Gigabyte GA-G31M-ES2L

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 12% Tree trunk	Desktop 60% Gunboat	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 57%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	20.7% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-G31M-ES2L (all builds)
Memory	2.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20100809
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 24 '20 at 20:57
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	21%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core2 Quad Q9650-$170 16,719 User benchmarks, average bench 51% Socket 775, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	57% Above average	Memory 79.6 1-Core 49.6 2-Core 97.1 49% 75.4 Pts	4-Core 201 8-Core 202 27% 202 Pts	64-Core 204 13% 204 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 57% Great: 58%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-$170 123,956 User benchmarks, average bench 20% EVGA(3842 2662) 2GB CLim: 1280 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	20.7% Poor	Lighting 23.3 Reflection 27.2 Parallax 32.3 19% 27.6 fps	MRender 33.5 Gravity 29.7 Splatting 26.7 24% 30 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 20.7% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 30GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 3,662 Write 1,445 Mixed 2,052 523% 2,386 MB/s	4K Read 222 4K Write 92.4 4K Mixed 65.7 469% 127 MB/s	DQ Read 199 DQ Write 358 DQ Mixed 525 329% 361 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 384GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 121 121 123 120 124 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	72% Very good	Read 130 Write 107 Mixed 65.7 SusWrite 121 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 160% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 72% Great: 69%
Seagate Portable 1TB 4,264 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 930GB free Firmware: 9300 SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 16 15 16 15 15 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	12.3% Very poor	Read 26.5 Write 25.3 Mixed 24 SusWrite 15.5 17% 22.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 163% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 12.3% Great: 68%
Seagate BUP Portable 4TB 5,255 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0004 SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 15 15 15 15 16 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	11.9% Very poor	Read 25 Write 25.5 Mixed 20.5 SusWrite 15.3 16% 21.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 0.6 160% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 11.9% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x4GB 424,126 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB DIMM Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	23.6% Poor	MC Read 7.4 MC Write 7.9 MC Mixed 6.7 21% 7.33 GB/s	SC Read 7 SC Write 7.8 SC Mixed 6.7 20% 7.17 GB/s	Latency 81.2 49% 81.2 ns
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 23.6% Great: 65%

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Gaming 2%

Tree trunk

Desktop 40%

Jet ski

Workstation 2%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-G31M-ES2L

CPU
Core2 Duo E7500Intel $109Bench 39%, 39,897 samples	40x
Core2 Quad Q9400Intel $170Bench 46%, 24,176 samples	37x
Core2 Quad Q6600Intel $100Bench 42%, 59,658 samples	31x

GPU
GeForce 210NvidiaBench 1%, 98,254 samples	42x
GeForce 9500 GTNvidiaBench 2%, 27,834 samples	24x
GeForce GT 710NvidiaBench 3%, 187,161 samples	23x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	25x
SSD 120GBBench 68%, 22,748 samples	9x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	7x

RAM
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples	378x
3GBUnknownBench 14%, 81,553 samples	52x
1x2GBUnknownBench 17%, 99,586 samples	30x

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Value: 45% - Average

Total price: $137

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16