Endless - 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: TestDays

Period: Mar, 2023.

Contents

System

OS

Installed operating systems

OS

OS

Name Desktops Percent
Endless 5.0.1 4 57.14%
Endless 4.0.14 1 14.29%
Endless 4.0.12 1 14.29%
Endless 3.9.7 1 14.29%

OS Family

OS without a version

OS Family

OS Family

Name Desktops Percent
Endless 7 100%

Kernel

Version of the Linux kernel

Kernel

Kernel

Version Desktops Percent
5.15.0-47-generic 4 57.14%
5.11.0-35-generic 2 28.57%
5.8.0-14-generic 1 14.29%

Kernel Family

Linux kernel without a distro release

Kernel Family

Kernel Family

Version Desktops Percent
5.15.0 4 57.14%
5.11.0 2 28.57%
5.8.0 1 14.29%

Kernel Major Ver.

Linux kernel major version

Kernel Major Ver.

Kernel Major Ver.

Version Desktops Percent
5.15 4 57.14%
5.11 2 28.57%
5.8 1 14.29%

Arch

OS architecture (x86_64, i586, etc.)

Arch

Arch

Name Desktops Percent
x86_64 7 100%

DE

Desktop Environment

DE

DE

Name Desktops Percent
GNOME 7 100%

Display Server

X11 or Wayland

Display Server

Display Server

Name Desktops Percent
Wayland 4 57.14%
X11 3 42.86%

Display Manager

SDDM, LightDM, etc.

Display Manager

Display Manager

Name Desktops Percent
Unknown 7 100%

OS Lang

Language

OS Lang

OS Lang

Lang Desktops Percent
en_US 4 57.14%
pt_BR 3 42.86%

Boot Mode

EFI or BIOS

Boot Mode

Boot Mode

Mode Desktops Percent
BIOS 5 71.43%
EFI 2 28.57%

Filesystem

Type of filesystem

Filesystem

Filesystem

Type Desktops Percent
Ext4 7 100%

Part. scheme

Scheme of partitioning

Part. scheme

Part. scheme

Type Desktops Percent
Unknown 7 100%

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 7 100%

Dual Boot (Win)

Hosting Linux and Windows

Dual Boot (Win)

Dual Boot (Win)

Dual boot Desktops Percent
No 7 100%

Board

Vendor

Motherboard manufacturer

Vendor

Vendor

Name Desktops Percent
Dell 4 57.14%
Gigabyte Technology 2 28.57%
Lenovo 1 14.29%

Model

Motherboard model

Model

Model

Name Desktops Percent
Lenovo ThinkCentre M91P 4518NR1 1 14.29%
Gigabyte GA-78LMT-S2P 1 14.29%
Gigabyte A520M H 1 14.29%
Dell Precision T7600 1 14.29%
Dell OptiPlex 330 1 14.29%
Dell OptiPlex 3010 1 14.29%
Dell Inspiron 531 1 14.29%

Model Family

Motherboard model prefix

Model Family

Model Family

Name Desktops Percent
Dell OptiPlex 2 28.57%
Lenovo ThinkCentre 1 14.29%
Gigabyte GA-78LMT-S2P 1 14.29%
Gigabyte A520M 1 14.29%
Dell Precision 1 14.29%
Dell Inspiron 1 14.29%

MFG Year

Motherboard manufacture year

MFG Year

MFG Year

Year Desktops Percent
2011 2 28.57%
2020 1 14.29%
2017 1 14.29%
2012 1 14.29%
2008 1 14.29%
2007 1 14.29%

Form Factor

Physical design of the computer

Form Factor

Form Factor

Name Desktops Percent
Desktop 7 100%

Secure Boot

Enabled or disabled

Secure Boot

Secure Boot

State Desktops Percent
Disabled 7 100%

Coreboot

Have coreboot on board

Coreboot

Coreboot

Used Desktops Percent
No 7 100%

RAM Size

Total RAM memory

RAM Size

RAM Size

Size in GB Desktops Percent
4.01-8.0 2 28.57%
16.01-24.0 2 28.57%
3.01-4.0 1 14.29%
2.01-3.0 1 14.29%
8.01-16.0 1 14.29%

RAM Used

Used RAM memory

RAM Used

RAM Used

Used GB Desktops Percent
1.01-2.0 5 71.43%
2.01-3.0 2 28.57%

Total Drives

Number of drives on board

Total Drives

Total Drives

Drives Desktops Percent
1 6 85.71%
3 1 14.29%

Has CD-ROM

Has CD-ROM on board

Has CD-ROM

Has CD-ROM

Presented Desktops Percent
Yes 6 85.71%
No 1 14.29%

Has Ethernet

Has Ethernet on board

Has Ethernet

Has Ethernet

Presented Desktops Percent
Yes 7 100%

Has WiFi

Has WiFi module

Has WiFi

Has WiFi

Presented Desktops Percent
No 4 57.14%
Yes 3 42.86%

Has Bluetooth

Has Bluetooth module

Has Bluetooth

Has Bluetooth

Presented Desktops Percent
No 7 100%

Location

Country

Geographic location (country)

Country

Country

Country Desktops Percent
USA 3 42.86%
Brazil 3 42.86%
UK 1 14.29%

City

Geographic location (city)

City

City

City Desktops Percent
Rio de Janeiro 2 28.57%
San Antonio 1 14.29%
Safford 1 14.29%
McKees Rocks 1 14.29%
Bristol 1 14.29%
Brasília 1 14.29%

Drives

Drive Vendor

Hard drive vendors

Drive Vendor

Drive Vendor

Vendor Desktops Drives Percent
Seagate 3 3 33.33%
WDC 2 2 22.22%
Samsung Electronics 1 1 11.11%
Kingston 1 1 11.11%
HGST 1 1 11.11%
Crucial 1 1 11.11%

Drive Model

Hard drive models

Drive Model

Drive Model

Model Desktops Percent
WDC WD40EZAZ-00SF3B0 4TB 1 11.11%
WDC WD2500BEVT-75ZCT2 250GB 1 11.11%
Seagate ST3320620AS 320GB 1 11.11%
Seagate ST1000DM010-2EP102 1TB 1 11.11%
Seagate ST1000DM003-1SB102 1TB 1 11.11%
Samsung SSD SM841 2.5 7mm 256GB 1 11.11%
Kingston SA400S37240G 240GB SSD 1 11.11%
HGST HTS721010A9E630 1TB 1 11.11%
Crucial M4-CT128M4SSD2 128GB 1 11.11%

HDD Vendor

Hard disk drive vendors

HDD Vendor

HDD Vendor

Vendor Desktops Drives Percent
Seagate 3 3 50%
WDC 2 2 33.33%
HGST 1 1 16.67%

SSD Vendor

Solid state drive vendors

SSD Vendor

SSD Vendor

Vendor Desktops Drives Percent
Samsung Electronics 1 1 33.33%
Kingston 1 1 33.33%
Crucial 1 1 33.33%

Drive Kind

HDD or SSD

Drive Kind

Drive Kind

Kind Desktops Drives Percent
HDD 4 6 57.14%
SSD 3 3 42.86%

Drive Connector

SATA, SAS, NVMe, etc.

Drive Connector

Drive Connector

Type Desktops Drives Percent
SATA 7 9 100%

Drive Size

Size of hard drive

Drive Size

Drive Size

Size in TB Desktops Drives Percent
0.01-0.5 5 5 62.5%
0.51-1.0 2 3 25%
3.01-4.0 1 1 12.5%

Space Total

Amount of disk space available on the file system

Space Total

Space Total

Size in GB Desktops Percent
101-250 3 42.86%
501-1000 2 28.57%
251-500 1 14.29%
21-50 1 14.29%

Space Used

Amount of used disk space

Space Used

Space Used

Used GB Desktops Percent
21-50 3 42.86%
1-20 2 28.57%
101-250 1 14.29%
501-1000 1 14.29%

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 Desktops Drives Percent
Detected 7 9 100%

Storage controller

Storage Vendor

Storage controller vendors

Storage Vendor

Storage Vendor

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

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 16.67%
Nvidia MCP61 SATA Controller 1 8.33%
Nvidia MCP61 IDE 1 8.33%
Intel NM10/ICH7 Family SATA Controller [IDE mode] 1 8.33%
Intel C606 chipset Dual 4-Port SATA/SAS Storage Control Unit 1 8.33%
Intel C600/X79 series chipset 4-Port SATA IDE Controller 1 8.33%
Intel C600/X79 series chipset 2-Port SATA IDE Controller 1 8.33%
Intel 82801G (ICH7 Family) IDE Controller 1 8.33%
AMD SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 SATA Controller [AHCI mode] 1 8.33%
AMD SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 IDE Controller 1 8.33%
AMD 500 Series Chipset SATA Controller 1 8.33%

Storage Kind

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

Storage Kind

Storage Kind

Kind Desktops Percent
IDE 4 44.44%
SATA 4 44.44%
SAS 1 11.11%

Processor

CPU Vendor

Processor vendors

CPU Vendor

CPU Vendor

Vendor Desktops Percent
Intel 4 57.14%
AMD 3 42.86%

CPU Model

Processor models

CPU Model

CPU Model

Model Desktops Percent
Intel Xeon CPU E5-2650 0 @ 2.00GHz 1 14.29%
Intel Core i5-3470 CPU @ 3.20GHz 1 14.29%
Intel Core i3-2100 CPU @ 3.10GHz 1 14.29%
Intel Core 2 CPU 6600 @ 2.40GHz 1 14.29%
AMD Ryzen 3 4100 4-Core Processor 1 14.29%
AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core Processor 1 14.29%
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4400+ 1 14.29%

CPU Model Family

Processor model prefix

CPU Model Family

CPU Model Family

Model Desktops Percent
Intel Xeon 1 14.29%
Intel Core i5 1 14.29%
Intel Core i3 1 14.29%
Intel Core 2 1 14.29%
AMD Ryzen 3 1 14.29%
AMD FX 1 14.29%
AMD Athlon 64 X2 1 14.29%

CPU Cores

Number of processor cores

CPU Cores

CPU Cores

Number Desktops Percent
4 3 42.86%
2 3 42.86%
8 1 14.29%

CPU Sockets

Number of sockets

CPU Sockets

CPU Sockets

Number Desktops Percent
1 7 100%

CPU Threads

Threads per core (Hyper-Threading)

CPU Threads

CPU Threads

Number Desktops Percent
2 4 57.14%
1 3 42.86%

CPU Op-Modes

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

CPU Op-Modes

CPU Op-Modes

Op mode Desktops Percent
32-bit, 64-bit 7 100%

CPU Microcode

Microcode number

CPU Microcode

CPU Microcode

Number Desktops Percent
0x6f6 1 14.29%
0x306a9 1 14.29%
0x206d7 1 14.29%
0x206a7 1 14.29%
0x08600106 1 14.29%
0x0600063e 1 14.29%
Unknown 1 14.29%

CPU Microarch

Microarchitecture

CPU Microarch

CPU Microarch

Name Desktops Percent
SandyBridge 2 28.57%
Zen 2 1 14.29%
K8 Hammer 1 14.29%
IvyBridge 1 14.29%
Core 1 14.29%
Bulldozer 1 14.29%

Graphics

GPU Vendor

Vendors of graphics cards

GPU Vendor

GPU Vendor

Vendor Desktops Percent
Nvidia 3 42.86%
Intel 3 42.86%
AMD 1 14.29%

GPU Model

Graphics card models

GPU Model

GPU Model

Model Desktops Percent
Nvidia GP107GL [Quadro P600] 1 14.29%
Nvidia GK208B [GeForce GT 730] 1 14.29%
Nvidia GF108 [GeForce GT 630] 1 14.29%
Intel Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd Gen Core processor Graphics Controller 1 14.29%
Intel 82G33/G31 Express Integrated Graphics Controller 1 14.29%
Intel 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller 1 14.29%
AMD RS780L [Radeon 3000] 1 14.29%

GPU Combo

Combinations of graphics cards

GPU Combo

GPU Combo

Name Desktops Percent
1 x Nvidia 3 42.86%
1 x Intel 3 42.86%
1 x AMD 1 14.29%

GPU Driver

Free vs proprietary

GPU Driver

GPU Driver

Driver Desktops Percent
Free 6 85.71%
Proprietary 1 14.29%

GPU Memory

Total video memory

GPU Memory

GPU Memory

Size in GB Desktops Percent
Unknown 4 57.14%
1.01-2.0 2 28.57%
0.51-1.0 1 14.29%

Monitor

Monitor Vendor

Monitor vendors

Monitor Vendor

Monitor Vendor

Vendor Desktops Percent
Dell 2 28.57%
Samsung Electronics 1 14.29%
Lenovo 1 14.29%
Goldstar 1 14.29%
BenQ 1 14.29%
Acer 1 14.29%

Monitor Model

Monitor models

Monitor Model

Monitor Model

Model Desktops Percent
Samsung Electronics SyncMaster SAM047D 1360x768 410x230mm 18.5-inch 1 14.29%
Lenovo LEN L220xwC LEN1151 1920x1200 474x296mm 22.0-inch 1 14.29%
Goldstar W1542 GSM3BB1 1280x720 332x187mm 15.0-inch 1 14.29%
Dell S2721D DELA19A 2560x1440 597x336mm 27.0-inch 1 14.29%
Dell E207WFP DELD010 1680x1050 430x270mm 20.0-inch 1 14.29%
BenQ GW2280 BNQ78E8 1920x1080 476x268mm 21.5-inch 1 14.29%
Acer AL1702W ACRADA7 1440x900 408x255mm 18.9-inch 1 14.29%

Monitor Resolution

Monitor screen resolution

Monitor Resolution

Monitor Resolution

Resolution Desktops Percent
2560x1440 (QHD) 1 14.29%
1920x1200 (WUXGA) 1 14.29%
1920x1080 (FHD) 1 14.29%
1680x1050 (WSXGA+) 1 14.29%
1440x900 (WXGA+) 1 14.29%
1360x768 1 14.29%
1280x720 (HD) 1 14.29%

Monitor Diagonal

Diagonal size in inches

Monitor Diagonal

Monitor Diagonal

Inches Desktops Percent
18 2 28.57%
27 1 14.29%
22 1 14.29%
21 1 14.29%
20 1 14.29%
15 1 14.29%

Monitor Width

Physical width

Monitor Width

Monitor Width

Width in mm Desktops Percent
401-500 5 71.43%
501-600 1 14.29%
301-350 1 14.29%

Aspect Ratio

Proportional relationship between the width and the height

Aspect Ratio

Aspect Ratio

Ratio Desktops Percent
16/9 4 57.14%
16/10 3 42.86%

Monitor Area

Area in inch²

Monitor Area

Monitor Area

Area in inch² Desktops Percent
201-250 2 28.57%
151-200 2 28.57%
301-350 1 14.29%
141-150 1 14.29%
91-100 1 14.29%

Pixel Density

Pixels per inch

Pixel Density

Pixel Density

Density Desktops Percent
51-100 4 57.14%
101-120 3 42.86%

Multiple Monitors

Total monitors connected

Multiple Monitors

Multiple Monitors

Total Desktops Percent
1 7 100%

Network

Net Controller Vendor

Controller vendors

Net Controller Vendor

Net Controller Vendor

Vendor Desktops Percent
Realtek Semiconductor 4 36.36%
Intel 2 18.18%
TP-Link 1 9.09%
Qualcomm Atheros 1 9.09%
Nvidia 1 9.09%
Broadcom Limited 1 9.09%
Belkin Components 1 9.09%

Net Controller Model

Controller models

Net Controller Model

Net Controller Model

Model Desktops Percent
Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller 2 15.38%
Intel 82579LM Gigabit Network Connection (Lewisville) 2 15.38%
TP-Link Archer T3U [Realtek RTL8812BU] 1 7.69%
Realtek RTL8188EUS 802.11n Wireless Network Adapter 1 7.69%
Realtek RTL8188ETV Wireless LAN 802.11n Network Adapter 1 7.69%
Realtek 802.11ac NIC 1 7.69%
Qualcomm Atheros AR8151 v2.0 Gigabit Ethernet 1 7.69%
Nvidia MCP61 Ethernet 1 7.69%
Intel 82574L Gigabit Network Connection 1 7.69%
Broadcom Limited NetLink BCM5787 Gigabit Ethernet PCI Express 1 7.69%
Belkin Components F7D1101 v1 Basic Wireless Adapter [Realtek RTL8188SU] 1 7.69%

Wireless Vendor

Wireless vendors

Wireless Vendor

Wireless Vendor

Vendor Desktops Percent
Realtek Semiconductor 3 60%
TP-Link 1 20%
Belkin Components 1 20%

Wireless Model

Wireless models

Wireless Model

Wireless Model

Model Desktops Percent
TP-Link Archer T3U [Realtek RTL8812BU] 1 20%
Realtek RTL8188EUS 802.11n Wireless Network Adapter 1 20%
Realtek RTL8188ETV Wireless LAN 802.11n Network Adapter 1 20%
Realtek 802.11ac NIC 1 20%
Belkin Components F7D1101 v1 Basic Wireless Adapter [Realtek RTL8188SU] 1 20%

Ethernet Vendor

Ethernet vendors

Ethernet Vendor

Ethernet Vendor

Vendor Desktops Percent
Realtek Semiconductor 2 28.57%
Intel 2 28.57%
Qualcomm Atheros 1 14.29%
Nvidia 1 14.29%
Broadcom Limited 1 14.29%

Ethernet Model

Ethernet models

Ethernet Model

Ethernet Model

Model Desktops Percent
Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller 2 25%
Intel 82579LM Gigabit Network Connection (Lewisville) 2 25%
Qualcomm Atheros AR8151 v2.0 Gigabit Ethernet 1 12.5%
Nvidia MCP61 Ethernet 1 12.5%
Intel 82574L Gigabit Network Connection 1 12.5%
Broadcom Limited NetLink BCM5787 Gigabit Ethernet PCI Express 1 12.5%

Net Controller Kind

Ethernet, WiFi or modem

Net Controller Kind

Net Controller Kind

Kind Desktops Percent
Ethernet 7 70%
WiFi 3 30%

Used Controller

Currently used network controller

Used Controller

Used Controller

Kind Desktops Percent
Ethernet 4 57.14%
WiFi 3 42.86%

NICs

Total network controllers on board

NICs

NICs

Total Desktops Percent
1 6 85.71%
2 1 14.29%

IPv6

IPv6 vs IPv4

IPv6

IPv6

Used Desktops Percent
No 4 57.14%
Yes 3 42.86%

Bluetooth

Bluetooth Vendor

Controller vendors

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Bluetooth Model

Controller models

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Sound

Sound Vendor

Sound card vendors

Sound Vendor

Sound Vendor

Vendor Desktops Percent
Intel 4 44.44%
Nvidia 3 33.33%
AMD 2 22.22%

Sound Model

Sound card models

Sound Model

Sound Model

Model Desktops Percent
Intel 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family High Definition Audio Controller 2 18.18%
Nvidia MCP61 High Definition Audio 1 9.09%
Nvidia GP107GL High Definition Audio Controller 1 9.09%
Nvidia GK208 HDMI/DP Audio Controller 1 9.09%
Nvidia GF108 High Definition Audio Controller 1 9.09%
Intel NM10/ICH7 Family High Definition Audio Controller 1 9.09%
Intel C600/X79 series chipset High Definition Audio Controller 1 9.09%
AMD SBx00 Azalia (Intel HDA) 1 9.09%
AMD Renoir Radeon High Definition Audio Controller 1 9.09%
AMD Family 17h/19h HD Audio Controller 1 9.09%

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 LaserJet M207-M212 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
Microsoft 1 50%
Aveo Technology 1 50%

Camera Model

Camera device models

Camera Model

Camera Model

Model Desktops Percent
Microsoft LifeCam VX-2000 1 50%
Aveo USB2.0 Camera 1 50%

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 5 71.43%
1 2 28.57%

Unsupported Device Types

Types of unsupported devices

Unsupported Device Types

Unsupported Device Types

Type Desktops Percent
Net/wireless 1 50%
Communication controller 1 50%