MSI B150 GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results


Gaming 52% Yacht	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 44% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	54.9% 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 Drive	70.4% 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.

System	MSI MS-7978
Motherboard	MSI B150 GAMING M3 (MS-7978) (all builds)
Memory	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151218
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 15 '16 at 15:08
Run Duration	179 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (82^nd 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)	85.7% Excellent	Memory 90.6 1-Core 120 2-Core 230 83% 147 Pts	4-Core 435 8-Core 649 67% 542 Pts	64-Core 649 40% 649 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 85.7% 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) Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.6175 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	54.9% Above average	Lighting 69.5 Reflection 69 Parallax 61.7 57% 66.7 fps	MRender 73.8 Gravity 63.8 Splatting 54.7 51% 64.1 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 54.9% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 110GB free (System drive) Firmware: 605ABBF2 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 95 95 12269048 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 -136356621712559 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 157 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 25 (B1) Unknown 0 0 1 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 24 35 55836868632 (C2) HDA temperature 24 35 55836868632 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 12269048 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 12269048 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 12269048 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 100 100 73014444032 (E9) Unknown 0 0 2936 (EA) Unknown 0 0 2480 (F1) Unknown 0 0 2480 (F2) Unknown 0 0 5040 (F4) Unknown 100 100 2031626	70.4% Very good	Read 469 Write 223 Mixed 276 71% 323 MB/s	4K Read 20.8 4K Write 92.1 4K Mixed 13.6 98% 42.2 MB/s	DQ Read 192 DQ Write 252 DQ Mixed 57.6 89% 167 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 70.4% Great: 85%
WD Blue 2.5" 500GB (2010)-$35 32,229 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 931GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 183 176 1850 (04) Start/Stop count 56 56 44758 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 90 90 7379 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1517 (BF) G-sense error rate 1 1 736 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 196 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 1 1 1510153 (C2) HDA temperature 125 90 22 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	104% Outstanding	Read 187 Write 176 Mixed 165 132% 176 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 3.02 4K Mixed 0.44 130% 1.35 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 50%
Toshiba MK5061GSYFN 500GB 79 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 931GB free Firmware: MD000D Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 2242 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 75 75 623363 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1840 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 4176 (C0) Power-off retract count 99 99 712 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 83 83 170106 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 240518823960 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 70704775 (C8) Write error rate 100 100 159941755 (F0) Head flying hours 87 87 335411 (F1) Unknown 100 100 24739136578 (F2) Unknown 100 100 30964999571 (FE) Unknown 100 100 628	101% Outstanding	Read 185 Write 168 Mixed 159 128% 171 MB/s	4K Read 0.61 4K Write 2.96 4K Mixed 0.47 132% 1.35 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 59%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 349GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 100 253 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 1 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 2 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 253 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 253 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 0 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 3 (C2) HDA temperature 117 111 26 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	80.9% Excellent	Read 150 Write 132 Mixed 131 104% 138 MB/s	4K Read 1.32 4K Write 2.25 4K Mixed 0.28 127% 1.28 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 80.9% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GB-$125 59,072 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	75.4% Very good	MC Read 27.6 MC Write 28.8 MC Mixed 23.7 76% 26.7 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 27.7 SC Mixed 22.9 64% 22.6 GB/s	Latency 66.4 60% 66.4 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 75.4% Great: 85%

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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	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

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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