Gigabyte GA-G31M-ES2L

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 32%
Sail boat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
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 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 39.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics4.54% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive40.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory3GB 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. 3GB 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 (52%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-G31M-ES2L  (all builds)
Memory0.5 GB free of 3 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20091013
Uptime21.2 Days
Run DateSep 13 '22 at 04:45
Run Duration136 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 52%

 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 E6500-$89
Socket 775, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2.95 GHz, turbo 2.75 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
39.4% Below average
Memory 64.2
1-Core 46.5
2-Core 89.5
42% 66.7 Pts
4-Core 88.8
8-Core 82.5
12% 85.7 Pts
64-Core 89.7
6% 89.7 Pts
Poor: 26%
This bench: 39.4%
Great: 45%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 9600 GT
BFG(19F1 0765) 512MB
Ram: 512MB, Driver: 341.74
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
4.54% Terrible
Lighting 5.7
Reflection 4.7
Parallax 1.2
5% 3.87 fps
MRender 8
Gravity 4.3
Splatting 4.2
4% 5.5 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 4.54%
Great: 5%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38
20GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 603ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 70 79 90 82 83 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
40.7% Average
Read 183
Write 97.8
Mixed 147
SusWrite 83.6
28% 128 MB/s
4K Read 21
4K Write 34.8
4K Mixed 24.3
81% 26.7 MB/s
DQ Read 28.9
DQ Write 97.8
DQ Mixed 30.5
33% 52.4 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 40.7%
Great: 73%
WD 5000BPV External 500GB
177GB free, PID 1010
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 24 24 23 21 24 MB/s
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
14.5% Very poor
Read 32.2
Write 20.4
Mixed 23
SusWrite 23.2
32% 24.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
77% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 14.5%
Great: 19%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 3GB
null MHz
2048, 1024 MB
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
14.7% Very poor
MC Read 5
MC Write 4.7
MC Mixed 4.2
13% 4.63 GB/s
SC Read 3.3
SC Write 4.7
SC Mixed 2.5
10% 3.5 GB/s
Latency 116
34% 116 ns
Poor: 8%
This bench: 14.7%
Great: 23%

 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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