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: TestDays

Period: Apr, 2023.

Contents

System

OS

Installed operating systems

OS

OS

Name Desktops Percent
SteamOS 3.4 3 50%
SteamOS 4 2 33.33%
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 3 50%
6.1.21-valve1-1-neptune-61 2 33.33%
5.15.93-1-lts 1 16.67%

Kernel Family

Linux kernel without a distro release

Kernel Family

Kernel Family

Version Desktops Percent
5.13.0 3 50%
6.1.21 2 33.33%
5.15.93 1 16.67%

Kernel Major Ver.

Linux kernel major version

Kernel Major Ver.

Kernel Major Ver.

Version Desktops Percent
5.13 3 50%
6.1 2 33.33%
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 5 83.33%
ru_RU 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 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
ASUSTek Computer 3 50%
Gigabyte Technology 2 33.33%
Hewlett-Packard 1 16.67%

Model

Motherboard model

Model

Model

Name Desktops Percent
HP Victus by 15L Gaming Desktop TG02-0xxx 1 16.67%
Gigabyte Z97X-UD5H 1 16.67%
Gigabyte H77N-WIFI 1 16.67%
ASUS TUF B365M-PLUS GAMING 1 16.67%
ASUS P8H61-M LX3 PLUS R2.0 1 16.67%
ASUS All Series 1 16.67%

Model Family

Motherboard model prefix

Model Family

Model Family

Name Desktops Percent
HP Victus 1 16.67%
Gigabyte Z97X-UD5H 1 16.67%
Gigabyte H77N-WIFI 1 16.67%
ASUS TUF 1 16.67%
ASUS P8H61-M 1 16.67%
ASUS All 1 16.67%

MFG Year

Motherboard manufacture year

MFG Year

MFG Year

Year Desktops Percent
2014 2 33.33%
2012 2 33.33%
2022 1 16.67%
2019 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 3 50%
32.01-64.0 2 33.33%
4.01-8.0 1 16.67%

RAM Used

Used RAM memory

RAM Used

RAM Used

Used GB Desktops Percent
3.01-4.0 3 50%
2.01-3.0 2 33.33%
8.01-16.0 1 16.67%

Total Drives

Number of drives on board

Total Drives

Total Drives

Drives Desktops Percent
1 4 66.67%
3 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 3 50%
No 3 50%

Has Bluetooth

Has Bluetooth module

Has Bluetooth

Has Bluetooth

Presented Desktops Percent
Yes 4 66.67%
No 2 33.33%

Location

Country

Geographic location (country)

Country

Country

Country Desktops Percent
USA 2 33.33%
Uzbekistan 1 16.67%
Peru 1 16.67%
Israel 1 16.67%
Germany 1 16.67%

City

Geographic location (city)

City

City

City Desktops Percent
Tashkent 1 16.67%
Petah Tikva 1 16.67%
Ocean Springs 1 16.67%
Newport 1 16.67%
Cusco 1 16.67%
Bielefeld 1 16.67%

Drives

Drive Vendor

Hard drive vendors

Drive Vendor

Drive Vendor

Vendor Desktops Drives Percent
WDC 3 3 30%
Samsung Electronics 2 2 20%
Toshiba 1 1 10%
Seagate 1 1 10%
Intel 1 1 10%
Hitachi 1 1 10%
Crucial 1 1 10%

Drive Model

Hard drive models

Drive Model

Drive Model

Model Desktops Percent
WDC WDS240G2G0A-00JH30 240GB SSD 1 10%
WDC WD4005FZBX-00K5WB0 4TB 1 10%
WDC WD1003FZEX-00K3CA0 1TB 1 10%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB 1 10%
Seagate ST1000DM010-2EP102 1TB 1 10%
Samsung SSD 840 EVO 250GB 1 10%
Samsung NVMe SSD Controller SM981/PM981/PM983 1TB 1 10%
Intel SSDPEKNU512GZH 512GB 1 10%
Hitachi HDT721016SLA380 160GB 1 10%
Crucial CT500BX500SSD1 500GB 1 10%

HDD Vendor

Hard disk drive vendors

HDD Vendor

HDD Vendor

Vendor Desktops Drives Percent
WDC 2 2 40%
Toshiba 1 1 20%
Seagate 1 1 20%
Hitachi 1 1 20%

SSD Vendor

Solid state drive vendors

SSD Vendor

SSD Vendor

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

Drive Kind

HDD or SSD

Drive Kind

Drive Kind

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

Drive Connector

SATA, SAS, NVMe, etc.

Drive Connector

Drive Connector

Type Desktops Drives Percent
SATA 6 8 75%
NVMe 2 2 25%

Drive Size

Size of hard drive

Drive Size

Drive Size

Size in TB Desktops Drives Percent
0.01-0.5 4 4 57.14%
0.51-1.0 2 3 28.57%
3.01-4.0 1 1 14.29%

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%
101-250 2 33.33%
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
101-250 2 33.33%
1-20 2 33.33%
51-100 2 33.33%

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

Zero info for selected period =(

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 7 10 100%

Storage controller

Storage Vendor

Storage controller vendors

Storage Vendor

Storage Vendor

Vendor Desktops Percent
Intel 6 66.67%
Samsung Electronics 1 11.11%
Marvell Technology Group 1 11.11%
AMD 1 11.11%

Storage Model

Storage controller models

Storage Model

Storage Model

Model Desktops Percent
Samsung NVMe SSD Controller SM981/PM981/PM983 1 9.09%
Marvell Group 88SE9172 SATA 6Gb/s Controller 1 9.09%
Intel Non-Volatile memory controller 1 9.09%
Intel C610/X99 series chipset 6-Port SATA Controller [AHCI mode] 1 9.09%
Intel 9 Series Chipset Family SATA Controller [AHCI Mode] 1 9.09%
Intel 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family 6-port SATA Controller [AHCI mode] 1 9.09%
Intel 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family Desktop SATA Controller (IDE mode, ports 4-5) 1 9.09%
Intel 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family Desktop SATA Controller (IDE mode, ports 0-3) 1 9.09%
Intel 200 Series PCH SATA controller [AHCI mode] 1 9.09%
AMD FCH SATA Controller [AHCI mode] 1 9.09%
AMD 400 Series Chipset SATA Controller 1 9.09%

Storage Kind

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

Storage Kind

Storage Kind

Kind Desktops Percent
SATA 5 62.5%
NVMe 2 25%
IDE 1 12.5%

Processor

CPU Vendor

Processor vendors

CPU Vendor

CPU Vendor

Vendor Desktops Percent
Intel 5 83.33%
AMD 1 16.67%

CPU Model

Processor models

CPU Model

CPU Model

Model Desktops Percent
Intel Core i7-5820K CPU @ 3.30GHz 1 16.67%
Intel Core i7-4790K CPU @ 4.00GHz 1 16.67%
Intel Core i7-3770 CPU @ 3.40GHz 1 16.67%
Intel Core i3-9100F CPU @ 3.60GHz 1 16.67%
Intel Celeron CPU G1620 @ 2.70GHz 1 16.67%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G with Radeon Graphics 1 16.67%

CPU Model Family

Processor model prefix

CPU Model Family

CPU Model Family

Model Desktops Percent
Intel Core i7 3 50%
Intel Core i3 1 16.67%
Intel Celeron 1 16.67%
AMD Ryzen 5 1 16.67%

CPU Cores

Number of processor cores

CPU Cores

CPU Cores

Number Desktops Percent
4 3 50%
6 2 33.33%
2 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
IvyBridge 2 33.33%
Haswell 2 33.33%
Zen 3 1 16.67%
KabyLake 1 16.67%

Graphics

GPU Vendor

Vendors of graphics cards

GPU Vendor

GPU Vendor

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

GPU Model

Graphics card models

GPU Model

GPU Model

Model Desktops Percent
AMD Ellesmere [Radeon RX 470/480/570/570X/580/580X/590] 2 25%
Nvidia TU104 [GeForce RTX 2080 Rev. A] 1 12.5%
Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th Gen Core Processor Integrated Graphics Controller 1 12.5%
Intel Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd Gen Core processor Graphics Controller 1 12.5%
AMD Tonga XT / Amethyst XT [Radeon R9 380X / R9 M295X] 1 12.5%
AMD Navi 24 [Radeon RX 6400/6500 XT/6500M] 1 12.5%
AMD Cezanne [Radeon Vega Series / Radeon Vega Mobile Series] 1 12.5%

GPU Combo

Combinations of graphics cards

GPU Combo

GPU Combo

Name Desktops Percent
1 x AMD 2 33.33%
2 x AMD 1 16.67%
1 x Nvidia 1 16.67%
Intel + AMD 1 16.67%
1 x Intel 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
Samsung Electronics 1 25%
ONN 1 25%
Goldstar 1 25%
ASUSTek Computer 1 25%

Monitor Model

Monitor models

Monitor Model

Monitor Model

Model Desktops Percent
Samsung Electronics LCD Monitor SAM7269 3840x2160 700x390mm 31.5-inch 1 25%
ONN ONA18HO015 ONN0101 1920x1080 698x393mm 31.5-inch 1 25%
Goldstar TV SSCR2 GSM8080 3840x2160 1 25%
ASUSTek Computer VG289Q1A AUS28CA 3840x2160 621x341mm 27.9-inch 1 25%

Monitor Resolution

Monitor screen resolution

Monitor Resolution

Monitor Resolution

Resolution Desktops Percent
3840x2160 (4K) 3 75%
1920x1080 (FHD) 1 25%

Monitor Diagonal

Diagonal size in inches

Monitor Diagonal

Monitor Diagonal

Inches Desktops Percent
31 2 50%
72 1 25%
27 1 25%

Monitor Width

Physical width

Monitor Width

Monitor Width

Width in mm Desktops Percent
601-700 3 75%
1501-2000 1 25%

Aspect Ratio

Proportional relationship between the width and the height

Aspect Ratio

Aspect Ratio

Ratio Desktops Percent
16/9 4 100%

Monitor Area

Area in inch²

Monitor Area

Monitor Area

Area in inch² Desktops Percent
351-500 2 50%
More than 1000 1 25%
301-350 1 25%

Pixel Density

Pixels per inch

Pixel Density

Pixel Density

Density Desktops Percent
121-160 2 50%
51-100 2 50%

Multiple Monitors

Total monitors connected

Multiple Monitors

Multiple Monitors

Total Desktops Percent
1 6 100%

Network

Net Controller Vendor

Controller vendors

Net Controller Vendor

Net Controller Vendor

Vendor Desktops Percent
Intel 4 44.44%
Realtek Semiconductor 3 33.33%
Qualcomm Atheros 1 11.11%
Broadcom 1 11.11%

Net Controller Model

Controller models

Net Controller Model

Net Controller Model

Model Desktops Percent
Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller 3 30%
Realtek RTL8822CE 802.11ac PCIe Wireless Network Adapter 1 10%
Qualcomm Atheros Killer E220x Gigabit Ethernet Controller 1 10%
Intel Ethernet Connection I217-V 1 10%
Intel Ethernet Connection (2) I219-V 1 10%
Intel Ethernet Connection (2) I218-V 1 10%
Intel Centrino Wireless-N 2230 1 10%
Broadcom BCM4360 802.11ac Wireless Network Adapter 1 10%

Wireless Vendor

Wireless vendors

Wireless Vendor

Wireless Vendor

Vendor Desktops Percent
Realtek Semiconductor 1 33.33%
Intel 1 33.33%
Broadcom 1 33.33%

Wireless Model

Wireless models

Wireless Model

Wireless Model

Model Desktops Percent
Realtek RTL8822CE 802.11ac PCIe Wireless Network Adapter 1 33.33%
Intel Centrino Wireless-N 2230 1 33.33%
Broadcom BCM4360 802.11ac Wireless Network Adapter 1 33.33%

Ethernet Vendor

Ethernet vendors

Ethernet Vendor

Ethernet Vendor

Vendor Desktops Percent
Realtek Semiconductor 3 42.86%
Intel 3 42.86%
Qualcomm Atheros 1 14.29%

Ethernet Model

Ethernet models

Ethernet Model

Ethernet Model

Model Desktops Percent
Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller 3 42.86%
Qualcomm Atheros Killer E220x Gigabit Ethernet Controller 1 14.29%
Intel Ethernet Connection I217-V 1 14.29%
Intel Ethernet Connection (2) I219-V 1 14.29%
Intel Ethernet Connection (2) I218-V 1 14.29%

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 5 100%

NICs

Total network controllers on board

NICs

NICs

Total Desktops Percent
1 3 50%
3 2 33.33%
2 1 16.67%

IPv6

IPv6 vs IPv4

IPv6

IPv6

Used Desktops Percent
No 4 66.67%
Yes 2 33.33%

Bluetooth

Bluetooth Vendor

Controller vendors

Bluetooth Vendor

Bluetooth Vendor

Vendor Desktops Percent
Realtek Semiconductor 1 25%
Intel 1 25%
Cambridge Silicon Radio 1 25%
Apple 1 25%

Bluetooth Model

Controller models

Bluetooth Model

Bluetooth Model

Model Desktops Percent
Realtek Bluetooth Radio 1 25%
Intel Centrino Bluetooth Wireless Transceiver 1 25%
Cambridge Silicon Radio Bluetooth Dongle (HCI mode) 1 25%
Apple Bluetooth Host Controller 1 25%

Sound

Sound Vendor

Sound card vendors

Sound Vendor

Sound Vendor

Vendor Desktops Percent
Intel 5 45.45%
AMD 4 36.36%
Nvidia 1 9.09%
Focusrite-Novation 1 9.09%

Sound Model

Sound card models

Sound Model

Sound Model

Model Desktops Percent
AMD Ellesmere HDMI Audio [Radeon RX 470/480 / 570/580/590] 2 14.29%
Nvidia TU104 HD Audio Controller 1 7.14%
Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th Gen Core Processor HD Audio Controller 1 7.14%
Intel C610/X99 series chipset HD Audio Controller 1 7.14%
Intel 9 Series Chipset Family HD Audio Controller 1 7.14%
Intel 7 Series/C216 Chipset Family High Definition Audio Controller 1 7.14%
Intel 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family High Definition Audio Controller 1 7.14%
Intel 200 Series PCH HD Audio 1 7.14%
Focusrite-Novation XStation 1 7.14%
AMD Tonga HDMI Audio [Radeon R9 285/380] 1 7.14%
AMD Renoir Radeon High Definition Audio Controller 1 7.14%
AMD Navi 21/23 HDMI/DP Audio Controller 1 7.14%
AMD Family 17h/19h HD Audio Controller 1 7.14%

Memory

Memory Vendor

Memory module vendors

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Memory Model

Memory module models

Zero info for selected period =(

Memory Kind

Memory module kinds

Zero info for selected period =(

Memory Form Factor

Physical design of the memory module

Zero info for selected period =(

Memory Size

Memory module size

Zero info for selected period =(

Memory Speed

Memory module speed

Zero info for selected period =(

Printers & scanners

Printer Vendor

Printer device vendors

Zero info for selected period =(

Printer Model

Printer device models

Zero info for selected period =(

Scanner Vendor

Scanner device vendors

Zero info for selected period =(

Scanner Model

Scanner device models

Zero info for selected period =(

Camera

Camera Vendor

Camera device vendors

Zero info for selected period =(

Camera Model

Camera device models

Zero info for selected period =(

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 83.33%
1 1 16.67%

Unsupported Device Types

Types of unsupported devices

Unsupported Device Types

Unsupported Device Types

Type Desktops Percent
Unassigned class 1 50%
Graphics card 1 50%