MSI B150 GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics4.76% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7978
MotherboardMSI B150 GAMING M3 (MS-7978)  (all builds)
Memory5.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161102
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateMay 14 '17 at 04:47
Run Duration114 Seconds
Run User CHL-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing above expectations (69th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6400-$79
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
75.7% Very good
Memory 87.8
1-Core 105
2-Core 207
77% 133 Pts
4-Core 365
8-Core 392
50% 378 Pts
64-Core 349
22% 349 Pts
Poor: 39%
This bench: 75.7%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)
MSI(1462 7978) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 21.20.16.4534
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
4.76% Terrible
Lighting 4.6
Reflection 8.19
Parallax 5.19
4% 5.99 fps
MRender 6.95
Gravity 4.4
Splatting 11.8
7% 7.73 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 4.76%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
774GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 192
Write 159
Mixed 136
121% 162 MB/s
4K Read 0.67
4K Write 2.03
4K Mixed 0.27
96% 0.99 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 101%
Great: 109%
ADATA CH11 500GB
76GB free, PID a11a
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
26% Poor
Read 68.9
Write 56
Mixed 60.1
77% 61.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.49
4K Write 1.21
4K Mixed 0.2
50% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 9%
This bench: 26%
Great: 40%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 1x8GB-$25
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (28th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
38.3% Below average
MC Read 13.2
MC Write 13.8
MC Mixed 11.7
37% 12.9 GB/s
SC Read 8.4
SC Write 10
SC Mixed 12.8
30% 10.4 GB/s
Latency 69.8
57% 69.8 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 38.3%
Great: 44%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B150 GAMING M3 (MS-7978) Builds (Compare 2,141 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 41%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 66% - Good Total price: $508
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HDDRAMUSB
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