Gigabyte GA-G31M-S2L

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 40%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 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 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 44.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics4.91% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (69%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
7 years ago, 7 years ago.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-G31M-S2L  (all builds)
Memory0.9 GB free of 4 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20081229
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateMar 25 '17 at 18:36
Run Duration205 Seconds
Run User JPN-User
Background CPU 69%

 PC Performing below expectations (30th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core2 Quad Q8200-$49
Socket 775, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.35 GHz, turbo 1.55 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
44.6% Average
Memory 76.1
1-Core 27.2
2-Core 48
37% 50.4 Pts
4-Core 79.7
8-Core 80.2
11% 79.9 Pts
64-Core 70.5
4% 70.5 Pts
Poor: 32%
This bench: 44.6%
Great: 50%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 260-$250
Nvidia(10DE 068E) 896MB
Ram: 896MB, Driver: 341.96
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
4.91% Terrible
Lighting 6.97
Reflection 4.5
Parallax 0.34
6% 3.94 fps
MRender 4.52
Gravity 7.23
Splatting 1.7
3% 4.48 fps
Poor: 6%
This bench: 4.91%
Great: 9%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung HD200HJ 200GB
25GB free (System drive)
Firmware: KF100-06 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
30.9% Below average
Read 52.5
Write 55.1
Mixed 30.9
34% 46.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.42
4K Write 0.85
4K Mixed 0.29
65% 0.52 MB/s
Poor: 21%
This bench: 30.9%
Great: 53%
Samsung HD322HJ 320GB-$44
2GB free
Firmware: 1AC01118 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
30.2% Below average
Read 48.4
Write 56.7
Mixed 38.4
36% 47.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.53
4K Write 1.51
4K Mixed 0.36
90% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 30.2%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x2GB
2 of 2 slots used
4GB DIMM
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
18.2% Very poor
MC Read 6.3
MC Write 5.7
MC Mixed 5.5
17% 5.83 GB/s
SC Read 3.2
SC Write 3.2
SC Mixed 4.3
10% 3.57 GB/s
Latency 88.2
45% 88.2 ns
Poor: 10%
This bench: 18.2%
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

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