MSI B150 GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results


Gaming 55% Gunboat	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 47% Yacht


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 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	61.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	39.1% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.

Run History

System	MSI MS-7978
Motherboard	MSI B150 GAMING M3 (MS-7978) (all builds)
Memory	13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150906
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 26 '17 at 13:17
Run Duration	1081 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	2%

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 i7-6700-$180 282,363 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	83.6% Excellent	Memory 88.8 1-Core 115 2-Core 229 82% 144 Pts	4-Core 422 8-Core 639 66% 530 Pts	64-Core 645 40% 645 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 83.6% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1668 MHz, MLim: 2042 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 384.94 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	61.2% Good	Lighting 76.9 Reflection 81.6 Parallax 73.6 63% 77.3 fps	MRender 82.3 Gravity 72.2 Splatting 63.3 58% 72.6 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 61.2% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SP900 64GB 416 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 5GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5.0.2a Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 104 104 8141115 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 0 0 117458765639383 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 773 (AB) Unknown 0 0 0 (AC) Unknown 0 0 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 691 (B1) Unknown 0 0 9 (B5) Unknown 0 0 0 (B6) Unknown 0 0 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 23 42 55837327383 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 8141115 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 8141115 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 8141115 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 0 0 9182 (EA) Unknown 0 0 5492 (F1) Unknown 0 0 5492 (F2) Unknown 0 0 1411	39.1% Below average	Read 191 Write 57 Mixed 79.6 24% 109 MB/s	4K Read 26 4K Write 59.5 4K Mixed 12.3 87% 32.6 MB/s	DQ Read 77.8 DQ Write 59.9 DQ Mixed 17.5 27% 51.7 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 39.1% Great: 62%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC44 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 116 99 103214792 (03) Spinup time 91 91 0 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3468 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 59 52 201896095757 (09) Power-on hours count 90 90 8799 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1266 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 81 81 19 (BC) Unknown 100 96 51540459544 (BD) vendor-specific 96 96 4 (BE) vendor-specific 72 38 9543888797724 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 926 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 93 93 15934 (C2) HDA temperature 28 62 -140737488355300 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 8 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 8 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 109083579386025 (F1) Unknown 100 253 37028628780 (F2) Unknown 100 253 102400719138	85.9% Excellent	Read 144 Write 155 Mixed 150 113% 150 MB/s	4K Read 0.96 4K Write 0.99 4K Mixed 0.32 94% 0.75 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 85.9% Great: 113%
Samsung HD103SI 1TB-$89 48,059 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 443GB free Firmware: 1AG01118 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 99 8 (03) Spinup time 81 81 6580 (04) Start/Stop count 95 95 5202 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 253 253 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 10462 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 4135 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 1 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 1526 (0D) Soft read error rate 100 99 6 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 193 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 79 61 353697813 (C2) HDA temperature 78 54 370475030 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 814352 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 99 99 709 (C8) Write error rate 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 253 253 0	45.4% Average	Read 71.4 Write 86.9 Mixed 80.6 60% 79.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.39 4K Write 1.04 4K Mixed 0.39 79% 0.61 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 45.4% Great: 59%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB-$80 31,610 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 298GB free Firmware: 3.AAK Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 114 79 63983197 (03) Spinup time 95 95 0 (04) Start/Stop count 57 57 44702 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 1 (07) Seek error rate 79 54 35045106318 (09) Power-on hours count 74 74 23491 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2133 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 72 35 488308764 (C2) HDA temperature 28 65 47244640284 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 74 54 57952249 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 4 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 253 0	41.3% Average	Read 72.4 Write 71.3 Mixed 66 52% 69.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.65 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.32 96% 0.92 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 41.3% Great: 43%
WD My Passport 259D 4TB 1,267 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 2.5TB free, PID 259d Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	16.2% Very poor	Read 37 Write 37.2 Mixed 35.5 47% 36.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.72 4K Write 0.84 4K Mixed 0.06 33% 0.54 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 16.2% Great: 42%
WD My Passport 2TB 10,723 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 1TB free, PID 0748 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	19.4% Very poor	Read 38.2 Write 37.1 Mixed 23.2 41% 32.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.39 4K Write 1.85 4K Mixed 0.19 71% 0.81 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 19.4% Great: 44%
WD Elements 2TB 35,768 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 743GB free, PID 10b8 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	19.6% Very poor	Read 39.1 Write 38.1 Mixed 34.7 48% 37.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.32 4K Write 1.81 4K Mixed 0.15 68% 0.76 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 19.6% Great: 44%
StoreJet Transcend 500GB 1,916 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 427GB free, PID 5106 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	42.4% Average	Read 94.5 Write 99.4 Mixed 72.1 113% 88.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.58 4K Write 2.23 4K Mixed 0.36 90% 1.06 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 42.4% Great: 44%
ST312002 2A 120GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 10% 112GB free, PID null Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	12.3% Very poor	Read 20.9 Write 21.1 Mixed 14.9 24% 19 MB/s	4K Read 0.65 4K Write 1.45 4K Mixed 0.41 66% 0.84 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 12.3% Great: 12%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 32GB 34,316 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 29GB free, PID 5567 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	12.4% Very poor	Read 37.1 Write 6.28 Mixed 11.1 17% 18.2 MB/s	4K Read 5.4 4K Write 1.43 4K Mixed 0.91 100% 2.58 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 12.4% Great: 18%
Samsung Flash Drive 16GB 880 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 13GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	10.9% Very poor	Read 33.8 Write 7.9 Mixed 12 18% 17.9 MB/s	4K Read 5.17 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.69 76% 2.28 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 10.9% Great: 29%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 128GB 2,131 User benchmarks, average bench 9% 9GB free, PID 5575 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	6.93% Terrible	Read 20.7 Write 9.15 Mixed 8.25 14% 12.7 MB/s	4K Read 3.54 4K Write 0.36 4K Mixed 0.89 56% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 6.93% Great: 16%
General UDisk 4GB 5,358 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 4GB free, PID null Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	3.93% Terrible	Read 13.2 Write 2.95 Mixed 4.54 7% 6.91 MB/s	4K Read 5.75 4K Write 0.005 4K Mixed 0.004 22% 1.92 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.93% Great: 9%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CT4G4DFS8213.C8FADP 1315 CT4G4DFS8213.M8FA 1315 CT4G4DFS8213.C8FADP 0420 16GB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	73.4% Very good	MC Read 26.5 MC Write 28.4 MC Mixed 22.9 74% 25.9 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 27.7 SC Mixed 22.7 64% 22.3 GB/s	Latency 68.7 58% 68.7 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 73.4% Great: 74%

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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	547x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	322x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	258x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	317x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	225x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	172x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	103x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	54x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 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

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Value: 66% - Good

Total price: $508

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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