MSI B150 GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results


Gaming 19% Surfboard	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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. 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 74.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	16.6% 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	38% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7978
Motherboard	MSI B150 GAMING M3 (MS-7978) (all builds)
Memory	5.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20160516
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 19 '17 at 23:02
Run Duration	210 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-6100-$40 110,166 User benchmarks, average bench 55% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	74.9% Very good	Memory 94.2 1-Core 117 2-Core 210 82% 141 Pts	4-Core 324 8-Core 326 43% 325 Pts	64-Core 325 20% 325 Pts
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 74.9% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 470 5,537 User benchmarks, average bench 16% Nvidia(10DE 079F) 1.2GB CLim: 607 MHz, MLim: 837 MHz, Ram: 1.2GB, Driver: 382.5 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	16.6% Very poor	Lighting 19.3 Reflection 29.6 Parallax 21.3 16% 23.4 fps	MRender 31.6 Gravity 15.8 Splatting 20.8 18% 22.7 fps
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 16.6% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
INTENSO 128GB 3,345 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 76GB free (System drive) Firmware: S9FM02.6 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 191 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 61 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 24 (AD) Unknown 100 100 4390926 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 70 70 30 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (DA) Unknown 100 100 2 (F1) Unknown 100 100 848781	38% Below average	Read 376 Write 73.4 Mixed 223 49% 224 MB/s	4K Read 21.9 4K Write 40.3 4K Mixed 3.33 59% 21.9 MB/s	DQ Read 54.4 DQ Write 51.6 DQ Mixed 2.24 16% 36.1 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 38% Great: 91%
WD Blue 750GB (2008)-$72 4,659 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 143GB free Firmware: 30.04G30 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 186 183 7666 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1433 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 84 84 11752 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1382 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 67 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 1433 (C2) HDA temperature 122 97 30 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 407 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	44.9% Average	Read 82 Write 73.9 Mixed 73.5 58% 76.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.71 4K Write 2.37 4K Mixed 0.41 120% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 44.9% Great: 52%
Adata DashDrive UV128 USB 3.0 64GB-$11 783 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 51GB free, PID db8a Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	43.3% Average	Read 133 Write 78.9 Mixed 98.9 124% 104 MB/s	4K Read 6.9 4K Write 1.71 4K Mixed 0.83 112% 3.15 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 43.3% Great: 38%
Cn Memory 2GB 15 User benchmarks, average bench 8% 0GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	9.55% Terrible	Read 26.5 Write 19.1 Mixed 18.4 26% 21.3 MB/s	4K Read 4.6 4K Write 0.15 4K Mixed 0.14 27% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 9.55% Great: 10%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x4GB-$67 46,617 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	76.4% Very good	MC Read 27.5 MC Write 29.5 MC Mixed 22.9 76% 26.6 GB/s	SC Read 18 SC Write 29.4 SC Mixed 23.8 68% 23.7 GB/s	Latency 59.4 67% 59.4 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 76.4% Great: 81%

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Desktop 75%

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Workstation 33%

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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 $94Bench 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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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