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

Period: Mar, 2022.

Contents

System

OS

Installed operating systems

OS

OS

Name Desktops Percent
Endless 4.0.3 6 60%
Endless 4.0.2 2 20%
Endless 3.9.6 1 10%
Endless 3.6.4 1 10%

OS Family

OS without a version

OS Family

OS Family

Name Desktops Percent
Endless 10 100%

Kernel

Version of the Linux kernel

Kernel

Kernel

Version Desktops Percent
5.11.0-35-generic 8 80%
5.8.0-14-generic 1 10%
5.0.0-25-generic 1 10%

Kernel Family

Linux kernel without a distro release

Kernel Family

Kernel Family

Version Desktops Percent
5.11.0 8 80%
5.8.0 1 10%
5.0.0 1 10%

Kernel Major Ver.

Linux kernel major version

Kernel Major Ver.

Kernel Major Ver.

Version Desktops Percent
5.11 8 80%
5.8 1 10%
5.0 1 10%

Arch

OS architecture (x86_64, i586, etc.)

Arch

Arch

Name Desktops Percent
x86_64 10 100%

DE

Desktop Environment

DE

DE

Name Desktops Percent
GNOME 10 100%

Display Server

X11 or Wayland

Display Server

Display Server

Name Desktops Percent
X11 10 100%

Display Manager

SDDM, LightDM, etc.

Display Manager

Display Manager

Name Desktops Percent
Unknown 10 100%

OS Lang

Language

OS Lang

OS Lang

Lang Desktops Percent
es_MX 3 30%
en_US 3 30%
tr_TR 1 10%
pt_BR 1 10%
it_CH 1 10%
fr_FR 1 10%

Boot Mode

EFI or BIOS

Boot Mode

Boot Mode

Mode Desktops Percent
BIOS 7 70%
EFI 3 30%

Filesystem

Type of filesystem

Filesystem

Filesystem

Type Desktops Percent
Ext4 10 100%

Part. scheme

Scheme of partitioning

Part. scheme

Part. scheme

Type Desktops Percent
Unknown 10 100%

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 10 100%

Dual Boot (Win)

Hosting Linux and Windows

Dual Boot (Win)

Dual Boot (Win)

Dual boot Desktops Percent
No 10 100%

Board

Vendor

Motherboard manufacturer

Vendor

Vendor

Name Desktops Percent
Lenovo 2 20%
Intel 2 20%
Gigabyte Technology 2 20%
Hewlett-Packard 1 10%
ASUSTek Computer 1 10%
Acer 1 10%
Unknown 1 10%

Model

Motherboard model

Model

Model

Name Desktops Percent
Lenovo ThinkCentre M700 10GQCTO1WW 1 10%
Lenovo H50-50 90B60081IX 1 10%
Intel G31 1 10%
Intel DG31PR AAD97573-300 1 10%
HP Compaq 6200 Pro SFF PC 1 10%
Gigabyte Mission one 1 10%
Gigabyte H110M-H 1 10%
ASUS CROSSBLADE RANGER 1 10%
Acer Nitro N50-610 1 10%
Unknown 1 10%

Model Family

Motherboard model prefix

Model Family

Model Family

Name Desktops Percent
Lenovo ThinkCentre 1 10%
Lenovo H50-50 1 10%
Intel G31 1 10%
Intel DG31PR 1 10%
HP Compaq 1 10%
Gigabyte Mission 1 10%
Gigabyte H110M-H 1 10%
ASUS CROSSBLADE 1 10%
Acer Nitro 1 10%
Unknown 1 10%

MFG Year

Motherboard manufacture year

MFG Year

MFG Year

Year Desktops Percent
2014 3 30%
2020 2 20%
2017 1 10%
2016 1 10%
2011 1 10%
2009 1 10%
2008 1 10%

Form Factor

Physical design of the computer

Form Factor

Form Factor

Name Desktops Percent
Desktop 10 100%

Secure Boot

Enabled or disabled

Secure Boot

Secure Boot

State Desktops Percent
Disabled 9 90%
Enabled 1 10%

Coreboot

Have coreboot on board

Coreboot

Coreboot

Used Desktops Percent
No 10 100%

RAM Size

Total RAM memory

RAM Size

RAM Size

Size in GB Desktops Percent
3.01-4.0 2 20%
2.01-3.0 2 20%
1.01-2.0 2 20%
8.01-16.0 2 20%
4.01-8.0 1 10%
16.01-24.0 1 10%

RAM Used

Used RAM memory

RAM Used

RAM Used

Used GB Desktops Percent
2.01-3.0 5 50%
1.01-2.0 5 50%

Total Drives

Number of drives on board

Total Drives

Total Drives

Drives Desktops Percent
1 6 60%
2 3 30%
3 1 10%

Has CD-ROM

Has CD-ROM on board

Has CD-ROM

Has CD-ROM

Presented Desktops Percent
Yes 5 50%
No 5 50%

Has Ethernet

Has Ethernet on board

Has Ethernet

Has Ethernet

Presented Desktops Percent
Yes 10 100%

Has WiFi

Has WiFi module

Has WiFi

Has WiFi

Presented Desktops Percent
Yes 5 50%
No 5 50%

Has Bluetooth

Has Bluetooth module

Has Bluetooth

Has Bluetooth

Presented Desktops Percent
No 8 80%
Yes 2 20%

Location

Country

Geographic location (country)

Country

Country

Country Desktops Percent
Mexico 2 20%
Italy 2 20%
Turkey 1 10%
Romania 1 10%
Martinique 1 10%
Malaysia 1 10%
India 1 10%
Brazil 1 10%

City

Geographic location (city)

City

City

City Desktops Percent
Yalova 1 10%
Vasto 1 10%
Turin 1 10%
Rio de Janeiro 1 10%
Queretaro 1 10%
Patiala 1 10%
Mediaş 1 10%
Le Marin 1 10%
Kuala Lumpur 1 10%
Coatzacoalcos 1 10%

Drives

Drive Vendor

Hard drive vendors

Drive Vendor

Drive Vendor

Vendor Desktops Drives Percent
WDC 4 5 30.77%
Seagate 4 5 30.77%
Samsung Electronics 4 4 30.77%
Hitachi 1 1 7.69%

Drive Model

Hard drive models

Drive Model

Drive Model

Model Desktops Percent
WDC WD800BD-00MRA1 80GB 1 6.67%
WDC WD5000LPVX-22V0TT0 500GB 1 6.67%
WDC WD50 00BEVT-60A0RT0 500GB 1 6.67%
WDC WD2500AAKX-001CA0 250GB 1 6.67%
WDC WD10EZEX-08WN4A0 1TB 1 6.67%
Seagate ST9160314AS 160GB 1 6.67%
Seagate ST380215AS 80GB 1 6.67%
Seagate ST3500414CS 500GB 1 6.67%
Seagate ST2000DM001-1ER164 2TB 1 6.67%
Seagate ST1000DM003-1SB10C 1TB 1 6.67%
Samsung SSD 870 EVO 1TB 1 6.67%
Samsung SSD 860 QVO 1TB 1 6.67%
Samsung NVMe SSD Drive 256GB 1 6.67%
Samsung HD322HJ 320GB 1 6.67%
Hitachi HDS721050CLA362 500GB 1 6.67%

HDD Vendor

Hard disk drive vendors

HDD Vendor

HDD Vendor

Vendor Desktops Drives Percent
WDC 4 5 40%
Seagate 4 5 40%
Samsung Electronics 1 1 10%
Hitachi 1 1 10%

SSD Vendor

Solid state drive vendors

SSD Vendor

SSD Vendor

Vendor Desktops Drives Percent
Samsung Electronics 2 2 100%

Drive Kind

HDD or SSD

Drive Kind

Drive Kind

Kind Desktops Drives Percent
HDD 9 12 75%
SSD 2 2 16.67%
NVMe 1 1 8.33%

Drive Connector

SATA, SAS, NVMe, etc.

Drive Connector

Drive Connector

Type Desktops Drives Percent
SATA 9 13 81.82%
SAS 1 1 9.09%
NVMe 1 1 9.09%

Drive Size

Size of hard drive

Drive Size

Drive Size

Size in TB Desktops Drives Percent
0.01-0.5 8 9 66.67%
0.51-1.0 3 4 25%
1.01-2.0 1 1 8.33%

Space Total

Amount of disk space available on the file system

Space Total

Space Total

Size in GB Desktops Percent
251-500 4 40%
101-250 3 30%
1001-2000 2 20%
51-100 1 10%

Space Used

Amount of used disk space

Space Used

Space Used

Used GB Desktops Percent
21-50 6 60%
51-100 2 20%
1-20 1 10%
501-1000 1 10%

Malfunc. Drives

Drive models with a malfunction

Zero info for selected period =(

Malfunc. Drive Vendor

Vendors of faulty drives

Zero info for selected period =(

Malfunc. HDD Vendor

Vendors of faulty HDD drives

Zero info for selected period =(

Malfunc. Drive Kind

Kinds of faulty drives

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Failed Drives

Failed drive models

Zero info for selected period =(

Failed Drive Vendor

Failed drive vendors

Zero info for selected period =(

Drive Status

Number of failed and malfunc. drives

Drive Status

Drive Status

Status Desktops Drives Percent
Detected 10 15 100%

Storage controller

Storage Vendor

Storage controller vendors

Storage Vendor

Storage Vendor

Vendor Desktops Percent
Intel 9 81.82%
Samsung Electronics 1 9.09%
AMD 1 9.09%

Storage Model

Storage controller models

Storage Model

Storage Model

Model Desktops Percent
Intel NM10/ICH7 Family SATA Controller [IDE mode] 3 20%
Intel 82801G (ICH7 Family) IDE Controller 3 20%
Intel Q170/Q150/B150/H170/H110/Z170/CM236 Chipset SATA Controller [AHCI Mode] 2 13.33%
Samsung NVMe SSD Controller 980 1 6.67%
Intel Comet Lake SATA AHCI Controller 1 6.67%
Intel Atom Processor E3800 Series SATA AHCI Controller 1 6.67%
Intel 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset Family 4-port SATA Controller 1 [IDE mode] 1 6.67%
Intel 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset Family 2-port SATA Controller 2 [IDE mode] 1 6.67%
Intel 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family 6 port Desktop SATA AHCI Controller 1 6.67%
AMD FCH SATA Controller [AHCI mode] 1 6.67%

Storage Kind

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

Storage Kind

Storage Kind

Kind Desktops Percent
SATA 6 54.55%
IDE 4 36.36%
NVMe 1 9.09%

Processor

CPU Vendor

Processor vendors

CPU Vendor

CPU Vendor

Vendor Desktops Percent
Intel 9 90%
AMD 1 10%

CPU Model

Processor models

CPU Model

CPU Model

Model Desktops Percent
Intel Pentium Dual CPU E2140 @ 1.60GHz 1 10%
Intel Pentium D CPU 3.00GHz 1 10%
Intel Core i5-6500 CPU @ 3.20GHz 1 10%
Intel Core i5-10400F CPU @ 2.90GHz 1 10%
Intel Core i3-4160 CPU @ 3.60GHz 1 10%
Intel Core i3-2100 CPU @ 3.10GHz 1 10%
Intel Core 2 CPU 6300 @ 1.86GHz 1 10%
Intel Celeron CPU N2807 @ 1.58GHz 1 10%
Intel Celeron CPU G3900 @ 2.80GHz 1 10%
AMD A8-7600 Radeon R7, 10 Compute Cores 4C+6G 1 10%

CPU Model Family

Processor model prefix

CPU Model Family

CPU Model Family

Model Desktops Percent
Intel Core i5 2 20%
Intel Core i3 2 20%
Intel Celeron 2 20%
Intel Pentium Dual 1 10%
Intel Pentium D 1 10%
Intel Core 2 1 10%
AMD A8 1 10%

CPU Cores

Number of processor cores

CPU Cores

CPU Cores

Number Desktops Percent
2 7 70%
6 1 10%
4 1 10%
1 1 10%

CPU Sockets

Number of sockets

CPU Sockets

CPU Sockets

Number Desktops Percent
1 10 100%

CPU Threads

Threads per core (Hyper-Threading)

CPU Threads

CPU Threads

Number Desktops Percent
1 6 60%
2 4 40%

CPU Op-Modes

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

CPU Op-Modes

CPU Op-Modes

Op mode Desktops Percent
32-bit, 64-bit 10 100%

CPU Microcode

Microcode number

CPU Microcode

CPU Microcode

Number Desktops Percent
0x506e3 2 20%
0xf62 1 10%
0xa0653 1 10%
0x6fd 1 10%
0x6f2 1 10%
0x306c3 1 10%
0x30678 1 10%
0x06003106 1 10%
Unknown 1 10%

CPU Microarch

Microarchitecture

CPU Microarch

CPU Microarch

Name Desktops Percent
Skylake 2 20%
Core 2 20%
Steamroller 1 10%
Silvermont 1 10%
SandyBridge 1 10%
NetBurst 1 10%
Haswell 1 10%
CometLake 1 10%

Graphics

GPU Vendor

Vendors of graphics cards

GPU Vendor

GPU Vendor

Vendor Desktops Percent
Intel 7 70%
Nvidia 2 20%
AMD 1 10%

GPU Model

Graphics card models

GPU Model

GPU Model

Model Desktops Percent
Intel 82G33/G31 Express Integrated Graphics Controller 2 18.18%
Nvidia TU117 [GeForce GTX 1650] 1 9.09%
Nvidia GM107 [GeForce GTX 745] 1 9.09%
Nvidia GF108 [GeForce GT 730] 1 9.09%
Intel HD Graphics 530 1 9.09%
Intel HD Graphics 510 1 9.09%
Intel Atom Processor Z36xxx/Z37xxx Series Graphics & Display 1 9.09%
Intel 82945G/GZ Integrated Graphics Controller 1 9.09%
Intel 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller 1 9.09%
AMD Kaveri [Radeon R7 Graphics] 1 9.09%

GPU Combo

Combinations of graphics cards

GPU Combo

GPU Combo

Name Desktops Percent
1 x Intel 7 70%
1 x Nvidia 2 20%
1 x AMD 1 10%

GPU Driver

Free vs proprietary

GPU Driver

GPU Driver

Driver Desktops Percent
Free 8 80%
Proprietary 2 20%

GPU Memory

Total video memory

GPU Memory

GPU Memory

Size in GB Desktops Percent
Unknown 8 80%
3.01-4.0 1 10%
0.51-1.0 1 10%

Monitor

Monitor Vendor

Monitor vendors

Monitor Vendor

Monitor Vendor

Vendor Desktops Percent
Acer 3 37.5%
Hewlett-Packard 2 25%
Philips 1 12.5%
Goldstar 1 12.5%
AOC 1 12.5%

Monitor Model

Monitor models

Monitor Model

Monitor Model

Model Desktops Percent
Philips 170B PHL082C 1280x1024 338x270mm 17.0-inch 1 12.5%
Hewlett-Packard w15e HWP280A 1280x720 332x187mm 15.0-inch 1 12.5%
Hewlett-Packard LA1905 HWP2844 1440x900 408x255mm 18.9-inch 1 12.5%
Goldstar 2D FHD TV GSM59C6 1920x1080 509x286mm 23.0-inch 1 12.5%
AOC 1970W AOC1970 1366x768 410x230mm 18.5-inch 1 12.5%
Acer V206HQL ACR032C 1600x900 432x240mm 19.5-inch 1 12.5%
Acer P186HL ACR019D 1366x768 410x230mm 18.5-inch 1 12.5%
Acer KG251Q ACR0753 1920x1080 544x303mm 24.5-inch 1 12.5%

Monitor Resolution

Monitor screen resolution

Monitor Resolution

Monitor Resolution

Resolution Desktops Percent
1920x1080 (FHD) 2 25%
1366x768 (WXGA) 2 25%
1600x900 (HD+) 1 12.5%
1440x900 (WXGA+) 1 12.5%
1280x720 (HD) 1 12.5%
1280x1024 (SXGA) 1 12.5%

Monitor Diagonal

Diagonal size in inches

Monitor Diagonal

Monitor Diagonal

Inches Desktops Percent
18 3 37.5%
24 1 12.5%
23 1 12.5%
19 1 12.5%
17 1 12.5%
15 1 12.5%

Monitor Width

Physical width

Monitor Width

Monitor Width

Width in mm Desktops Percent
401-500 4 50%
501-600 2 25%
301-350 2 25%

Aspect Ratio

Proportional relationship between the width and the height

Aspect Ratio

Aspect Ratio

Ratio Desktops Percent
16/9 6 75%
5/4 1 12.5%
16/10 1 12.5%

Monitor Area

Area in inch²

Monitor Area

Monitor Area

Area in inch² Desktops Percent
141-150 3 37.5%
151-200 2 25%
251-300 1 12.5%
201-250 1 12.5%
91-100 1 12.5%

Pixel Density

Pixels per inch

Pixel Density

Pixel Density

Density Desktops Percent
51-100 8 100%

Multiple Monitors

Total monitors connected

Multiple Monitors

Multiple Monitors

Total Desktops Percent
1 8 80%
0 2 20%

Network

Net Controller Vendor

Controller vendors

Net Controller Vendor

Net Controller Vendor

Vendor Desktops Percent
Realtek Semiconductor 8 61.54%
Intel 3 23.08%
Ralink Technology 1 7.69%
Qualcomm Atheros 1 7.69%

Net Controller Model

Controller models

Net Controller Model

Net Controller Model

Model Desktops Percent
Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller 6 40%
Realtek RTL810xE PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller 2 13.33%
Realtek RTL8723BE PCIe Wireless Network Adapter 1 6.67%
Realtek 802.11n 1 6.67%
Ralink MT7601U Wireless Adapter 1 6.67%
Qualcomm Atheros AR9287 Wireless Network Adapter (PCI-Express) 1 6.67%
Intel I211 Gigabit Network Connection 1 6.67%
Intel Comet Lake PCH CNVi WiFi 1 6.67%
Intel 82579LM Gigabit Network Connection (Lewisville) 1 6.67%

Wireless Vendor

Wireless vendors

Wireless Vendor

Wireless Vendor

Vendor Desktops Percent
Realtek Semiconductor 2 40%
Ralink Technology 1 20%
Qualcomm Atheros 1 20%
Intel 1 20%

Wireless Model

Wireless models

Wireless Model

Wireless Model

Model Desktops Percent
Realtek RTL8723BE PCIe Wireless Network Adapter 1 20%
Realtek 802.11n 1 20%
Ralink MT7601U Wireless Adapter 1 20%
Qualcomm Atheros AR9287 Wireless Network Adapter (PCI-Express) 1 20%
Intel Comet Lake PCH CNVi WiFi 1 20%

Ethernet Vendor

Ethernet vendors

Ethernet Vendor

Ethernet Vendor

Vendor Desktops Percent
Realtek Semiconductor 8 80%
Intel 2 20%

Ethernet Model

Ethernet models

Ethernet Model

Ethernet Model

Model Desktops Percent
Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller 6 60%
Realtek RTL810xE PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller 2 20%
Intel I211 Gigabit Network Connection 1 10%
Intel 82579LM Gigabit Network Connection (Lewisville) 1 10%

Net Controller Kind

Ethernet, WiFi or modem

Net Controller Kind

Net Controller Kind

Kind Desktops Percent
Ethernet 10 66.67%
WiFi 5 33.33%

Used Controller

Currently used network controller

Used Controller

Used Controller

Kind Desktops Percent
Ethernet 8 66.67%
WiFi 4 33.33%

NICs

Total network controllers on board

NICs

NICs

Total Desktops Percent
1 7 70%
2 3 30%

IPv6

IPv6 vs IPv4

IPv6

IPv6

Used Desktops Percent
No 9 90%
Yes 1 10%

Bluetooth

Bluetooth Vendor

Controller vendors

Bluetooth Vendor

Bluetooth Vendor

Vendor Desktops Percent
Intel 1 50%
IMC Networks 1 50%

Bluetooth Model

Controller models

Bluetooth Model

Bluetooth Model

Model Desktops Percent
Intel AX201 Bluetooth 1 50%
IMC Networks Bluetooth Radio 1 50%

Sound

Sound Vendor

Sound card vendors

Sound Vendor

Sound Vendor

Vendor Desktops Percent
Intel 9 75%
Nvidia 2 16.67%
AMD 1 8.33%

Sound Model

Sound card models

Sound Model

Sound Model

Model Desktops Percent
Intel NM10/ICH7 Family High Definition Audio Controller 3 21.43%
Intel 100 Series/C230 Series Chipset Family HD Audio Controller 2 14.29%
Nvidia TU107 GeForce GTX 1650 High Definition Audio Controller 1 7.14%
Nvidia GM107 High Definition Audio Controller [GeForce 940MX] 1 7.14%
Nvidia GF108 High Definition Audio Controller 1 7.14%
Intel Comet Lake PCH cAVS 1 7.14%
Intel Atom Processor Z36xxx/Z37xxx Series High Definition Audio Controller 1 7.14%
Intel 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset High Definition Audio Controller 1 7.14%
Intel 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family High Definition Audio Controller 1 7.14%
AMD Kaveri HDMI/DP Audio Controller 1 7.14%
AMD FCH Azalia 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
Brother Industries 1 100%

Printer Model

Printer device models

Printer Model

Printer Model

Model Desktops Percent
Brother MFC-J470DW 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
Logitech 2 66.67%
Microdia 1 33.33%

Camera Model

Camera device models

Camera Model

Camera Model

Model Desktops Percent
Microdia Integrated_Webcam_FHD 1 33.33%
Logitech Webcam C170 1 33.33%
Logitech QuickCam Pro for Notebooks 1 33.33%

Security

Fingerprint Vendor

Fingerprint sensor vendors

Zero info for selected period =(

Fingerprint Model

Fingerprint sensor models

Zero info for selected period =(

Chipcard Vendor

Chipcard module vendors

Zero info for selected period =(

Chipcard Model

Chipcard module models

Zero info for selected period =(

Unsupported

Unsupported Devices

Total unsupported devices on board

Unsupported Devices

Unsupported Devices

Total Desktops Percent
0 9 90%
1 1 10%

Unsupported Device Types

Types of unsupported devices

Unsupported Device Types

Unsupported Device Types

Type Desktops Percent
Net/wireless 1 100%