Gigabyte GA-G31M-S2C

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 32%
Sail boat
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 32.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics3.03% 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.
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 8 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.
Very high background CPU (38%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemGigabyte G31M-ES2C
MotherboardGigabyte GA-G31M-S2C  (all builds)
Memory0.8 GB free of 4 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20090205
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateMar 18 '17 at 13:32
Run Duration440 Seconds
Run User GRC-User
Background CPU 38%

 PC Performing as expected (52nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Pentium E5300-$59
Socket 775, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
32.3% Below average
Memory 57.8
1-Core 32
2-Core 45.2
32% 45 Pts
4-Core 39.6
8-Core 63.3
6% 51.4 Pts
64-Core 68.5
4% 68.5 Pts
Poor: 22%
This bench: 32.3%
Great: 43%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 730
Gigabyte(1458 365B) 2GB
CLim: 700 MHz, MLim: 400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 378.66
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
3.03% Terrible
Lighting 3.63
Reflection 4.42
Parallax 3.44
3% 3.83 fps
MRender 5.05
Gravity 3.97
Splatting 2.96
3% 3.99 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.03%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB-$25
346GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MS1OA750 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
87% Excellent
Read 141
Write 163
Mixed 26.2
80% 110 MB/s
4K Read 0.29
4K Write 1.29
4K Mixed 0.18
56% 0.59 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 87%
Great: 103%
Verbatim STORE N GO 16GB
6GB free, PID 0245
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
8.93% Terrible
Read 16.5
Write 4.65
Mixed 3.9
8% 8.35 MB/s
4K Read 2.09
4K Write 1.64
4K Mixed 0.16
69% 1.29 MB/s
Poor: 3%
This bench: 8.93%
Great: 8%
Kingston DataTraveler 102 8GB
4GB free, PID 162d
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
6.63% Terrible
Read 23.4
Write 7.01
Mixed 7.46
13% 12.6 MB/s
4K Read 5.84
4K Write 0.11
4K Mixed 0.01
26% 1.99 MB/s
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.63%
Great: 8%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x2GB
2 of 2 slots used
4GB DIMM
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
11.9% Very poor
MC Read 4.1
MC Write 3.7
MC Mixed 4
11% 3.93 GB/s
SC Read 1.1
SC Write 2.3
SC Mixed 1.7
5% 1.7 GB/s
Latency 134
30% 134 ns
Poor: 10%
This bench: 11.9%
Great: 44%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-G31M-S2C Builds (Compare 133 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 40%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-G31M-S2C

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