Gigabyte GA-G31M-ES2L

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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 relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 36.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Boot Drive18.4% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
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.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-G31M-ES2L  (all builds)
Memory0.7 GB free of 2 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20100430
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateAug 30 '19 at 17:41
Run Duration242 Seconds
Run User IND-User
Background CPU 100%

 PC Performing below expectations (37th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Pentium E5500
Socket 775, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
36.2% Below average
Memory 66.7
1-Core 20.8
2-Core 26.7
30% 38.1 Pts
4-Core 35.2
8-Core 44
5% 39.6 Pts
64-Core 36.9
2% 36.9 Pts
Poor: 24%
This bench: 36.2%
Great: 43%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 120 GB 120GB
52GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UE3000RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 27 35 25 29 17 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
18.4% Very poor
Read 129
Write 49.8
Mixed 104
SusWrite 26.4
17% 77.4 MB/s
4K Read 7.9
4K Write 11.6
4K Mixed 11.8
33% 10.4 MB/s
DQ Read 19
DQ Write 22.1
DQ Mixed 19.4
15% 20.2 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 18.4%
Great: 55%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36
306GB free
Firmware: CC38
SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 118 118 118 119 118 MB/s
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
59.4% Above average
Read 88.7
Write 113
Mixed 51.9
SusWrite 118
68% 92.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.9
161% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 59.4%
Great: 70%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 1x2GB
1 of 2 slots used
2GB DIMM
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
11.7% Very poor
MC Read 4.1
MC Write 3.8
MC Mixed 2.9
10% 3.6 GB/s
SC Read 1.8
SC Write 2.3
SC Mixed 1.2
5% 1.77 GB/s
Latency 109
37% 109 ns
Poor: 7%
This bench: 11.7%
Great: 26%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-G31M-ES2L Builds (Compare 491 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 40%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-G31M-ES2L

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