Gigabyte GA-P31-S3G

Performance Results


Gaming 2% Tree trunk	Desktop 48% Yacht	Workstation 2% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 52.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	3.43% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	47.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-P31-S3G (all builds)
Memory	1.5 GB free of 4 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20081104
Uptime	4.9 Days
Run Date	Feb 26 '20 at 08:53
Run Duration	173 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (60^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 Q9400-$170 24,176 User benchmarks, average bench 46% Socket 775, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.65 GHz, turbo 2.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	52.3% Above average	Memory 76.4 1-Core 41.5 2-Core 83.1 44% 67 Pts	4-Core 167 8-Core 162 22% 164 Pts	64-Core 161 10% 161 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 52.3% Great: 53%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 730 164,888 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Asus(1043 84F6) 2GB CLim: 700 MHz, MLim: 400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	3.43% Terrible	Lighting 4.2 Reflection 5 Parallax 3.44 3% 4.21 fps	MRender 5.76 Gravity 4.27 Splatting 3.13 3% 4.39 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.43% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SUV500480G 480GB 7,138 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 170GB free (System drive) Firmware: 003056RI SusWrite @10s intervals: 204 188 144 121 150 84 MB/s Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	47.4% Average	Read 219 Write 206 Mixed 159 SusWrite 148 41% 183 MB/s	4K Read 25.4 4K Write 42.6 4K Mixed 22.6 90% 30.2 MB/s	DQ Read 31.1 DQ Write 64.5 DQ Mixed 30.5 28% 42 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 47.4% Great: 95%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$36 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 8GB free Firmware: 505ABBF1 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 186 Write 148 Mixed 157 36% 163 MB/s	4K Read 26.8 4K Write 50 4K Mixed 30.8 107% 35.9 MB/s	DQ Read 33.3 DQ Write 79.6 DQ Mixed 35.8 33% 49.6 MB/s
Poor: 30% Great: 73%
Adata HD650 2TB 571 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 697GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 106 105 107 107 107 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	69.8% Good	Read 135 Write 140 Mixed 55.2 SusWrite 106 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 6 4K Mixed 0.6 240% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 69.8% Great: 76%
SDHC Card 8GB 4,464 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 7GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.5 5.3 5.5 5.4 5.6 5.4 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	12.1% Very poor	Read 39.3 Write 7.8 Mixed 9 SusWrite 5.8 16% 15.5 MB/s	4K Read 3.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 2.5 146% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 12.1% Great: 13%

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 (76^th percentile)	22.5% Poor	MC Read 7.1 MC Write 7.4 MC Mixed 6.6 20% 7.03 GB/s	SC Read 6.2 SC Write 7.2 SC Mixed 6.6 19% 6.67 GB/s	Latency 87.4 46% 87.4 ns
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 22.5% Great: 44%

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Typical GA-P31-S3G Builds (Compare 28 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 2%

Tree trunk

Desktop 37%

Jet ski

Workstation 2%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-P31-S3G

CPU
Core2 Duo E7200Intel $14Bench 38%, 6,054 samples	2x
Core2 Duo E4500Intel $130Bench 33%, 8,675 samples	2x
Core2 Duo E6750IntelBench 38%, 9,456 samples	2x

GPU
Radeon HD 2400-PROATIBench 1%, 2,899 samples	4x
HD 3650ATIBench 2%, 4,070 samples	3x
GeForce 210NvidiaBench 1%, 98,254 samples	2x

SSD
PLUS 240GBSandiskBench 45%, 86,316 samples	1x
A400 120GBKingston $28Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	1x
Fury 120GBHyperX $160Bench 64%, 11,403 samples	1x

RAM
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples	13x
2x1GBUnknownBench 14%, 68,489 samples	8x
1x2GBUnknownBench 17%, 99,586 samples	5x

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Value: 86% - Excellent

Total price: $14

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16