SteamOS - Hardware Trends (Notebooks)

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

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

sudo -E hw-probe -all -upload

This report is for one last month. Overall report since the beginning of time: TestCoverage

Period: Jun, 2022.

Contents

System

OS

Installed operating systems

OS

OS

Name Notebooks Percent
SteamOS 3.2 21 84%
SteamOS 3.2 (steamdeck-main) 2 8%
SteamOS 3.4 1 4%
SteamOS 3.1 1 4%

OS Family

OS without a version

OS Family

OS Family

Name Notebooks Percent
SteamOS 25 100%

Kernel

Version of the Linux kernel

Kernel

Kernel

Version Notebooks Percent
5.13.0-valve15-1-neptune-02197-gf6ec7ad3762a 21 84%
5.13.0-valve10.1-2-neptune-dri-02144-g7fffaf925dfb 2 8%
5.13.0-valve20-1-neptune-02207-gbd986a7e1c7f 1 4%
5.13.0-valve10.3-1-neptune-02176-g5fe416c4acd8 1 4%

Kernel Family

Linux kernel without a distro release

Kernel Family

Kernel Family

Version Notebooks Percent
5.13.0 25 100%

Kernel Major Ver.

Linux kernel major version

Kernel Major Ver.

Kernel Major Ver.

Version Notebooks Percent
5.13 25 100%

Arch

OS architecture (x86_64, i586, etc.)

Arch

Arch

Name Notebooks Percent
x86_64 25 100%

DE

Desktop Environment

DE

DE

Name Notebooks Percent
KDE5 25 100%

Display Server

X11 or Wayland

Display Server

Display Server

Name Notebooks Percent
X11 25 100%

Display Manager

SDDM, LightDM, etc.

Display Manager

Display Manager

Name Notebooks Percent
Unknown 25 100%

OS Lang

Language

OS Lang

OS Lang

Lang Notebooks Percent
en_US 21 84%
fr_FR 1 4%
es_ES 1 4%
en_GB 1 4%
en_DE 1 4%

Boot Mode

EFI or BIOS

Boot Mode

Boot Mode

Mode Notebooks Percent
BIOS 25 100%

Filesystem

Type of filesystem

Filesystem

Filesystem

Type Notebooks Percent
Btrfs 25 100%

Part. scheme

Scheme of partitioning

Part. scheme

Part. scheme

Type Notebooks Percent
Unknown 25 100%

Dual Boot with Linux/BSD

Hosting more than one Linux/BSD

Dual Boot with Linux/BSD

Dual Boot with Linux/BSD

Dual boot Notebooks Percent
No 25 100%

Dual Boot (Win)

Hosting Linux and Windows

Dual Boot (Win)

Dual Boot (Win)

Dual boot Notebooks Percent
No 25 100%

Board

Vendor

Motherboard manufacturer

Vendor

Vendor

Name Notebooks Percent
Valve 23 92%
Hewlett-Packard 1 4%
Dell 1 4%

Model

Motherboard model

Model

Model

Name Notebooks Percent
Valve Jupiter 23 92%
HP Pavilion Gaming Laptop 15-ec2xxx 1 4%
Dell G15 5510 1 4%

Model Family

Motherboard model prefix

Model Family

Model Family

Name Notebooks Percent
Valve Jupiter 23 92%
HP Pavilion 1 4%
Dell G15 1 4%

MFG Year

Motherboard manufacture year

MFG Year

MFG Year

Year Notebooks Percent
2022 23 92%
2021 2 8%

Form Factor

Physical design of the computer

Form Factor

Form Factor

Name Notebooks Percent
Notebook 25 100%

Secure Boot

Enabled or disabled

Secure Boot

Secure Boot

State Notebooks Percent
Disabled 25 100%

Coreboot

Have coreboot on board

Coreboot

Coreboot

Used Notebooks Percent
No 25 100%

RAM Size

Total RAM memory

RAM Size

RAM Size

Size in GB Notebooks Percent
8.01-16.0 23 92%
4.01-8.0 1 4%
16.01-24.0 1 4%

RAM Used

Used RAM memory

RAM Used

RAM Used

Used GB Notebooks Percent
2.01-3.0 13 52%
4.01-8.0 7 28%
3.01-4.0 5 20%

Total Drives

Number of drives on board

Total Drives

Total Drives

Drives Notebooks Percent
1 13 52%
2 11 44%
4 1 4%

Has CD-ROM

Has CD-ROM on board

Has CD-ROM

Has CD-ROM

Presented Notebooks Percent
No 25 100%

Has Ethernet

Has Ethernet on board

Has Ethernet

Has Ethernet

Presented Notebooks Percent
No 16 64%
Yes 9 36%

Has WiFi

Has WiFi module

Has WiFi

Has WiFi

Presented Notebooks Percent
Yes 25 100%

Has Bluetooth

Has Bluetooth module

Has Bluetooth

Has Bluetooth

Presented Notebooks Percent
Yes 25 100%

Location

Country

Geographic location (country)

Country

Country

Country Notebooks Percent
USA 15 60%
Germany 3 12%
UK 1 4%
Spain 1 4%
Slovakia 1 4%
Greece 1 4%
France 1 4%
Czechia 1 4%
Austria 1 4%

City

Geographic location (city)

City

City

City Notebooks Percent
Colorado Springs 2 8%
Washington 1 4%
Thessaloniki 1 4%
Temecula 1 4%
San Diego 1 4%
Phoenix 1 4%
Palatine 1 4%
Odenton 1 4%
Oakham 1 4%
Nashville 1 4%
Maplewood 1 4%
Knoxville 1 4%
Klagenfurt 1 4%
Kansas City 1 4%
Iserlohn 1 4%
Goochland 1 4%
Fort Myers 1 4%
Eaubonne 1 4%
Brno 1 4%
Breitscheid 1 4%
Bratislava 1 4%
Bothell 1 4%
Barakaldo 1 4%
Aalen 1 4%

Drives

Drive Vendor

Hard drive vendors

Drive Vendor

Drive Vendor

Vendor Notebooks Drives Percent
Kingston 16 16 42.11%
Unknown 7 7 18.42%
Unknown 5 5 13.16%
O2 Micro 3 3 7.89%
SK hynix 1 1 2.63%
Silicon Motion 1 1 2.63%
SanDisk 1 1 2.63%
Samsung Electronics 1 1 2.63%
Phison 1 1 2.63%
External 1 2 2.63%
ADATA Technology 1 1 2.63%

Drive Model

Hard drive models

Drive Model

Drive Model

Model Notebooks Percent
Kingston NVMe SSD Drive 512GB 10 26.32%
Kingston NVMe SSD Drive 256GB 6 15.79%
Unknown 5 13.16%
Unknown MMC Card 512GB 4 10.53%
O2 Micro NVMe SSD Drive 64GB 3 7.89%
Unknown MMC Card 64GB 1 2.63%
Unknown MMC Card 256GB 1 2.63%
Unknown MMC Card 128GB 1 2.63%
SK hynix NVMe SSD Drive 256GB 1 2.63%
Silicon Motion NVMe SSD Drive 256GB 1 2.63%
SanDisk NVMe SSD Drive 512GB 1 2.63%
Samsung NVMe SSD Drive 1024GB 1 2.63%
Phison NVMe SSD Drive 512GB 1 2.63%
External USB3.0 120GB 1 2.63%
ADATA NVMe SSD Drive 512GB 1 2.63%

HDD Vendor

Hard disk drive vendors

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SSD Vendor

Solid state drive vendors

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Drive Kind

HDD or SSD

Drive Kind

Drive Kind

Kind Notebooks Drives Percent
NVMe 25 27 67.57%
MMC 12 12 32.43%

Drive Connector

SATA, SAS, NVMe, etc.

Drive Connector

Drive Connector

Type Notebooks Drives Percent
NVMe 25 25 65.79%
MMC 12 12 31.58%
SAS 1 2 2.63%

Drive Size

Size of hard drive

Zero info for selected period =(

Space Total

Amount of disk space available on the file system

Space Total

Space Total

Size in GB Notebooks Percent
251-500 14 56%
101-250 7 28%
51-100 2 8%
1001-2000 1 4%
501-1000 1 4%

Space Used

Amount of used disk space

Space Used

Space Used

Used GB Notebooks Percent
101-250 12 48%
251-500 5 20%
21-50 3 12%
501-1000 2 8%
51-100 2 8%
1-20 1 4%

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

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Drive Status

Number of failed and malfunc. drives

Drive Status

Drive Status

Status Notebooks Drives Percent
Detected 25 39 100%

Storage controller

Storage Vendor

Storage controller vendors

Storage Vendor

Storage Vendor

Vendor Notebooks Percent
Kingston Technology Company 16 61.54%
O2 Micro 3 11.54%
SK hynix 1 3.85%
Silicon Motion 1 3.85%
SanDisk 1 3.85%
Samsung Electronics 1 3.85%
Phison Electronics 1 3.85%
AMD 1 3.85%
ADATA Technology 1 3.85%

Storage Model

Storage controller models

Storage Model

Storage Model

Model Notebooks Percent
Kingston Company OM3PDP3 NVMe SSD 15 57.69%
O2 Micro Non-Volatile memory controller 3 11.54%
SK hynix Gold P31 SSD 1 3.85%
Silicon Motion SM2263EN/SM2263XT SSD Controller 1 3.85%
SanDisk Non-Volatile memory controller 1 3.85%
Samsung NVMe SSD Controller 980 1 3.85%
Phison PS5013 E13 NVMe Controller 1 3.85%
Kingston Company Company Non-Volatile memory controller 1 3.85%
AMD FCH SATA Controller [AHCI mode] 1 3.85%
ADATA Non-Volatile memory controller 1 3.85%

Storage Kind

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

Storage Kind

Storage Kind

Kind Notebooks Percent
NVMe 25 96.15%
SATA 1 3.85%

Processor

CPU Vendor

Processor vendors

CPU Vendor

CPU Vendor

Vendor Notebooks Percent
AMD 24 96%
Intel 1 4%

CPU Model

Processor models

CPU Model

CPU Model

Model Notebooks Percent
AMD Custom APU 0405 23 92%
Intel Core i7-10870H CPU @ 2.20GHz 1 4%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H with Radeon Graphics 1 4%

CPU Model Family

Processor model prefix

CPU Model Family

CPU Model Family

Model Notebooks Percent
Other 23 92%
Intel Core i7 1 4%
AMD Ryzen 5 1 4%

CPU Cores

Number of processor cores

CPU Cores

CPU Cores

Number Notebooks Percent
4 23 92%
8 1 4%
6 1 4%

CPU Sockets

Number of sockets

CPU Sockets

CPU Sockets

Number Notebooks Percent
1 25 100%

CPU Threads

Threads per core (Hyper-Threading)

CPU Threads

CPU Threads

Number Notebooks Percent
2 25 100%

CPU Op-Modes

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

CPU Op-Modes

CPU Op-Modes

Op mode Notebooks Percent
32-bit, 64-bit 25 100%

CPU Microcode

Microcode number

CPU Microcode

CPU Microcode

Number Notebooks Percent
Unknown 25 100%

CPU Microarch

Microarchitecture

CPU Microarch

CPU Microarch

Name Notebooks Percent
Unknown 23 92%
Zen 3 1 4%
CometLake 1 4%

Graphics

GPU Vendor

Vendors of graphics cards

GPU Vendor

GPU Vendor

Vendor Notebooks Percent
AMD 24 88.89%
Nvidia 2 7.41%
Intel 1 3.7%

GPU Model

Graphics card models

GPU Model

GPU Model

Model Notebooks Percent
AMD VanGogh [AMD Custom GPU 0405] 23 85.19%
Nvidia TU117M 1 3.7%
Nvidia GA106M [GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile / Max-Q] 1 3.7%
Intel CometLake-H GT2 [UHD Graphics] 1 3.7%
AMD Cezanne 1 3.7%

GPU Combo

Combinations of graphics cards

GPU Combo

GPU Combo

Name Notebooks Percent
1 x AMD 23 92%
Intel + Nvidia 1 4%
AMD + Nvidia 1 4%

GPU Driver

Free vs proprietary

GPU Driver

GPU Driver

Driver Notebooks Percent
Free 23 92%
Proprietary 2 8%

GPU Memory

Total video memory

GPU Memory

GPU Memory

Size in GB Notebooks Percent
Unknown 25 100%

Monitor

Monitor Vendor

Monitor vendors

Monitor Vendor

Monitor Vendor

Vendor Notebooks Percent
ANX 23 67.65%
Goldstar 2 5.88%
ZSC 1 2.94%
YTH 1 2.94%
TCL 1 2.94%
Samsung Electronics 1 2.94%
Microsoft 1 2.94%
Hewlett-Packard 1 2.94%
BOE 1 2.94%
AU Optronics 1 2.94%
AOC 1 2.94%

Monitor Model

Monitor models

Monitor Model

Monitor Model

Model Notebooks Percent
ANX ANX7530 U ANX7539 800x1280 23 67.65%
ZSC FHD HDR ZSCBC32 1920x1080 344x195mm 15.6-inch 1 2.94%
YTH HS133PC YTH1330 1920x1080 255x220mm 13.3-inch 1 2.94%
TCL SMART TV TCL6586 3840x2160 1209x680mm 54.6-inch 1 2.94%
Samsung Electronics S27HG5x SAM0E10 2560x1440 598x336mm 27.0-inch 1 2.94%
Microsoft Xbox One MSH0001 1920x1080 1210x680mm 54.6-inch 1 2.94%
Hewlett-Packard 25x HPN357F 1920x1080 544x303mm 24.5-inch 1 2.94%
Goldstar LG ULTRAGEAR GSM775B 1920x1080 700x390mm 31.5-inch 1 2.94%
Goldstar LG TV SSCR2 GSMC0C8 3840x2160 1 2.94%
BOE LCD Monitor BOE094D 1920x1080 344x194mm 15.5-inch 1 2.94%
AU Optronics LCD Monitor AUOED8F 1920x1080 344x193mm 15.5-inch 1 2.94%
AOC AG352UCG6 AOC3525 3440x1440 819x346mm 35.0-inch 1 2.94%

Monitor Resolution

Monitor screen resolution

Monitor Resolution

Monitor Resolution

Resolution Notebooks Percent
800x1280 23 67.65%
1920x1080 (FHD) 7 20.59%
3840x2160 (4K) 2 5.88%
3440x1440 1 2.94%
2560x1440 (QHD) 1 2.94%

Monitor Diagonal

Diagonal size in inches

Monitor Diagonal

Monitor Diagonal

Inches Notebooks Percent
Unknown 23 69.7%
15 3 9.09%
72 1 3.03%
54 1 3.03%
35 1 3.03%
31 1 3.03%
27 1 3.03%
24 1 3.03%
13 1 3.03%

Monitor Width

Physical width

Monitor Width

Monitor Width

Width in mm Notebooks Percent
Unknown 23 69.7%
301-350 3 9.09%
501-600 2 6.06%
801-900 1 3.03%
601-700 1 3.03%
201-300 1 3.03%
1501-2000 1 3.03%
1001-1500 1 3.03%

Aspect Ratio

Proportional relationship between the width and the height

Aspect Ratio

Aspect Ratio

Ratio Notebooks Percent
0.62 23 71.88%
16/9 8 25%
21/9 1 3.13%

Monitor Area

Area in inch²

Monitor Area

Monitor Area

Area in inch² Notebooks Percent
Unknown 23 69.7%
101-110 3 9.09%
More than 1000 2 6.06%
351-500 2 6.06%
71-80 1 3.03%
301-350 1 3.03%
251-300 1 3.03%

Pixel Density

Pixels per inch

Pixel Density

Pixel Density

Density Notebooks Percent
Unknown 23 67.65%
51-100 4 11.76%
121-160 3 8.82%
101-120 2 5.88%
1-50 1 2.94%
161-240 1 2.94%

Multiple Monitors

Total monitors connected

Multiple Monitors

Multiple Monitors

Total Notebooks Percent
1 17 68%
2 7 28%
3 1 4%

Network

Net Controller Vendor

Controller vendors

Net Controller Vendor

Net Controller Vendor

Vendor Notebooks Percent
Realtek Semiconductor 25 83.33%
ASIX Electronics 4 13.33%
Intel 1 3.33%

Net Controller Model

Controller models

Net Controller Model

Net Controller Model

Model Notebooks Percent
Realtek RTL8822CE 802.11ac PCIe Wireless Network Adapter 23 65.71%
Realtek RTL8153 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter 4 11.43%
ASIX AX88179 Gigabit Ethernet 4 11.43%
Realtek RTL8852AE 802.11ax PCIe Wireless Network Adapter 1 2.86%
Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller 1 2.86%
Realtek Killer E2600 Gigabit Ethernet Controller 1 2.86%
Intel Comet Lake PCH CNVi WiFi 1 2.86%

Wireless Vendor

Wireless vendors

Wireless Vendor

Wireless Vendor

Vendor Notebooks Percent
Realtek Semiconductor 24 96%
Intel 1 4%

Wireless Model

Wireless models

Wireless Model

Wireless Model

Model Notebooks Percent
Realtek RTL8822CE 802.11ac PCIe Wireless Network Adapter 23 92%
Realtek RTL8852AE 802.11ax PCIe Wireless Network Adapter 1 4%
Intel Comet Lake PCH CNVi WiFi 1 4%

Ethernet Vendor

Ethernet vendors

Ethernet Vendor

Ethernet Vendor

Vendor Notebooks Percent
Realtek Semiconductor 5 55.56%
ASIX Electronics 4 44.44%

Ethernet Model

Ethernet models

Ethernet Model

Ethernet Model

Model Notebooks Percent
Realtek RTL8153 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter 4 40%
ASIX AX88179 Gigabit Ethernet 4 40%
Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller 1 10%
Realtek Killer E2600 Gigabit Ethernet Controller 1 10%

Net Controller Kind

Ethernet, WiFi or modem

Net Controller Kind

Net Controller Kind

Kind Notebooks Percent
WiFi 25 73.53%
Ethernet 9 26.47%

Used Controller

Currently used network controller

Used Controller

Used Controller

Kind Notebooks Percent
WiFi 22 81.48%
Ethernet 5 18.52%

NICs

Total network controllers on board

NICs

NICs

Total Notebooks Percent
1 23 92%
2 2 8%

IPv6

IPv6 vs IPv4

IPv6

IPv6

Used Notebooks Percent
No 17 68%
Yes 8 32%

Bluetooth

Bluetooth Vendor

Controller vendors

Bluetooth Vendor

Bluetooth Vendor

Vendor Notebooks Percent
IMC Networks 23 92%
Realtek Semiconductor 1 4%
Intel 1 4%

Bluetooth Model

Controller models

Bluetooth Model

Bluetooth Model

Model Notebooks Percent
IMC Networks Bluetooth Radio 23 92%
Realtek Bluetooth Radio 1 4%
Intel Bluetooth Device 1 4%

Sound

Sound Vendor

Sound card vendors

Sound Vendor

Sound Vendor

Vendor Notebooks Percent
AMD 24 88.89%
Nvidia 2 7.41%
Intel 1 3.7%

Sound Model

Sound card models

Sound Model

Sound Model

Model Notebooks Percent
AMD Rembrandt Radeon High Definition Audio Controller 23 85.19%
Nvidia TU107 GeForce GTX 1650 High Definition Audio Controller 1 3.7%
Nvidia Audio device 1 3.7%
Intel Comet Lake PCH cAVS 1 3.7%
AMD Family 17h/19h HD Audio Controller 1 3.7%

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

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Printer Model

Printer device models

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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 Notebooks Percent
Realtek Semiconductor 2 66.67%
Luxvisions Innotech Limited 1 33.33%

Camera Model

Camera device models

Camera Model

Camera Model

Model Notebooks Percent
Realtek WEB CAMERA M9 Pro 1 33.33%
Realtek Integrated_Webcam_HD 1 33.33%
Luxvisions Innotech Limited HP TrueVision HD Camera 1 33.33%

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 Notebooks Percent
0 24 96%
2 1 4%

Unsupported Device Types

Types of unsupported devices

Unsupported Device Types

Unsupported Device Types

Type Notebooks Percent
Net/wireless 1 50%
Multimedia controller 1 50%