MSI B150 GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results


Gaming 65% Battle cruiser	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 57% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 82.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	79.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	112% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 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	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit couleurs, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160724
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Aug 15 '18 at 15:15
Run Duration	123 Seconds
Run User	CHE-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	82.2% Excellent	Memory 85.7 1-Core 126 2-Core 243 85% 152 Pts	4-Core 423 8-Core 685 68% 554 Pts	64-Core 686 42% 686 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 82.2% Great: 90%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake) 188,220 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 7978) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 24.20.100.6194 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	7.21% Terrible	Lighting 8.13 Reflection 11.1 Parallax 7.94 7% 9.06 fps	MRender 6.76 Gravity 5.47 Splatting 15.9 8% 9.37 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 7.21% Great: 6%
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Nvidia(10DE 1B81) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.82 Performing below potential (58^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	79.7% Very good	Lighting 99.5 Reflection 109 Parallax 92.9 81% 100 fps	MRender 92 Gravity 92.3 Splatting 96.9 77% 93.7 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 79.7% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 156GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0CB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 341 268 261 212 250 177 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 475 Mixed 416 SusWrite 251 92% 410 MB/s	4K Read 43.4 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 55.9 195% 69.4 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 232 208% 316 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 118%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 161GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 134 133 138 139 139 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	65.8% Good	Read 93 Write 83.5 Mixed 22.2 SusWrite 136 60% 83.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 127% 1 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 65.8% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x8GB-$46 47,721 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	39.1% Below average	MC Read 13.1 MC Write 13.7 MC Mixed 11.5 36% 12.8 GB/s	SC Read 11.7 SC Write 14.4 SC Mixed 12.3 36% 12.8 GB/s	Latency 71.4 56% 71.4 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 39.1% Great: 80%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Typical B150 GAMING M3 (MS-7978) Builds (Compare 2,149 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	547x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	323x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	260x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	318x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	226x
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	55x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	49x

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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16