Gigabyte GA-G31M-S2L

Performance Results


Gaming 2% Tree trunk	Desktop 44% Speed boat	Workstation 2% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 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.
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 51.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	0.32% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	30.1% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-G31M-S2L (all builds)
Memory	0.7 GB free of 4 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20081229
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Dec 31 '20 at 12:29
Run Duration	173 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing below expectations (31^st 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 Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	51.3% Above average	Memory 77 1-Core 38.1 2-Core 76.5 43% 63.9 Pts	4-Core 153 8-Core 142 20% 148 Pts	64-Core 152 9% 152 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 51.3% Great: 53%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 8400 GS 18,254 User benchmarks, average bench 1% MSI(1462 2400) 512MB Ram: 512MB, Driver: 342.01 Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	0.32% Terrible	Lighting 0.4 Reflection 0.4 Parallax 0.7 0% 0.5 fps	MRender 0.3 Gravity 0.8 Splatting 0.1 0% 0.4 fps
Poor: 0% ↑ This bench: 0.32% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 60GB-$76 24,219 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 10GB free (System drive) Firmware: 505ABBF1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 48 44 53 41 41 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	30.1% Below average	Read 211 Write 58.3 Mixed 77.1 SusWrite 46.7 22% 98.2 MB/s	4K Read 22.4 4K Write 15 4K Mixed 14.1 60% 17.2 MB/s	DQ Read 21.3 DQ Write 13.9 DQ Mixed 19.6 14% 18.3 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 30.1% Great: 69%
WD WD3200AAKB-00WHA0 320GB 75 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 4GB free Firmware: 00.02C01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 32 25 20 13 8.4 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	17.5% Very poor	Read 37.5 Write 37.4 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 22.7 23% 31.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 166% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 17.5% Great: 41%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$72 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 488GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 24 25 24 21 24 22 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	36.3% Below average	Read 103 Write 94.2 Mixed 38.7 SusWrite 23.5 48% 64.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.5 100% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 36.3% Great: 84%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$72 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 488GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 24 25 24 21 24 22 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	28.6% Poor	Read 76.1 Write 34.7 Mixed 55.1 SusWrite 23.4 36% 47.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.8 136% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 28.6% Great: 84%

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)	21.8% Poor	MC Read 7.3 MC Write 6.7 MC Mixed 6.3 19% 6.77 GB/s	SC Read 5.7 SC Write 6.6 SC Mixed 6.8 18% 6.37 GB/s	Latency 86.4 46% 86.4 ns
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 21.8% Great: 44%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 2%

Tree trunk

Desktop 38%

Jet ski

Workstation 2%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-G31M-S2L

CPU
Core2 Quad Q6600Intel $100Bench 42%, 59,658 samples	25x
Pentium E5200Intel $47Bench 36%, 13,848 samples	19x
Core2 Quad Q9400Intel $170Bench 46%, 24,176 samples	14x

GPU
GeForce 210NvidiaBench 1%, 98,254 samples	15x
GeForce 9500 GTNvidiaBench 2%, 27,834 samples	13x
Radeon HD 4670ATIBench 4%, 21,442 samples	13x

SSD
A400 120GBKingston $26Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	10x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	8x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	4x

RAM
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples	184x
3GBUnknownBench 14%, 81,553 samples	22x
1x2GBUnknownBench 17%, 99,586 samples	14x

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Value: 46% - Average

Total price: $127

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $50

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16