SteamOS - Hardware Trends (Desktops)

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: Dec, 2022.

Contents

System

OS

Installed operating systems

OS

OS

Name Desktops Percent
SteamOS 3.4 5 83.33%
SteamOS 1 16.67%

OS Family

OS without a version

OS Family

OS Family

Name Desktops Percent
SteamOS 6 100%

Kernel

Version of the Linux kernel

Kernel

Kernel

Version Desktops Percent
5.13.0-valve21.3-1-neptune 5 83.33%
5.15.79-1-lts 1 16.67%

Kernel Family

Linux kernel without a distro release

Kernel Family

Kernel Family

Version Desktops Percent
5.13.0 5 83.33%
5.15.79 1 16.67%

Kernel Major Ver.

Linux kernel major version

Kernel Major Ver.

Kernel Major Ver.

Version Desktops Percent
5.13 5 83.33%
5.15 1 16.67%

Arch

OS architecture (x86_64, i586, etc.)

Arch

Arch

Name Desktops Percent
x86_64 6 100%

DE

Desktop Environment

DE

DE

Name Desktops Percent
KDE5 6 100%

Display Server

X11 or Wayland

Display Server

Display Server

Name Desktops Percent
X11 6 100%

Display Manager

SDDM, LightDM, etc.

Display Manager

Display Manager

Name Desktops Percent
Unknown 6 100%

OS Lang

Language

OS Lang

OS Lang

Lang Desktops Percent
en_US 4 66.67%
fr_FR 1 16.67%
de_DE 1 16.67%

Boot Mode

EFI or BIOS

Boot Mode

Boot Mode

Mode Desktops Percent
BIOS 6 100%

Filesystem

Type of filesystem

Filesystem

Filesystem

Type Desktops Percent
Btrfs 6 100%

Part. scheme

Scheme of partitioning

Part. scheme

Part. scheme

Type Desktops Percent
Unknown 6 100%

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 6 100%

Dual Boot (Win)

Hosting Linux and Windows

Dual Boot (Win)

Dual Boot (Win)

Dual boot Desktops Percent
No 6 100%

Board

Vendor

Motherboard manufacturer

Vendor

Vendor

Name Desktops Percent
ASUSTek Computer 5 83.33%
Dell 1 16.67%

Model

Motherboard model

Model

Model

Name Desktops Percent
Dell OptiPlex 9020 1 16.67%
ASUS Z170 PRO GAMING 1 16.67%
ASUS TUF Gaming B550M-PLUS 1 16.67%
ASUS ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO 1 16.67%
ASUS PRIME B450M-A II 1 16.67%
ASUS M80CJ-O 1 16.67%

Model Family

Motherboard model prefix

Model Family

Model Family

Name Desktops Percent
Dell OptiPlex 1 16.67%
ASUS Z170 1 16.67%
ASUS TUF 1 16.67%
ASUS ROG 1 16.67%
ASUS PRIME 1 16.67%
ASUS M80CJ-O 1 16.67%

MFG Year

Motherboard manufacture year

MFG Year

MFG Year

Year Desktops Percent
2020 2 33.33%
2015 2 33.33%
2022 1 16.67%
2018 1 16.67%

Form Factor

Physical design of the computer

Form Factor

Form Factor

Name Desktops Percent
Desktop 6 100%

Secure Boot

Enabled or disabled

Secure Boot

Secure Boot

State Desktops Percent
Disabled 6 100%

Coreboot

Have coreboot on board

Coreboot

Coreboot

Used Desktops Percent
No 6 100%

RAM Size

Total RAM memory

RAM Size

RAM Size

Size in GB Desktops Percent
32.01-64.0 2 33.33%
16.01-24.0 2 33.33%
4.01-8.0 1 16.67%
64.01-256.0 1 16.67%

RAM Used

Used RAM memory

RAM Used

RAM Used

Used GB Desktops Percent
3.01-4.0 2 33.33%
2.01-3.0 2 33.33%
4.01-8.0 1 16.67%
1.01-2.0 1 16.67%

Total Drives

Number of drives on board

Total Drives

Total Drives

Drives Desktops Percent
3 2 33.33%
1 2 33.33%
4 1 16.67%
2 1 16.67%

Has CD-ROM

Has CD-ROM on board

Has CD-ROM

Has CD-ROM

Presented Desktops Percent
No 4 66.67%
Yes 2 33.33%

Has Ethernet

Has Ethernet on board

Has Ethernet

Has Ethernet

Presented Desktops Percent
Yes 6 100%

Has WiFi

Has WiFi module

Has WiFi

Has WiFi

Presented Desktops Percent
Yes 4 66.67%
No 2 33.33%

Has Bluetooth

Has Bluetooth module

Has Bluetooth

Has Bluetooth

Presented Desktops Percent
Yes 5 83.33%
No 1 16.67%

Location

Country

Geographic location (country)

Country

Country

Country Desktops Percent
USA 2 33.33%
Germany 1 16.67%
France 1 16.67%
Denmark 1 16.67%
Brazil 1 16.67%

City

Geographic location (city)

City

City

City Desktops Percent
Salem 1 16.67%
Kaukauna 1 16.67%
Gujan-Mestras 1 16.67%
Glostrup Municipality 1 16.67%
Frankfurt am Main 1 16.67%
Belo Horizonte 1 16.67%

Drives

Drive Vendor

Hard drive vendors

Drive Vendor

Drive Vendor

Vendor Desktops Drives Percent
Seagate 2 3 16.67%
Samsung Electronics 2 3 16.67%
Crucial 2 2 16.67%
Toshiba 1 1 8.33%
Sandisk 1 1 8.33%
MAXIO Technology (Hangzhou) 1 1 8.33%
Kingston Technology Company 1 1 8.33%
Kingston 1 1 8.33%
Intenso 1 1 8.33%

Drive Model

Hard drive models

Drive Model

Drive Model

Model Desktops Percent
Crucial CT1000BX500SSD1 1TB 2 15.38%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB 1 7.69%
Seagate ST1000LM048-2E7172 1TB 1 7.69%
Seagate ST1000DM010-2EP102 1TB 1 7.69%
Sandisk WD_BLACK SN750 SE 1TB 1 7.69%
Samsung SSD 860 EVO M.2 500GB 1 7.69%
Samsung Portable SSD T5 500GB 1 7.69%
Samsung NVMe SSD Controller SM981/PM981/PM983 500GB 1 7.69%
MAXIO (Hangzhou) NVMe SSD Controller MAP1202 512GB 1 7.69%
Kingston Company SNV2S1000G 1TB 1 7.69%
Kingston SNVS500G 500GB 1 7.69%
Intenso JAJMS600M128G 128GB 1 7.69%

HDD Vendor

Hard disk drive vendors

HDD Vendor

HDD Vendor

Vendor Desktops Drives Percent
Seagate 2 3 66.67%
Toshiba 1 1 33.33%

SSD Vendor

Solid state drive vendors

SSD Vendor

SSD Vendor

Vendor Desktops Drives Percent
Crucial 2 2 50%
Samsung Electronics 1 2 25%
Intenso 1 1 25%

Drive Kind

HDD or SSD

Drive Kind

Drive Kind

Kind Desktops Drives Percent
SSD 4 5 40%
NVMe 3 5 30%
HDD 3 4 30%

Drive Connector

SATA, SAS, NVMe, etc.

Drive Connector

Drive Connector

Type Desktops Drives Percent
SATA 6 8 60%
NVMe 3 5 30%
SAS 1 1 10%

Drive Size

Size of hard drive

Drive Size

Drive Size

Size in TB Desktops Drives Percent
0.51-1.0 5 6 71.43%
0.01-0.5 2 3 28.57%

Space Total

Amount of disk space available on the file system

Space Total

Space Total

Size in GB Desktops Percent
251-500 2 33.33%
More than 3000 1 16.67%
101-250 1 16.67%
1001-2000 1 16.67%
501-1000 1 16.67%

Space Used

Amount of used disk space

Space Used

Space Used

Used GB Desktops Percent
21-50 2 33.33%
101-250 1 16.67%
1-20 1 16.67%
501-1000 1 16.67%
51-100 1 16.67%

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 6 14 100%

Storage controller

Storage Vendor

Storage controller vendors

Storage Vendor

Storage Vendor

Vendor Desktops Percent
Intel 3 27.27%
AMD 3 27.27%
Kingston Technology Company 2 18.18%
SanDisk 1 9.09%
Samsung Electronics 1 9.09%
MAXIO Technology (Hangzhou) 1 9.09%

Storage Model

Storage controller models

Storage Model

Storage Model

Model Desktops Percent
SanDisk Non-Volatile memory controller 1 8.33%
Samsung NVMe SSD Controller SM981/PM981/PM983 1 8.33%
MAXIO (Hangzhou) NVMe SSD Controller MAP1202 1 8.33%
Kingston Company Company Non-Volatile memory controller 1 8.33%
Kingston Company SNVS2000G [NV1 NVMe PCIe SSD 2TB] 1 8.33%
Intel Q170/Q150/B150/H170/H110/Z170/CM236 Chipset SATA Controller [AHCI Mode] 1 8.33%
Intel HM170/QM170 Chipset SATA Controller [AHCI Mode] 1 8.33%
Intel 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset Family 6-port SATA Controller 1 [AHCI mode] 1 8.33%
AMD RS690 PCI to PCI Bridge (PCI Express Port 2) 1 8.33%
AMD FCH SATA Controller [AHCI mode] 1 8.33%
AMD 500 Series Chipset SATA Controller 1 8.33%
AMD 400 Series Chipset SATA Controller 1 8.33%

Storage Kind

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

Storage Kind

Storage Kind

Kind Desktops Percent
SATA 5 55.56%
NVMe 3 33.33%
RAID 1 11.11%

Processor

CPU Vendor

Processor vendors

CPU Vendor

CPU Vendor

Vendor Desktops Percent
Intel 3 50%
AMD 3 50%

CPU Model

Processor models

CPU Model

CPU Model

Model Desktops Percent
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-Core Processor 2 33.33%
Intel Core i7-6700K CPU @ 4.00GHz 1 16.67%
Intel Core i5-7300HQ CPU @ 2.50GHz 1 16.67%
Intel Core i5-4590S CPU @ 3.00GHz 1 16.67%
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5750G with Radeon Graphics 1 16.67%

CPU Model Family

Processor model prefix

CPU Model Family

CPU Model Family

Model Desktops Percent
Intel Core i5 2 33.33%
AMD Ryzen 9 2 33.33%
Intel Core i7 1 16.67%
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1 16.67%

CPU Cores

Number of processor cores

CPU Cores

CPU Cores

Number Desktops Percent
4 3 50%
12 2 33.33%
8 1 16.67%

CPU Sockets

Number of sockets

CPU Sockets

CPU Sockets

Number Desktops Percent
1 6 100%

CPU Threads

Threads per core (Hyper-Threading)

CPU Threads

CPU Threads

Number Desktops Percent
2 4 66.67%
1 2 33.33%

CPU Op-Modes

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

CPU Op-Modes

CPU Op-Modes

Op mode Desktops Percent
32-bit, 64-bit 6 100%

CPU Microcode

Microcode number

CPU Microcode

CPU Microcode

Number Desktops Percent
Unknown 6 100%

CPU Microarch

Microarchitecture

CPU Microarch

CPU Microarch

Name Desktops Percent
Zen 3 3 50%
Skylake 1 16.67%
KabyLake 1 16.67%
Haswell 1 16.67%

Graphics

GPU Vendor

Vendors of graphics cards

GPU Vendor

GPU Vendor

Vendor Desktops Percent
Nvidia 4 57.14%
Intel 2 28.57%
AMD 1 14.29%

GPU Model

Graphics card models

GPU Model

GPU Model

Model Desktops Percent
Nvidia GP106 [GeForce GTX 1060 3GB] 1 14.29%
Nvidia GA106 [GeForce RTX 3060 Lite Hash Rate] 1 14.29%
Nvidia GA104 [GeForce RTX 3070 Ti] 1 14.29%
Nvidia GA104 [GeForce RTX 3060] 1 14.29%
Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th Gen Core Processor Integrated Graphics Controller 1 14.29%
Intel HD Graphics 530 1 14.29%
AMD Navi 23 [Radeon RX 6600/6600 XT/6600M] 1 14.29%

GPU Combo

Combinations of graphics cards

GPU Combo

GPU Combo

Name Desktops Percent
1 x Nvidia 4 66.67%
1 x Intel 1 16.67%
1 x AMD 1 16.67%

GPU Driver

Free vs proprietary

GPU Driver

GPU Driver

Driver Desktops Percent
Proprietary 3 50%
Free 3 50%

GPU Memory

Total video memory

GPU Memory

GPU Memory

Size in GB Desktops Percent
Unknown 3 50%
7.01-8.0 1 16.67%
2.01-3.0 1 16.67%
8.01-16.0 1 16.67%

Monitor

Monitor Vendor

Monitor vendors

Monitor Vendor

Monitor Vendor

Vendor Desktops Percent
AOC 2 33.33%
ViewSonic 1 16.67%
Samsung Electronics 1 16.67%
Pixio 1 16.67%
Hewlett-Packard 1 16.67%

Monitor Model

Monitor models

Monitor Model

Monitor Model

Model Desktops Percent
ViewSonic VX2758 Series VSC35DD 1920x1080 597x336mm 27.0-inch 1 14.29%
Samsung Electronics LC24RG50 SAM0F90 1920x1080 532x304mm 24.1-inch 1 14.29%
Pixio UG30 WAM3000 2560x1080 597x336mm 27.0-inch 1 14.29%
Hewlett-Packard 24o HPN337C 1920x1080 531x299mm 24.0-inch 1 14.29%
AOC Q32G1WG4 AOC3201 2560x1440 697x393mm 31.5-inch 1 14.29%
AOC 27V2G5 AOC2702 1920x1080 598x336mm 27.0-inch 1 14.29%
AOC 2460G5 AOC246A 1920x1080 531x299mm 24.0-inch 1 14.29%

Monitor Resolution

Monitor screen resolution

Monitor Resolution

Monitor Resolution

Resolution Desktops Percent
1920x1080 (FHD) 3 50%
3840x2160 (4K) 2 33.33%
2560x1080 1 16.67%

Monitor Diagonal

Diagonal size in inches

Monitor Diagonal

Monitor Diagonal

Inches Desktops Percent
27 3 50%
24 2 33.33%
31 1 16.67%

Monitor Width

Physical width

Monitor Width

Monitor Width

Width in mm Desktops Percent
501-600 4 80%
601-700 1 20%

Aspect Ratio

Proportional relationship between the width and the height

Aspect Ratio

Aspect Ratio

Ratio Desktops Percent
16/9 5 83.33%
16/10 1 16.67%

Monitor Area

Area in inch²

Monitor Area

Monitor Area

Area in inch² Desktops Percent
301-350 3 42.86%
251-300 2 28.57%
351-500 1 14.29%
201-250 1 14.29%

Pixel Density

Pixels per inch

Pixel Density

Pixel Density

Density Desktops Percent
51-100 4 80%
101-120 1 20%

Multiple Monitors

Total monitors connected

Multiple Monitors

Multiple Monitors

Total Desktops Percent
1 4 66.67%
2 2 33.33%

Network

Net Controller Vendor

Controller vendors

Net Controller Vendor

Net Controller Vendor

Vendor Desktops Percent
Realtek Semiconductor 4 40%
Intel 3 30%
Ralink Technology 1 10%
Qualcomm Atheros 1 10%
D-Link 1 10%

Net Controller Model

Controller models

Net Controller Model

Net Controller Model

Model Desktops Percent
Realtek RTL8125 2.5GbE Controller 2 18.18%
Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller 2 18.18%
Ralink RT5372 Wireless Adapter 1 9.09%
Qualcomm Atheros QCA9377 802.11ac Wireless Network Adapter 1 9.09%
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200 1 9.09%
Intel I211 Gigabit Network Connection 1 9.09%
Intel Ethernet Connection I217-LM 1 9.09%
Intel Ethernet Connection (2) I219-V 1 9.09%
D-Link 802.11 n WLAN 1 9.09%

Wireless Vendor

Wireless vendors

Wireless Vendor

Wireless Vendor

Vendor Desktops Percent
Ralink Technology 1 25%
Qualcomm Atheros 1 25%
Intel 1 25%
D-Link 1 25%

Wireless Model

Wireless models

Wireless Model

Wireless Model

Model Desktops Percent
Ralink RT5372 Wireless Adapter 1 25%
Qualcomm Atheros QCA9377 802.11ac Wireless Network Adapter 1 25%
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200 1 25%
D-Link 802.11 n WLAN 1 25%

Ethernet Vendor

Ethernet vendors

Ethernet Vendor

Ethernet Vendor

Vendor Desktops Percent
Realtek Semiconductor 4 57.14%
Intel 3 42.86%

Ethernet Model

Ethernet models

Ethernet Model

Ethernet Model

Model Desktops Percent
Realtek RTL8125 2.5GbE Controller 2 28.57%
Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller 2 28.57%
Intel I211 Gigabit Network Connection 1 14.29%
Intel Ethernet Connection I217-LM 1 14.29%
Intel Ethernet Connection (2) I219-V 1 14.29%

Net Controller Kind

Ethernet, WiFi or modem

Net Controller Kind

Net Controller Kind

Kind Desktops Percent
Ethernet 6 60%
WiFi 4 40%

Used Controller

Currently used network controller

Used Controller

Used Controller

Kind Desktops Percent
Ethernet 5 83.33%
WiFi 1 16.67%

NICs

Total network controllers on board

NICs

NICs

Total Desktops Percent
1 4 66.67%
3 1 16.67%
2 1 16.67%

IPv6

IPv6 vs IPv4

IPv6

IPv6

Used Desktops Percent
Yes 4 66.67%
No 2 33.33%

Bluetooth

Bluetooth Vendor

Controller vendors

Bluetooth Vendor

Bluetooth Vendor

Vendor Desktops Percent
Cambridge Silicon Radio 2 33.33%
ASUSTek Computer 2 33.33%
Intel 1 16.67%
IMC Networks 1 16.67%

Bluetooth Model

Controller models

Bluetooth Model

Bluetooth Model

Model Desktops Percent
Cambridge Silicon Radio Bluetooth Dongle (HCI mode) 2 33.33%
Intel AX200 Bluetooth 1 16.67%
IMC Networks Bluetooth Device 1 16.67%
ASUS Broadcom BCM20702A0 Bluetooth 1 16.67%
ASUS Bluetooth Device 1 16.67%

Sound

Sound Vendor

Sound card vendors

Sound Vendor

Sound Vendor

Vendor Desktops Percent
Nvidia 4 33.33%
Intel 3 25%
AMD 3 25%
JMTek 1 8.33%
Corsair 1 8.33%

Sound Model

Sound card models

Sound Model

Sound Model

Model Desktops Percent
Nvidia GA104 High Definition Audio Controller 2 13.33%
AMD Starship/Matisse HD Audio Controller 2 13.33%
Nvidia GP106 High Definition Audio Controller 1 6.67%
Nvidia GA106 High Definition Audio Controller 1 6.67%
JMTek USB PnP Audio Device 1 6.67%
Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th Gen Core Processor HD Audio Controller 1 6.67%
Intel CM238 HD Audio Controller 1 6.67%
Intel 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset High Definition Audio Controller 1 6.67%
Intel 100 Series/C230 Series Chipset Family HD Audio Controller 1 6.67%
Corsair HS45 Surround USB Sound Adapter 1 6.67%
AMD Renoir Radeon High Definition Audio Controller 1 6.67%
AMD Navi 21/23 HDMI/DP Audio Controller 1 6.67%
AMD Family 17h/19h HD Audio Controller 1 6.67%

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 Desktops Percent
Tobii Technology AB 1 50%
Generalplus Technology 1 50%

Camera Model

Camera device models

Camera Model

Camera Model

Model Desktops Percent
Tobii AB EyeChip 1 50%
Generalplus GENERAL WEBCAM 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 6 100%

Unsupported Device Types

Types of unsupported devices

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