Gigabyte GA-G31M-S2L

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 35.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 10 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
4 years ago, 4 years ago.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-G31M-S2L  (all builds)
Memory1.5 GB free of 4 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20080605
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateMay 07 '20 at 14:06
Run Duration153 Seconds
Run User EGY-User
Background CPU 11%

 PC Performing as expected (50th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Pentium Dual E2160-$47
Socket 775, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 1.8 GHz
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
35.3% Below average
Memory 65.2
1-Core 19.2
2-Core 38.8
30% 41.1 Pts
4-Core 35.7
8-Core 35
5% 35.3 Pts
64-Core 39.6
2% 39.6 Pts
Poor: 18%
This bench: 35.3%
Great: 39%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 160GB (2007)-$22
43GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 05.06H05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 61 61 63 65 64 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
36.4% Below average
Read 64.7
Write 65.3
Mixed 46
SusWrite 61.6
44% 59.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.9
162% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 36.4%
Great: 59%
Sony Storage 240GB
204GB free, PID 0aa4
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 25 25 25 25 25 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
34% Below average
Read 33
Write 25.3
Mixed 28.3
SusWrite 24.7
37% 27.8 MB/s
4K Read 7.3
4K Write 7.2
4K Mixed 5.6
462% 6.7 MB/s
Poor: 21%
This bench: 34%
Great: 90%
Kingston DataTraveler 2.0 8GB
7GB free, PID 1665
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.5 3.7 3.6 3.8 3.9 3.6 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
5.17% Terrible
Read 20.8
Write 3.8
Mixed 0.3
SusWrite 3.5
6% 7.1 MB/s
4K Read 5.9
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
22% 1.97 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 5.17%
Great: 7%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x2GB
2 of 2 slots used
4GB DIMM
Performing below potential (28th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
13.8% Very poor
MC Read 5.2
MC Write 3.4
MC Mixed 3.8
12% 4.13 GB/s
SC Read 4.1
SC Write 3.4
SC Mixed 4.1
11% 3.87 GB/s
Latency 113
35% 113 ns
Poor: 10%
This bench: 13.8%
Great: 44%

 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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 46% - Average Total price: $127
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