Gigabyte GA-G31M-S2C

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Tree trunk	Desktop 18% Surfboard	Workstation 0% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 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 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 39.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics	1.98% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	The 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.
Memory	2GB 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 Version	Although 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 (35%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-G31M-S2C (all builds)
Memory	0.2 GB free of 2 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20080905
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Oct 11 '20 at 23:36
Run Duration	245 Seconds
Run User	PRT-User
Background CPU	35%

PC Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Pentium E5200-$50 13,848 User benchmarks, average bench 36% Socket 775, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	39.6% Below average	Memory 67.9 1-Core 34.9 2-Core 66.6 38% 56.5 Pts	4-Core 68.4 8-Core 68.6 9% 68.5 Pts	64-Core 68.9 4% 68.9 Pts
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 39.6% Great: 43%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 610 62,458 User benchmarks, average bench 2% Asus(1043 8496) 2GB Ram: 2GB, Driver: 340.52 Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	1.98% Terrible	Lighting 2.43 Reflection 3.12 Parallax 0.62 2% 2.06 fps	MRender 2.9 Gravity 2.47 Splatting 2 2% 2.46 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 1.98% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate ST3320613AS 320GB-$30 12,971 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 210GB free (System drive) Firmware: SD22 SusWrite @10s intervals: 30 34 21 49 58 73 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	35.3% Below average	Read 79 Write 47 Mixed 41.3 SusWrite 44.1 39% 52.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.7 116% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 35.3% Great: 65%
WDC WD64 00AAKS-75A7B0 640GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 254GB free, PID 2329 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.6 8.6 8.6 8.6 8.6 8.7 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	11.9% Very poor	Read 31.8 Write 25.5 Mixed 24.5 SusWrite 8.6 29% 22.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 1 94% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 11.9% Great: 18%
SAMSUNG HD103UI 1TB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 181GB free, PID 2329 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.8 8.7 8.7 8.7 8.7 8.7 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	13.1% Very poor	Read 32 Write 25.8 Mixed 26.8 SusWrite 8.7 30% 23.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 104% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 13.1% Great: 20%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 5TB 1,185 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 279GB free, PID d011 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.7 8.7 8.7 8.7 8.7 8.7 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	13.8% Very poor	Read 32.3 Write 25.5 Mixed 23.7 SusWrite 8.7 29% 22.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1.1 119% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 13.8% Great: 81%
Seagate Expansion Desk 4TB 308 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 300GB free, PID 3320 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.6 8.7 8.7 8.6 8.7 8.9 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	9.23% Terrible	Read 32.5 Write 25.5 Mixed 23.8 SusWrite 8.7 29% 22.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.6 50% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 9.23% Great: 62%
WD Ext HDD 1021 3TB 2,189 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 328GB free, PID 1021 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.2 7.7 7.7 7.7 7.6 8.7 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	12.3% Very poor	Read 31.8 Write 24 Mixed 21.5 SusWrite 7.9 27% 21.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 98% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 12.3% Great: 22%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x1GB 68,489 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 2 of 2 slots used 2GB DIMM Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	14% Very poor	MC Read 5.2 MC Write 3.9 MC Mixed 4.1 13% 4.4 GB/s	SC Read 4.3 SC Write 3.8 SC Mixed 0.1 8% 2.73 GB/s	Latency 106 38% 106 ns
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 14% Great: 20%

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Gaming 2%

Tree trunk

Desktop 40%

Speed boat

Workstation 2%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-G31M-S2C

CPU
Core2 Duo E8400Intel $89Bench 40%, 68,540 samples	15x
Core2 Quad Q9400Intel $170Bench 46%, 24,176 samples	11x
Core2 Quad Q6600Intel $100Bench 42%, 59,658 samples	8x

GPU
GeForce 210NvidiaBench 1%, 98,254 samples	10x
GeForce 9400 GTNvidiaBench 1%, 12,718 samples	7x
GeForce GT 630NvidiaBench 4%, 60,212 samples	6x

SSD
A400 120GBKingston $29Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	6x
BX500 120GBCrucial $15Bench 55%, 37,154 samples	4x
SSD 120GBGigabyte $30Bench 70%, 13,685 samples	4x

RAM
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples	106x
3GBUnknownBench 14%, 81,553 samples	12x
1x2GBUnknownBench 17%, 99,586 samples	8x

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Value: 44% - Average

Total price: $118

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16