Endless Hardware Trends (Desktops)

A project to identify most popular hardware characteristics and track their change over time based on data collected by Endless users at https://Linux-Hardware.org.

Anyone can contribute to this report by the hw-probe tool:

sudo -E hw-probe -all -upload

Full-feature report is available here: https://linux-hardware.org/?view=trends&formfactor=desktop

Period: Sep, 2021.

Contents

System

OS

Installed operating systems

OS

OS

Name Desktops Percent
Endless 3.9.5 6 75%
Endless 3.7.6 2 25%

OS Family

OS without a version

OS Family

OS Family

Name Desktops Percent
Endless 8 100%

Kernel

Version of the Linux kernel

Kernel

Kernel

Version Desktops Percent
5.8.0-14-generic 6 75%
5.3.0-23-generic 2 25%

Kernel Family

Linux kernel without a distro release

Kernel Family

Kernel Family

Version Desktops Percent
5.8.0 6 75%
5.3.0 2 25%

Kernel Major Ver.

Linux kernel major version

Kernel Major Ver.

Kernel Major Ver.

Version Desktops Percent
5.8 6 75%
5.3 2 25%

Arch

OS architecture (x86_64, i586, etc.)

Arch

Arch

Name Desktops Percent
x86_64 8 100%

DE

Desktop Environment

DE

DE

Name Desktops Percent
GNOME 8 100%

Display Server

X11 or Wayland

Display Server

Display Server

Name Desktops Percent
X11 8 100%

Display Manager

SDDM, LightDM, etc.

Display Manager

Display Manager

Name Desktops Percent
Unknown 8 100%

OS Lang

Language

OS Lang

OS Lang

Lang Desktops Percent
en_US 3 37.5%
ru_RU.UTF_8 2 25%
es_MX 2 25%
de_DE 1 12.5%

Boot Mode

EFI or BIOS

Boot Mode

Boot Mode

Mode Desktops Percent
BIOS 5 62.5%
EFI 3 37.5%

Filesystem

Type of filesystem

Filesystem

Filesystem

Type Desktops Percent
Ext4 8 100%

Part. scheme

Scheme of partitioning

Part. scheme

Part. scheme

Type Desktops Percent
Unknown 8 100%

Dual Boot with Linux/BSD

Hosting more than one Linux/BSD

Dual Boot with Linux/BSD

Dual Boot with Linux/BSD

Dual boot Desktops Percent
No 8 100%

Dual Boot (Win)

Hosting Linux and Windows

Dual Boot (Win)

Dual Boot (Win)

Dual boot Desktops Percent
No 8 100%

Board

Vendor

Motherboard manufacturer

Vendor

Vendor

Name Desktops Percent
Lenovo 2 25%
ASUSTek Computer 2 25%
MSI 1 12.5%
HARDKERNEL 1 12.5%
Gigabyte Technology 1 12.5%
Acer 1 12.5%

Model

Motherboard model

Model

Model

Name Desktops Percent
MSI MS-7817 1 12.5%
Lenovo ThinkCentre M78 10BTA00ELM 1 12.5%
Lenovo ThinkCentre M58e 7303AS6 1 12.5%
HARDKERNEL ODROID-H2 1 12.5%
Gigabyte F2A68HM-DS2 1 12.5%
ASUS P8H61-M LE/USB3 1 12.5%
ASUS P8H61-M LE 1 12.5%
Acer Aspire TC-885 1 12.5%

Model Family

Motherboard model prefix

Model Family

Model Family

Name Desktops Percent
Lenovo ThinkCentre 2 25%
ASUS P8H61-M 2 25%
MSI MS-7817 1 12.5%
HARDKERNEL ODROID-H2 1 12.5%
Gigabyte F2A68HM-DS2 1 12.5%
Acer Aspire 1 12.5%

MFG Year

Motherboard manufacture year

MFG Year

MFG Year

Year Desktops Percent
2018 3 37.5%
2013 2 25%
2014 1 12.5%
2011 1 12.5%
2009 1 12.5%

Form Factor

Physical design of the computer

Form Factor

Form Factor

Name Desktops Percent
Desktop 8 100%

Secure Boot

Enabled or disabled

Secure Boot

Secure Boot

State Desktops Percent
Disabled 8 100%

Coreboot

Have coreboot on board

Coreboot

Coreboot

Used Desktops Percent
No 8 100%

RAM Size

Total RAM memory

RAM Size

RAM Size

Size in GB Desktops Percent
3.01-4.0 4 50%
4.01-8.0 3 37.5%
8.01-16.0 1 12.5%

RAM Used

Used RAM memory

RAM Used

RAM Used

Used GB Desktops Percent
1.01-2.0 4 50%
2.01-3.0 3 37.5%
0.51-1.0 1 12.5%

Total Drives

Number of drives on board

Total Drives

Total Drives

Drives Desktops Percent
1 6 75%
2 2 25%

Has CD-ROM

Has CD-ROM on board

Has CD-ROM

Has CD-ROM

Presented Desktops Percent
Yes 5 62.5%
No 3 37.5%

Has Ethernet

Has Ethernet on board

Has Ethernet

Has Ethernet

Presented Desktops Percent
Yes 8 100%

Has WiFi

Has WiFi module

Has WiFi

Has WiFi

Presented Desktops Percent
No 5 62.5%
Yes 3 37.5%

Has Bluetooth

Has Bluetooth module

Has Bluetooth

Has Bluetooth

Presented Desktops Percent
No 5 62.5%
Yes 3 37.5%

Location

Country

Geographic location (country)

Country

Country

Country Desktops Percent
Thailand 2 25%
Russia 2 25%
Mexico 2 25%
USA 1 12.5%
Germany 1 12.5%

City

Geographic location (city)

City

City

City Desktops Percent
Moscow 2 25%
Rietberg 1 12.5%
Quer?taro City 1 12.5%
Prachantakham 1 12.5%
Ocoee 1 12.5%
Hermosillo 1 12.5%
Bangkok 1 12.5%

Drives

Drive Vendor

Hard drive vendors

Drive Vendor

Drive Vendor

Vendor Desktops Drives Percent
WDC 4 4 40%
Toshiba 2 2 20%
Seagate 2 2 20%
Unknown 1 1 10%
Samsung Electronics 1 1 10%

Drive Model

Hard drive models

Drive Model

Drive Model

Model Desktops Percent
WDC WD2500YD-01NVB1 256GB 1 10%
WDC WD2500AAJS-08L7A0 250GB 1 10%
WDC WD1600AAJS-07WAA0 160GB 1 10%
WDC WD10EZEX-08WN4A0 1TB 1 10%
Unknown SD/MMC/MS PRO 128GB 1 10%
Toshiba MK1646GSX 160GB 1 10%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB 1 10%
Seagate ST500DM002-1BD142 500GB 1 10%
Seagate ST1000DM003-1CH162 1TB 1 10%
Samsung HD080HJ 80GB 1 10%

HDD Vendor

Hard disk drive vendors

HDD Vendor

HDD Vendor

Vendor Desktops Drives Percent
WDC 4 4 40%
Toshiba 2 2 20%
Seagate 2 2 20%
Unknown 1 1 10%
Samsung Electronics 1 1 10%

SSD Vendor

Solid state drive vendors

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Drive Kind

HDD or SSD

Drive Kind

Drive Kind

Kind Desktops Drives Percent
HDD 8 10 100%

Drive Connector

SATA, SAS, NVMe, etc.

Drive Connector

Drive Connector

Type Desktops Drives Percent
SATA 8 9 88.89%
SAS 1 1 11.11%

Drive Size

Size of hard drive

Drive Size

Drive Size

Size in TB Desktops Drives Percent
0.01-0.5 7 7 70%
0.51-1.0 3 3 30%

Space Total

Amount of disk space available on the file system

Space Total

Space Total

Size in GB Desktops Percent
501-1000 3 37.5%
101-250 2 25%
251-500 1 12.5%
51-100 1 12.5%
Unknown 1 12.5%

Space Used

Amount of used disk space

Space Used

Space Used

Used GB Desktops Percent
21-50 2 25%
1-20 2 25%
101-250 1 12.5%
501-1000 1 12.5%
51-100 1 12.5%
Unknown 1 12.5%

Malfunc. Drives

Drive models with a malfunction

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Malfunc. Drive Vendor

Vendors of faulty drives

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Malfunc. HDD Vendor

Vendors of faulty HDD drives

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Malfunc. Drive Kind

Kinds of faulty drives

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Failed Drives

Failed drive models

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Failed Drive Vendor

Failed drive vendors

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Drive Status

Number of failed and malfunc. drives

Drive Status

Drive Status

Status Desktops Drives Percent
Detected 8 10 100%

Storage controller

Storage Vendor

Storage controller vendors

Storage Vendor

Storage Vendor

Vendor Desktops Percent
Intel 6 66.67%
AMD 2 22.22%
Silicon Image 1 11.11%

Storage Model

Storage controller models

Storage Model

Storage Model

Model Desktops Percent
Intel 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family 6 port Desktop SATA AHCI Controller 2 20%
Silicon Image SiI 3512 [SATALink/SATARaid] Serial ATA Controller 1 10%
Intel NM10/ICH7 Family SATA Controller [IDE mode] 1 10%
Intel Celeron/Pentium Silver Processor SATA Controller 1 10%
Intel Cannon Lake PCH SATA AHCI Controller 1 10%
Intel 82801G (ICH7 Family) IDE Controller 1 10%
Intel 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset Family 6-port SATA Controller 1 [AHCI mode] 1 10%
AMD FCH SATA Controller [IDE mode] 1 10%
AMD FCH SATA Controller [AHCI mode] 1 10%

Storage Kind

Kind of storage controller (IDE, SATA, NVMe, SAS, ...)

Storage Kind

Storage Kind

Kind Desktops Percent
SATA 7 77.78%
RAID 1 11.11%
IDE 1 11.11%

Processor

CPU Vendor

Processor vendors

CPU Vendor

CPU Vendor

Vendor Desktops Percent
Intel 6 75%
AMD 2 25%

CPU Model

Processor models

CPU Model

CPU Model

Model Desktops Percent
Intel Pentium CPU G620 @ 2.60GHz 1 12.5%
Intel Core i7-4770 CPU @ 3.40GHz 1 12.5%
Intel Core i5-8400 CPU @ 2.80GHz 1 12.5%
Intel Core i3-2130 CPU @ 3.40GHz 1 12.5%
Intel Core 2 Duo CPU E7400 @ 2.80GHz 1 12.5%
Intel Celeron J4105 CPU @ 1.50GHz 1 12.5%
AMD A6-5400B APU with Radeon HD Graphics 1 12.5%
AMD A10-7700K Radeon R7, 10 Compute Cores 4C+6G 1 12.5%

CPU Model Family

Processor model prefix

CPU Model Family

CPU Model Family

Model Desktops Percent
Intel Pentium 1 12.5%
Intel Core i7 1 12.5%
Intel Core i5 1 12.5%
Intel Core i3 1 12.5%
Intel Core 2 Duo 1 12.5%
Intel Celeron 1 12.5%
AMD A6 1 12.5%
AMD A10 1 12.5%

CPU Cores

Number of processor cores

CPU Cores

CPU Cores

Number Desktops Percent
2 4 50%
4 2 25%
6 1 12.5%
1 1 12.5%

CPU Sockets

Number of sockets

CPU Sockets

CPU Sockets

Number Desktops Percent
1 8 100%

CPU Threads

Threads per core (Hyper-Threading)

CPU Threads

CPU Threads

Number Desktops Percent
2 4 50%
1 4 50%

CPU Op-Modes

CPU Operation Modes (32-bit, 64-bit)

CPU Op-Modes

CPU Op-Modes

Op mode Desktops Percent
32-bit, 64-bit 8 100%

CPU Microcode

Microcode number

CPU Microcode

CPU Microcode

Number Desktops Percent
0x206a7 2 25%
0x906ea 1 12.5%
0x306c3 1 12.5%
0x1067a 1 12.5%
0x06003106 1 12.5%
0x06001119 1 12.5%
Unknown 1 12.5%

CPU Microarch

Microarchitecture

CPU Microarch

CPU Microarch

Name Desktops Percent
SandyBridge 2 25%
Steamroller 1 12.5%
Piledriver 1 12.5%
Penryn 1 12.5%
KabyLake 1 12.5%
Haswell 1 12.5%
Goldmont plus 1 12.5%

Graphics

GPU Vendor

Vendors of graphics cards

GPU Vendor

GPU Vendor

Vendor Desktops Percent
Nvidia 4 40%
Intel 4 40%
AMD 2 20%

GPU Model

Graphics card models

GPU Model

GPU Model

Model Desktops Percent
Intel 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller 2 20%
Nvidia GT216 [GeForce GT 220] 1 10%
Nvidia GP108 [GeForce GT 1030] 1 10%
Nvidia GK208B [GeForce GT 730] 1 10%
Nvidia GK106 [GeForce GTX 660] 1 10%
Intel GeminiLake [UHD Graphics 600] 1 10%
Intel 4 Series Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller 1 10%
AMD Trinity 2 [Radeon HD 7540D] 1 10%
AMD Kaveri [Radeon R7 Graphics] 1 10%

GPU Combo

Combinations of graphics cards

GPU Combo

GPU Combo

Name Desktops Percent
1 x Intel 3 37.5%
1 x Nvidia 2 25%
Intel + Nvidia 1 12.5%
AMD + Nvidia 1 12.5%
1 x AMD 1 12.5%

GPU Driver

Free vs proprietary

GPU Driver

GPU Driver

Driver Desktops Percent
Free 5 62.5%
Proprietary 3 37.5%

GPU Memory

Total video memory

GPU Memory

GPU Memory

Size in GB Desktops Percent
Unknown 5 62.5%
0.51-1.0 2 25%
1.01-2.0 1 12.5%

Monitor

Monitor Vendor

Monitor vendors

Monitor Vendor

Monitor Vendor

Vendor Desktops Percent
Hewlett-Packard 2 25%
BenQ 2 25%
Insignia 1 12.5%
HKC 1 12.5%
Gateway 1 12.5%
Dell 1 12.5%

Monitor Model

Monitor models

Monitor Model

Monitor Model

Model Desktops Percent
BenQ LCD BNQ801B 2560x1440 527x296mm 23.8-inch 2 25%
Insignia NS-32D310NA17 BBY0050 1360x768 760x450mm 34.8-inch 1 12.5%
HKC Checksum: 0x2a (valid) HKC2160 1920x1080 360x270mm 17.7-inch 1 12.5%
Hewlett-Packard ZR2440w HWP2956 1920x1200 518x324mm 24.1-inch 1 12.5%
Hewlett-Packard E201 HWP305F 1600x900 443x249mm 20.0-inch 1 12.5%
Gateway FHX2152L GWY01DC 1920x1080 477x268mm 21.5-inch 1 12.5%
Dell P1913S DELA084 1280x1024 376x301mm 19.0-inch 1 12.5%

Monitor Resolution

Monitor screen resolution

Monitor Resolution

Monitor Resolution

Resolution Desktops Percent
1920x1080 (FHD) 4 50%
2560x1440 (QHD) 2 25%
1600x900 (HD+) 1 12.5%
1280x1024 (SXGA) 1 12.5%

Monitor Diagonal

Diagonal size in inches

Monitor Diagonal

Monitor Diagonal

Inches Desktops Percent
24 3 37.5%
34 1 12.5%
21 1 12.5%
20 1 12.5%
19 1 12.5%
17 1 12.5%

Monitor Width

Physical width

Monitor Width

Monitor Width

Width in mm Desktops Percent
501-600 3 37.5%
401-500 2 25%
351-400 2 25%
701-800 1 12.5%

Aspect Ratio

Proportional relationship between the width and the height

Aspect Ratio

Aspect Ratio

Ratio Desktops Percent
16/9 5 62.5%
5/4 1 12.5%
4/3 1 12.5%
16/10 1 12.5%

Monitor Area

Area in inch²

Monitor Area

Monitor Area

Area in inch² Desktops Percent
151-200 4 50%
201-250 2 25%
251-300 1 12.5%
501-1000 1 12.5%

Pixel Density

Pixels per inch

Pixel Density

Pixel Density

Density Desktops Percent
121-160 3 37.5%
51-100 3 37.5%
1-50 1 12.5%
101-120 1 12.5%

Multiple Monitors

Total monitors connected

Multiple Monitors

Multiple Monitors

Total Desktops Percent
1 8 100%

Network

Net Controller Vendor

Controller vendors

Net Controller Vendor

Net Controller Vendor

Vendor Desktops Percent
Realtek Semiconductor 7 58.33%
Intel 2 16.67%
VIA Technologies 1 8.33%
Ralink Technology 1 8.33%
Marvell Technology Group 1 8.33%

Net Controller Model

Controller models

Net Controller Model

Net Controller Model

Model Desktops Percent
Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller 7 58.33%
VIA VT6105/VT6106S [Rhine-III] 1 8.33%
Ralink MT7601U Wireless Adapter 1 8.33%
Marvell Group 88E8057 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller 1 8.33%
Intel Wireless 7265 1 8.33%
Intel Cannon Lake PCH CNVi WiFi 1 8.33%

Wireless Vendor

Wireless vendors

Wireless Vendor

Wireless Vendor

Vendor Desktops Percent
Intel 2 66.67%
Ralink Technology 1 33.33%

Wireless Model

Wireless models

Wireless Model

Wireless Model

Model Desktops Percent
Ralink MT7601U Wireless Adapter 1 33.33%
Intel Wireless 7265 1 33.33%
Intel Cannon Lake PCH CNVi WiFi 1 33.33%

Ethernet Vendor

Ethernet vendors

Ethernet Vendor

Ethernet Vendor

Vendor Desktops Percent
Realtek Semiconductor 7 77.78%
VIA Technologies 1 11.11%
Marvell Technology Group 1 11.11%

Ethernet Model

Ethernet models

Ethernet Model

Ethernet Model

Model Desktops Percent
Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller 7 77.78%
VIA VT6105/VT6106S [Rhine-III] 1 11.11%
Marvell Group 88E8057 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller 1 11.11%

Net Controller Kind

Ethernet, WiFi or modem

Net Controller Kind

Net Controller Kind

Kind Desktops Percent
Ethernet 8 72.73%
WiFi 3 27.27%

Used Controller

Currently used network controller

Used Controller

Used Controller

Kind Desktops Percent
Ethernet 8 72.73%
WiFi 3 27.27%

NICs

Total network controllers on board

NICs

NICs

Total Desktops Percent
2 4 50%
1 4 50%

IPv6

IPv6 vs IPv4

IPv6

IPv6

Used Desktops Percent
Yes 4 50%
No 4 50%

Bluetooth

Bluetooth Vendor

Controller vendors

Bluetooth Vendor

Bluetooth Vendor

Vendor Desktops Percent
Intel 2 66.67%
Cambridge Silicon Radio 1 33.33%

Bluetooth Model

Controller models

Bluetooth Model

Bluetooth Model

Model Desktops Percent
Intel Bluetooth Device 1 33.33%
Intel Bluetooth 9460/9560 Jefferson Peak (JfP) 1 33.33%
Cambridge Silicon Radio Bluetooth Dongle (HCI mode) 1 33.33%

Sound

Sound Vendor

Sound card vendors

Sound Vendor

Sound Vendor

Vendor Desktops Percent
Intel 6 50%
Nvidia 4 33.33%
AMD 2 16.67%

Sound Model

Sound card models

Sound Model

Sound Model

Model Desktops Percent
Intel 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family High Definition Audio Controller 2 14.29%
AMD FCH Azalia Controller 2 14.29%
Nvidia GT216 HDMI Audio Controller 1 7.14%
Nvidia GP108 High Definition Audio Controller 1 7.14%
Nvidia GK208 HDMI/DP Audio Controller 1 7.14%
Nvidia GK106 HDMI Audio Controller 1 7.14%
Intel NM10/ICH7 Family High Definition Audio Controller 1 7.14%
Intel Celeron/Pentium Silver Processor High Definition Audio 1 7.14%
Intel Cannon Lake PCH cAVS 1 7.14%
Intel 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset High Definition Audio Controller 1 7.14%
AMD Trinity HDMI Audio Controller 1 7.14%
AMD Kaveri HDMI/DP Audio Controller 1 7.14%

Memory

Memory Vendor

Memory module vendors

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Memory Model

Memory module models

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Memory Kind

Memory module kinds

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Memory Form Factor

Physical design of the memory module

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Memory Size

Memory module size

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Memory Speed

Memory module speed

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Printers & scanners

Printer Vendor

Printer device vendors

Printer Vendor

Printer Vendor

Vendor Desktops Percent
Hewlett-Packard 1 100%

Printer Model

Printer device models

Printer Model

Printer Model

Model Desktops Percent
HP OfficeJet Pro 69 1 100%

Scanner Vendor

Scanner device vendors

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Scanner Model

Scanner device models

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Camera

Camera Vendor

Camera device vendors

Camera Vendor

Camera Vendor

Vendor Desktops Percent
Samsung Electronics 1 50%
Microdia 1 50%

Camera Model

Camera device models

Camera Model

Camera Model

Model Desktops Percent
Samsung Galaxy A5 (MTP) 1 50%
Microdia Defender G-Lens 2577 HD720p Camera 1 50%

Security

Fingerprint Vendor

Fingerprint sensor vendors

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Fingerprint Model

Fingerprint sensor models

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Chipcard Vendor

Chipcard module vendors

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Chipcard Model

Chipcard module models

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Unsupported

Unsupported Devices

Total unsupported devices on board

Unsupported Devices

Unsupported Devices

Total Desktops Percent
0 8 100%

Unsupported Device Types

Types of unsupported devices

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