MSI B150 GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results


Gaming 51% Yacht	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 44% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 82%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	56.7% 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	47.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Run History

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

System	MSI MS-7978
Motherboard	MSI B150 GAMING M3 (MS-7978) (all builds)
Memory	6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20170424
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 23 '18 at 22:09
Run Duration	279 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (66^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 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	82% Excellent	Memory 89.9 1-Core 117 2-Core 234 83% 147 Pts	4-Core 400 8-Core 654 64% 527 Pts	64-Core 656 41% 656 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 82% 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: 1653 MHz, MLim: 2027 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	56.7% Above average	Lighting 68.5 Reflection 69.4 Parallax 54.4 56% 64.1 fps	MRender 82 Gravity 71 Splatting 64.5 58% 72.5 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 56.7% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SP900 64GB 416 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 8GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 56 56 55 51 52 MB/s Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	47.9% Average	Read 161 Write 59.3 Mixed 87.3 SusWrite 51.9 20% 89.9 MB/s	4K Read 27.1 4K Write 64 4K Mixed 30.5 114% 40.5 MB/s	DQ Read 81.2 DQ Write 64.6 DQ Mixed 67.9 52% 71.2 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 47.9% Great: 62%
Seagate SkyHawk 4TB (2016)-$90 7,966 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1TB free Firmware: CV11 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 183 182 183 183 183 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	90.5% Outstanding	Read 142 Write 138 Mixed 71 SusWrite 174 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 165% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 90.5% Great: 107%
Samsung HD103SI 1TB-$89 48,059 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 931GB free Firmware: 1AG0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 106 106 104 106 106 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	58.5% Above average	Read 101 Write 53.8 Mixed 55.8 SusWrite 102 58% 78.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 58.5% Great: 59%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB-$80 31,610 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 247GB free Firmware: 3.AA SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 75 76 73 77 78 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	41.1% Average	Read 70.8 Write 52.8 Mixed 42.8 SusWrite 72.6 44% 59.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.2 54% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 41.1% Great: 43%
StoreJet Transcend 500GB 1,916 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 292GB free, PID 5106 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 49 41 27 28 33 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	29.9% Poor	Read 98.5 Write 48.5 Mixed 48 SusWrite 37.1 70% 58 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.7 107% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 29.9% Great: 44%
General UDisk 4GB 5,358 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 3GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.8 2.2 2 1.2 1.8 1.8 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	1.55% Terrible	Read 7.5 Write 2.3 Mixed 2.3 SusWrite 1.8 4% 3.48 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0.1 4% 0.13 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 1.55% Great: 9%
Verbatim STORE N GO 64GB 1,445 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 43GB free, PID 0302 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.4 5.4 8.9 9.4 5.4 5.6 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	10.6% Very poor	Read 33.3 Write 4.5 Mixed 6.8 SusWrite 6.5 13% 12.8 MB/s	4K Read 8.1 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 1.3 102% 3.4 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 10.6% Great: 10%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 859B CT4G4DFS8213.C8FADP 859B CT4G4DFS8213.M8FA 859B CT4G4DFS8213.C8FADP 16GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	73.3% Very good	MC Read 26.6 MC Write 28 MC Mixed 22.8 74% 25.8 GB/s	SC Read 17 SC Write 28 SC Mixed 22.7 64% 22.6 GB/s	Latency 67.4 59% 67.4 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 73.3% Great: 75%

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Typical B150 GAMING M3 (MS-7978) Builds (Compare 2,143 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	322x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	258x

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	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 $279	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 $182	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) $30	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