Gigabyte GA-G31M-S2L

Performance Results


Gaming 2% Tree trunk	Desktop 40% Speed boat	Workstation 2% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 40.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	1.65% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	33.6% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-G31M-S2L (all builds)
Memory	0.8 GB free of 4 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20081229
Uptime	14.4 Days
Run Date	Oct 24 '19 at 21:56
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing as expected (41^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core2 Duo E8200-$12 4,318 User benchmarks, average bench 40% Socket 775, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads Base clock 2.65 GHz, turbo 2.65 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	40.7% Average	Memory 69.4 1-Core 37.6 2-Core 73.6 40% 60.2 Pts	4-Core 72.8 8-Core 72 10% 72.4 Pts	64-Core 72.4 4% 72.4 Pts
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 40.7% Great: 46%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 8600 GT 8,099 User benchmarks, average bench 2% Device(0000 0000) 512MB Ram: 512MB, Driver: 342.1 Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	1.65% Terrible	Lighting 2 Reflection 3.23 Parallax 0.72 2% 1.98 fps	MRender 2.48 Gravity 1.53 Splatting 2.17 2% 2.06 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.65% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 120GB-$109 51,792 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 18GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXT08B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 28 32 32 30 21 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	33.6% Below average	Read 208 Write 53.5 Mixed 69.5 SusWrite 29.4 20% 90.2 MB/s	4K Read 20.8 4K Write 39 4K Mixed 15.8 72% 25.2 MB/s	DQ Read 25.9 DQ Write 55.2 DQ Mixed 16.6 20% 32.6 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 33.6% Great: 73%
WD WD10EVDS-63N5B1 1TB 3,131 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 10GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 42 36 33 30 33 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	22.6% Poor	Read 42.7 Write 39.5 Mixed 34.2 SusWrite 35.5 28% 38 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 136% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 22.6% Great: 57%
Maxtor 6Y120M0 123GB-$34 714 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 16GB free Firmware: YAR51EW0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 33 36 36 35 35 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	22.5% Poor	Read 43 Write 44.7 Mixed 32.3 SusWrite 34.9 29% 38.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 175% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 22.5% Great: 32%
Seagate M3 Portable 1TB 5,295 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 76GB free Firmware: 9300 SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 28 27 28 29 29 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	15.7% Very poor	Read 26.2 Write 27 Mixed 24.3 SusWrite 28 20% 26.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0 65% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 15.7% Great: 65%

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 (61^st percentile)	19.5% Very poor	MC Read 6.5 MC Write 6.4 MC Mixed 5.6 18% 6.17 GB/s	SC Read 4.8 SC Write 6.6 SC Mixed 5.5 16% 5.63 GB/s	Latency 103 39% 103 ns
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 19.5% Great: 44%

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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 $50Bench 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 $30Bench 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: 45% - Average

Total price: $130

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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