MSI B150 GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results


Gaming 30% Sail boat	Desktop 78% Battleship	Workstation 25% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 69.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	35.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	68.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (25%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7978
Motherboard	MSI B150 GAMING M3 (MS-7978) (all builds)
Memory	9.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180125
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 10 '18 at 00:22
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	25%

PC Performing as expected (60^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6500-$67 241,476 User benchmarks, average bench 64% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	69.2% Good	Memory 81.8 1-Core 97.1 2-Core 196 72% 125 Pts	4-Core 323 8-Core 358 45% 340 Pts	64-Core 358 22% 358 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 69.2% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Zotac(19DA 2375) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.11 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	35.6% Below average	Lighting 46.8 Reflection 40.5 Parallax 35.8 38% 41 fps	MRender 36.1 Gravity 39.9 Splatting 36.2 30% 37.4 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 35.6% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 3D SATA M.2 500GB-$113 27,087 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 347GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 322 354 357 359 366 366 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	68.1% Good	Read 400 Write 367 Mixed 276 SusWrite 354 78% 349 MB/s	4K Read 20.2 4K Write 47.1 4K Mixed 21.7 83% 29.7 MB/s	DQ Read 162 DQ Write 63.8 DQ Mixed 90.8 73% 105 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 68.1% Great: 116%
Patriot Blaze 120GB-$30 2,058 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 91GB free Firmware: S9FM02.8 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 137 135 136 134 135 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	55.2% Above average	Read 397 Write 146 Mixed 180 SusWrite 133 47% 214 MB/s	4K Read 26.2 4K Write 52.7 4K Mixed 17.9 90% 32.3 MB/s	DQ Read 113 DQ Write 83.4 DQ Mixed 8.1 30% 68.2 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 55.2% Great: 66%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 458GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 159 160 160 160 159 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	90.1% Outstanding	Read 155 Write 144 Mixed 98.3 SusWrite 159 102% 139 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.1 214% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 409GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 164 166 167 168 168 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	96.9% Outstanding	Read 172 Write 143 Mixed 82 SusWrite 166 103% 141 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 139% 1 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 96.9% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$40 98,777 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	70.4% Very good	MC Read 24.9 MC Write 27.7 MC Mixed 24.1 73% 25.6 GB/s	SC Read 14.5 SC Write 22 SC Mixed 19.7 54% 18.7 GB/s	Latency 77.2 52% 77.2 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 70.4% Great: 88%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical B150 GAMING M3 (MS-7978) Builds (Compare 2,141 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 41%

Speed boat

Desktop 75%

Battleship

Workstation 33%

Sail boat

Motherboard: MSI B150 GAMING M3 (MS-7978) - $100

CPU
Core i5-6500Intel $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	546x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	321x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	257x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	316x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	225x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	171x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	103x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	54x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	48x

RAM
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	138x
HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GBKingstonBench 68%, 49,673 samples	75x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x8GBCorsair $46Bench 69%, 47,721 samples	67x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 66% - Good

Total price: $508

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16