MSI B150 GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 55%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 44%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics58.9% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive75.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 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)
Memory13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170424
Uptime5.5 Days
Run DateAug 15 '17 at 03:30
Run Duration108 Seconds
Run User JPN-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing above expectations (74th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7500-$89
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
84.5% Excellent
Memory 89.9
1-Core 117
2-Core 232
83% 146 Pts
4-Core 458
8-Core 453
61% 456 Pts
64-Core 445
28% 445 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 84.5%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 372.54
Performing below potential (100th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (72 fps cap detected)
58.9% Above average
Lighting 73.1
Reflection 71.1
Parallax 60.7
60% 68.3 fps
MRender 71.3
Gravity 68.1
Splatting 71.3
58% 70.2 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 58.9%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata Premier SP550 120GB-$45
72GB free (System drive)
Firmware: O1015A Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (40th percentile)
75.1% Very good
Read 492
Write 196
Mixed 228
67% 305 MB/s
4K Read 32.6
4K Write 57.3
4K Mixed 24.3
111% 38 MB/s
DQ Read 294
DQ Write 169
DQ Mixed 51
86% 172 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 75.1%
Great: 91%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
553GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
86.7% Excellent
Read 165
Write 137
Mixed 121
106% 141 MB/s
4K Read 1.15
4K Write 0.59
4K Mixed 0.4
103% 0.71 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 86.7%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F4-2400C15-4GVR 859B BLS4G4D240FSE.8FBD 859B BLS4G4D240FSE.8FAR 859B BLS4G4D240FSE.8FBD 16GB
2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
82.4% Excellent
MC Read 29.8
MC Write 31.9
MC Mixed 26.5
84% 29.4 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 32.4
SC Mixed 23.8
70% 24.6 GB/s
Latency 67.4
59% 67.4 ns

 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 2,145 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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