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B150 GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

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Popular components in PC builds with the MSI B150 GAMING M3 (MS-7978) Motherboard.

CPU
Core i5-6500Intel  $116Bench 64%, 241,476 samples467x
Core i5-6600KIntel  $111Bench 72%, 342,244 samples284x
Core i7-6700KIntel  $221Bench 81%, 588,978 samples217x
Core i7-6700Intel  $221Bench 72%, 282,363 samples199x
Core i5-6600Intel  $246Bench 68%, 80,688 samples177x
GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $140Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples272x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $119Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples195x
GTX 970Nvidia  $340Bench 49%, 834,238 samples154x
GTX 960Nvidia  $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples116x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $100Bench 29%, 946,701 samples106x
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $70Bench 103%, 951,591 samples89x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $160Bench 112%, 695,664 samples49x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $50Bench 105%, 762,998 samples43x
A400 240GBKingston  $22Bench 66%, 424,288 samples41x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung  $129Bench 112%, 602,853 samples39x
RAM
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX  $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples125x
HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GBKingstonBench 68%, 49,673 samples67x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 69%, 47,721 samples57x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL  $35Bench 71%, 98,777 samples47x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x4GBHyperX  $67Bench 69%, 46,617 samples45x
Best Build (Edit with custom PC builder) Based on the most popular components from 1,859 user systems.
Gaming
Gaming 41%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat

Motherboard: MSI B150 GAMING M3 (MS-7978) - $100

CPU
Core i5-6500IntelBench 64%, 241,476 samples$116
GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidiaBench 56%, 1,368,019 samples$140
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsungBench 103%, 951,591 samples$70
RAM
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperXBench 73%, 59,072 samples$125
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 66% - Good Total price: $551

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RAM
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USA-User, 11 months ago.Core i7-7700K, RTX 3090-Ti Average UFO - 193 88 160  83  242  33  70  72 $280
CAN-User, 5 months ago.Core i7-7700K, RTX 4080 Below average UFO - 204 87 169  82  257  89  58  71 $1,520
POL-User, 14 months ago.Core i7-6700K, RTX 3080 12GB Good UFO - 167 93 141  86  198  362  100  73 $221
EST-User, 18 months ago.Core i7-7700K, RTX 3080 Above average UFO - 164 91 140  88  192  91  69  72 $1,030
BEL-User, 21 months ago.Core i7-7700K, RTX 3080 Good UFO - 167 91 144  87  197  119  63  73 $1,037
FRA-User, 10 months ago.Core i7-6700K, RTX 3090-Ti Very poor UFO - 148 80 121  75  208  104  -  36 $221
USA-User, 15 months ago.Core i7-6700K, RTX 3080 Good UFO - 157 89 130  85  189  126  100  67 $1,103
USA-User, 11 months ago.Core i7-7700K, RTX 3080 Above average UFO - 152 96 128  86  179  301  109  69 $1,074
USA-User, 17 months ago.Core i7-6700K, RTX 3080 Average UFO - 149 87 127  82  187  119  134  68 $1,031
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