Gigabyte GA-G31M-S2C

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (8th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 92 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 an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 9.34%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is terrible.
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.
Memory2GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows however a minimum of 4GB is recommended for gaming or any other RAM intensive tasks such as photo/video editing. This system will also be a little more responsive with 4GB of RAM.
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 (82%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemGigabyte G31M-ES2C
MotherboardGigabyte GA-G31M-S2C  (all builds)
Memory0.3 GB free of 2 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20081114
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 05 '17 at 23:34
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User SAU-User
Background CPU 82%

 PC Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Pentium Dual E2200-$54
Socket 775, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2.2 GHz
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
9.34% Terrible
Memory 13.3
1-Core 12.8
2-Core 39.9
12% 22 Pts
4-Core 30
8-Core 40.2
4% 35.1 Pts
64-Core 47
3% 47 Pts
Poor: 19%
This bench: 9.34%
Great: 42%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD WD1600AVJS-63SWA0 160GB
55GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 58.01D58 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
25.2% Poor
Read 37.4
Write 50.7
Mixed 29.5
29% 39.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.02
4K Write 0.03
4K Mixed 0.03
5% 0.03 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 25.2%
Great: 52%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 1x2GB
1 of 2 slots used
2GB DIMM
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
9.24% Terrible
MC Read 3.8
MC Write 3.2
MC Mixed 3.1
10% 3.37 GB/s
SC Read 2.5
SC Write 2.7
SC Mixed 0.2
5% 1.8 GB/s
Latency 374
11% 374 ns
Poor: 7%
This bench: 9.24%
Great: 26%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-G31M-S2C Builds (Compare 133 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 40%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-G31M-S2C

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