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: Jan, 2023.

Contents

System

OS

Installed operating systems

OS

OS

Name Desktops Percent
SteamOS 3.4 6 100%

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 3 50%
5.18.1-arch1_testHoloISO_20220606.1811 2 33.33%
5.13.0-valve36-1-neptune 1 16.67%

Kernel Family

Linux kernel without a distro release

Kernel Family

Kernel Family

Version Desktops Percent
5.13.0 4 66.67%
5.18.1 2 33.33%

Kernel Major Ver.

Linux kernel major version

Kernel Major Ver.

Kernel Major Ver.

Version Desktops Percent
5.13 4 66.67%
5.18 2 33.33%

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 6 100%

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 5 83.33%
Tmpfs 1 16.67%

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
MSI 2 33.33%
Gigabyte Technology 2 33.33%
Hewlett-Packard 1 16.67%
Dell 1 16.67%

Model

Motherboard model

Model

Model

Name Desktops Percent
MSI MS-7C37 1 16.67%
MSI MS-7817 1 16.67%
HP Pavilion Gaming Desktop TG01-2xxx 1 16.67%
Gigabyte B550M DS3H 1 16.67%
Gigabyte B450 AORUS M 1 16.67%
Dell OptiPlex 990 1 16.67%

Model Family

Motherboard model prefix

Model Family

Model Family

Name Desktops Percent
MSI MS-7C37 1 16.67%
MSI MS-7817 1 16.67%
HP Pavilion 1 16.67%
Gigabyte B550M 1 16.67%
Gigabyte B450 1 16.67%
Dell OptiPlex 1 16.67%

MFG Year

Motherboard manufacture year

MFG Year

MFG Year

Year Desktops Percent
2021 1 16.67%
2020 1 16.67%
2019 1 16.67%
2018 1 16.67%
2013 1 16.67%
2011 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
16.01-24.0 2 33.33%
8.01-16.0 2 33.33%
4.01-8.0 1 16.67%
32.01-64.0 1 16.67%

RAM Used

Used RAM memory

RAM Used

RAM Used

Used GB Desktops Percent
3.01-4.0 2 33.33%
8.01-16.0 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
1 3 50%
2 2 33.33%
4 1 16.67%

Has CD-ROM

Has CD-ROM on board

Has CD-ROM

Has CD-ROM

Presented Desktops Percent
No 5 83.33%
Yes 1 16.67%

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 3 50%
No 3 50%

Has Bluetooth

Has Bluetooth module

Has Bluetooth

Has Bluetooth

Presented Desktops Percent
No 4 66.67%
Yes 2 33.33%

Location

Country

Geographic location (country)

Country

Country

Country Desktops Percent
USA 3 50%
South Africa 1 16.67%
Brazil 1 16.67%
Australia 1 16.67%

City

Geographic location (city)

City

City

City Desktops Percent
Sydney 1 16.67%
Siloam Springs 1 16.67%
Sao Paulo 1 16.67%
Kraaifontein 1 16.67%
Holtsville 1 16.67%
Cleveland 1 16.67%

Drives

Drive Vendor

Hard drive vendors

Drive Vendor

Drive Vendor

Vendor Desktops Drives Percent
Kingston 3 3 33.33%
WDC 1 1 11.11%
Seagate 1 2 11.11%
Samsung Electronics 1 1 11.11%
Phison Electronics 1 2 11.11%
Micron/Crucial Technology 1 1 11.11%
Crucial 1 1 11.11%

Drive Model

Hard drive models

Drive Model

Drive Model

Model Desktops Percent
WDC WD2500AAKX-753CA1 250GB 1 9.09%
Seagate ST6000NM0024-1HT17Z 6TB 1 9.09%
Seagate ST3000DM008-2DM166 3TB 1 9.09%
Samsung NVMe SSD Controller SM981/PM981/PM983 500GB 1 9.09%
Phison E16 PCIe4 NVMe Controller 2TB 1 9.09%
Phison E12 NVMe Controller 1TB 1 9.09%
Micron/Crucial CT1000P1SSD8 1TB 1 9.09%
Kingston SNVS1000G 1TB 1 9.09%
Kingston SH103S3120G 120GB SSD 1 9.09%
Kingston SA400S37120G 120GB SSD 1 9.09%
Crucial CT480BX500SSD1 480GB 1 9.09%

HDD Vendor

Hard disk drive vendors

HDD Vendor

HDD Vendor

Vendor Desktops Drives Percent
WDC 1 1 50%
Seagate 1 2 50%

SSD Vendor

Solid state drive vendors

SSD Vendor

SSD Vendor

Vendor Desktops Drives Percent
Kingston 2 2 66.67%
Crucial 1 1 33.33%

Drive Kind

HDD or SSD

Drive Kind

Drive Kind

Kind Desktops Drives Percent
NVMe 4 5 44.44%
SSD 3 3 33.33%
HDD 2 3 22.22%

Drive Connector

SATA, SAS, NVMe, etc.

Drive Connector

Drive Connector

Type Desktops Drives Percent
NVMe 4 5 50%
SATA 4 6 50%

Drive Size

Size of hard drive

Drive Size

Drive Size

Size in TB Desktops Drives Percent
0.01-0.5 4 4 66.67%
2.01-3.0 1 1 16.67%
4.01-10.0 1 1 16.67%

Space Total

Amount of disk space available on the file system

Space Total

Space Total

Size in GB Desktops Percent
101-250 4 66.67%
More than 3000 1 16.67%
501-1000 1 16.67%

Space Used

Amount of used disk space

Space Used

Space Used

Used GB Desktops Percent
1-20 3 50%
More than 3000 1 16.67%
21-50 1 16.67%
101-250 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 11 100%

Storage controller

Storage Vendor

Storage controller vendors

Storage Vendor

Storage Vendor

Vendor Desktops Percent
AMD 4 36.36%
Intel 2 18.18%
Samsung Electronics 1 9.09%
Phison Electronics 1 9.09%
Micron/Crucial Technology 1 9.09%
Kingston Technology Company 1 9.09%
ASMedia Technology 1 9.09%

Storage Model

Storage controller models

Storage Model

Storage Model

Model Desktops Percent
AMD FCH SATA Controller [AHCI mode] 3 21.43%
AMD 400 Series Chipset SATA Controller 2 14.29%
Samsung NVMe SSD Controller SM981/PM981/PM983 1 7.14%
Phison E16 PCIe4 NVMe Controller 1 7.14%
Phison E12 NVMe Controller 1 7.14%
Micron/Crucial NVMe Controller 1 7.14%
Kingston Company SNVS2000G [NV1 NVMe PCIe SSD 2TB] 1 7.14%
Intel SATA Controller [RAID mode] 1 7.14%
Intel 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset Family 6-port SATA Controller 1 [AHCI mode] 1 7.14%
ASMedia ASM1062 Serial ATA Controller 1 7.14%
AMD 500 Series Chipset SATA Controller 1 7.14%

Storage Kind

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

Storage Kind

Storage Kind

Kind Desktops Percent
SATA 5 50%
NVMe 4 40%
RAID 1 10%

Processor

CPU Vendor

Processor vendors

CPU Vendor

CPU Vendor

Vendor Desktops Percent
AMD 4 66.67%
Intel 2 33.33%

CPU Model

Processor models

CPU Model

CPU Model

Model Desktops Percent
Intel Core i5-4570 CPU @ 3.20GHz 1 16.67%
Intel Core i5-2400 CPU @ 3.10GHz 1 16.67%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-Core Processor 1 16.67%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 6-Core Processor 1 16.67%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G with Radeon Graphics 1 16.67%
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G with Radeon Vega Graphics 1 16.67%

CPU Model Family

Processor model prefix

CPU Model Family

CPU Model Family

Model Desktops Percent
AMD Ryzen 5 3 50%
Intel Core i5 2 33.33%
AMD Ryzen 9 1 16.67%

CPU Cores

Number of processor cores

CPU Cores

CPU Cores

Number Desktops Percent
4 3 50%
6 2 33.33%
12 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%
Zen+ 1 16.67%
SandyBridge 1 16.67%
Haswell 1 16.67%

Graphics

GPU Vendor

Vendors of graphics cards

GPU Vendor

GPU Vendor

Vendor Desktops Percent
AMD 6 85.71%
Intel 1 14.29%

GPU Model

Graphics card models

GPU Model

GPU Model

Model Desktops Percent
Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th Gen Core Processor Integrated Graphics Controller 1 12.5%
AMD Picasso/Raven 2 [Radeon Vega Series / Radeon Vega Mobile Series] 1 12.5%
AMD Oland XT [Radeon HD 8670 / R5 340X OEM / R7 250/350/350X OEM] 1 12.5%
AMD Navi 22 [Radeon RX 6700/6700 XT/6750 XT / 6800M] 1 12.5%
AMD Navi 21 [Radeon RX 6800/6800 XT / 6900 XT] 1 12.5%
AMD Navi 14 [Radeon RX 5500/5500M / Pro 5500M] 1 12.5%
AMD Cezanne [Radeon Vega Series / Radeon Vega Mobile Series] 1 12.5%
AMD Baffin [Radeon RX 550 640SP / RX 560/560X] 1 12.5%

GPU Combo

Combinations of graphics cards

GPU Combo

GPU Combo

Name Desktops Percent
1 x AMD 5 83.33%
2 x AMD 1 16.67%

GPU Driver

Free vs proprietary

GPU Driver

GPU Driver

Driver Desktops Percent
Free 6 100%

GPU Memory

Total video memory

GPU Memory

GPU Memory

Size in GB Desktops Percent
Unknown 6 100%

Monitor

Monitor Vendor

Monitor vendors

Monitor Vendor

Monitor Vendor

Vendor Desktops Percent
AOC 2 33.33%
Toshiba 1 16.67%
Pixio 1 16.67%
Goldstar 1 16.67%
Acer 1 16.67%

Monitor Model

Monitor models

Monitor Model

Monitor Model

Model Desktops Percent
Toshiba TV TSB0206 1920x1080 1600x1000mm 74.3-inch 1 14.29%
Pixio PX275h WAM2700 2560x1440 600x330mm 27.0-inch 1 14.29%
Goldstar 23MP55 GSM5A23 1920x1080 510x290mm 23.1-inch 1 14.29%
AOC U32E2WG6 AOC3202 3840x2160 697x392mm 31.5-inch 1 14.29%
AOC 931Wx AOC1931 1680x1050 440x325mm 21.5-inch 1 14.29%
AOC 24B1W1G5 AOC2401 1920x1080 527x296mm 23.8-inch 1 14.29%
Acer ER320HQ ACR0495 1920x1080 698x393mm 31.5-inch 1 14.29%

Monitor Resolution

Monitor screen resolution

Monitor Resolution

Monitor Resolution

Resolution Desktops Percent
1920x1080 (FHD) 3 42.86%
3840x2160 (4K) 2 28.57%
2560x1440 (QHD) 1 14.29%
1680x1050 (WSXGA+) 1 14.29%

Monitor Diagonal

Diagonal size in inches

Monitor Diagonal

Monitor Diagonal

Inches Desktops Percent
31 2 28.57%
74 1 14.29%
32 1 14.29%
27 1 14.29%
24 1 14.29%
23 1 14.29%

Monitor Width

Physical width

Monitor Width

Monitor Width

Width in mm Desktops Percent
501-600 3 42.86%
601-700 2 28.57%
701-800 1 14.29%
1501-2000 1 14.29%

Aspect Ratio

Proportional relationship between the width and the height

Aspect Ratio

Aspect Ratio

Ratio Desktops Percent
16/9 5 71.43%
16/10 2 28.57%

Monitor Area

Area in inch²

Monitor Area

Monitor Area

Area in inch² Desktops Percent
351-500 3 42.86%
More than 1000 1 14.29%
301-350 1 14.29%
251-300 1 14.29%
201-250 1 14.29%

Pixel Density

Pixels per inch

Pixel Density

Pixel Density

Density Desktops Percent
51-100 4 66.67%
1-50 1 16.67%
101-120 1 16.67%

Multiple Monitors

Total monitors connected

Multiple Monitors

Multiple Monitors

Total Desktops Percent
1 5 83.33%
2 1 16.67%

Network

Net Controller Vendor

Controller vendors

Net Controller Vendor

Net Controller Vendor

Vendor Desktops Percent
Realtek Semiconductor 5 62.5%
Intel 3 37.5%

Net Controller Model

Controller models

Net Controller Model

Net Controller Model

Model Desktops Percent
Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller 5 55.56%
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX210/AX211/AX411 160MHz 2 22.22%
Realtek RTL8821CE 802.11ac PCIe Wireless Network Adapter 1 11.11%
Intel 82579LM Gigabit Network Connection (Lewisville) 1 11.11%

Wireless Vendor

Wireless vendors

Wireless Vendor

Wireless Vendor

Vendor Desktops Percent
Intel 2 66.67%
Realtek Semiconductor 1 33.33%

Wireless Model

Wireless models

Wireless Model

Wireless Model

Model Desktops Percent
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX210/AX211/AX411 160MHz 2 66.67%
Realtek RTL8821CE 802.11ac PCIe Wireless Network Adapter 1 33.33%

Ethernet Vendor

Ethernet vendors

Ethernet Vendor

Ethernet Vendor

Vendor Desktops Percent
Realtek Semiconductor 5 83.33%
Intel 1 16.67%

Ethernet Model

Ethernet models

Ethernet Model

Ethernet Model

Model Desktops Percent
Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller 5 83.33%
Intel 82579LM Gigabit Network Connection (Lewisville) 1 16.67%

Net Controller Kind

Ethernet, WiFi or modem

Net Controller Kind

Net Controller Kind

Kind Desktops Percent
Ethernet 6 66.67%
WiFi 3 33.33%

Used Controller

Currently used network controller

Used Controller

Used Controller

Kind Desktops Percent
Ethernet 4 66.67%
WiFi 2 33.33%

NICs

Total network controllers on board

NICs

NICs

Total Desktops Percent
2 3 50%
1 3 50%

IPv6

IPv6 vs IPv4

IPv6

IPv6

Used Desktops Percent
Yes 3 50%
No 3 50%

Bluetooth

Bluetooth Vendor

Controller vendors

Bluetooth Vendor

Bluetooth Vendor

Vendor Desktops Percent
Realtek Semiconductor 1 50%
Intel 1 50%

Bluetooth Model

Controller models

Bluetooth Model

Bluetooth Model

Model Desktops Percent
Realtek Bluetooth Radio 1 50%
Intel AX210 Bluetooth 1 50%

Sound

Sound Vendor

Sound card vendors

Sound Vendor

Sound Vendor

Vendor Desktops Percent
AMD 6 60%
Intel 2 20%
Medeli Electronics 1 10%
C-Media Electronics 1 10%

Sound Model

Sound card models

Sound Model

Sound Model

Model Desktops Percent
AMD Starship/Matisse HD Audio Controller 2 13.33%
AMD Navi 21/23 HDMI/DP Audio Controller 2 13.33%
AMD Family 17h/19h HD Audio Controller 2 13.33%
Medeli Electronics AudioPro X5 Microphone 1 6.67%
Intel 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset High Definition Audio Controller 1 6.67%
Intel 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family High Definition Audio Controller 1 6.67%
C-Media Electronics USB Audio Device 1 6.67%
AMD Renoir Radeon High Definition Audio Controller 1 6.67%
AMD Raven/Raven2/Fenghuang HDMI/DP Audio Controller 1 6.67%
AMD Oland/Hainan/Cape Verde/Pitcairn HDMI Audio [Radeon HD 7000 Series] 1 6.67%
AMD Navi 10 HDMI Audio 1 6.67%
AMD Baffin HDMI/DP Audio [Radeon RX 550 640SP / RX 560/560X] 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

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Camera Model

Camera device models

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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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