Gigabyte GA-G31M-ES2L

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 43%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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 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 32.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics50.3% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (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 9 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 (50%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-G31M-ES2L  (all builds)
Memory2.4 GB free of 4 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20090702
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 15 '22 at 04:29
Run Duration133 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 50%
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 PC Performing below expectations (39th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Pentium E5200-$50
Socket 775, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2.5 GHz
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
32.1% Below average
Memory 54.5
1-Core 32.7
2-Core 53.8
32% 47 Pts
4-Core 57.9
8-Core 64.6
8% 61.2 Pts
64-Core 76
5% 76 Pts
Poor: 22%
This bench: 32.1%
Great: 43%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 473.04
Performing below potential (31st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
50.3% Above average
Lighting 59.5
Reflection 66.7
Parallax 62.3
48% 62.8 fps
MRender 67.2
Gravity 68.4
Splatting 63.1
54% 66.2 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 50.3%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$28
891GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MS2OA750
SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 59 113 109 139 131 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
77.1% Very good
Read 166
Write 152
Mixed 36.3
SusWrite 102
83% 114 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.6
129% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 77.1%
Great: 107%
USB2.0 Flash Disk 1GB
1GB free, PID 0000
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.9 3.9 4 4.1 4.3 4 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
3.7% Terrible
Read 13.8
Write 3.7
Mixed 5.3
SusWrite 4
8% 6.7 MB/s
4K Read 3.5
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
13% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 2%
This bench: 3.7%
Great: 4%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x2GB
2 of 2 slots used
4GB DIMM
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
13.7% Very poor
MC Read 5.4
MC Write 3.9
MC Mixed 4.1
13% 4.47 GB/s
SC Read 3.7
SC Write 2.9
SC Mixed 3.1
9% 3.23 GB/s
Latency 145
28% 145 ns
Poor: 10%
This bench: 13.7%
Great: 44%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-G31M-ES2L Builds (Compare 492 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 40%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-G31M-ES2L

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