, 24,176 samples	11x
Core2 Quad Q6600Intel $100Bench 42%, 59,658 samples	8x

GPU
GeForce 210NvidiaBench 1%, 98,254 samples	10x
GeForce 9400 GTNvidiaBench 1%, 12,718 samples	7x
GeForce GT 630NvidiaBench 4%, 60,212 samples	6x

SSD
A400 120GBKingston $32Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	6x
BX500 120GBCrucial $15Bench 55%, 37,154 samples	4x
SSD 120GBGigabyte $31Bench 70%, 13,685 samples	4x

RAM
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples	106x
3GBUnknownBench 14%, 81,553 samples	12x
1x2GBUnknownBench 17%, 99,586 samples	8x

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Value: 43% - Average

Total price: $121

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $131	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16