MSI B150 GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results


Gaming 35% Jet ski	Desktop 79% Battleship	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. 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 66.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	45.8% 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	97.3% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.

High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

System	MSI MS-7978
Motherboard	MSI B150 GAMING M3 (MS-7978) (all builds)
Memory	9.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161102
Uptime	9.3 Days
Run Date	Nov 12 '18 at 22:14
Run Duration	195 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	22%

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PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6500-$67 241,476 User benchmarks, average bench 64% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	66.7% Good	Memory 84.1 1-Core 101 2-Core 202 74% 129 Pts	4-Core 287 8-Core 284 38% 286 Pts	64-Core 281 17% 281 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 66.7% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% XFX(1682 9480) CLim: 1266 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.10.2 Performing below potential (51^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	45.8% Average	Lighting 56 Reflection 64 Parallax 83.6 46% 67.9 fps	MRender 63.2 Gravity 55.6 Splatting 51.8 46% 56.9 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 45.8% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 132GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 309 224 228 223 217 216 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	97.3% Outstanding	Read 409 Write 388 Mixed 340 SusWrite 236 77% 343 MB/s	4K Read 34.9 4K Write 87.4 4K Mixed 49.4 162% 57.2 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 325 DQ Mixed 334 256% 347 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 97.3% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 275GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 128 131 132 131 133 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	79.7% Very good	Read 147 Write 118 Mixed 79.2 SusWrite 131 87% 119 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 79.7% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 179 180 179 178 181 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 172 Write 140 Mixed 77.8 SusWrite 178 104% 142 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2.5TB free Firmware: CC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 189 192 191 191 193 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 192 Write 145 Mixed 83.7 SusWrite 189 112% 153 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 113%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K3000 3TB-$63 6,344 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 1TB free Firmware: MKAOA580 SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 145 150 150 150 150 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	85% Excellent	Read 148 Write 151 Mixed 79 SusWrite 148 96% 132 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 179% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 85% Great: 87%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 157 155 159 158 160 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	89.8% Excellent	Read 155 Write 122 Mixed 75.3 SusWrite 158 93% 127 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 89.8% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CL16-16-16 D4-2400 2x8GB 17,846 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	65.3% Good	MC Read 22.1 MC Write 25.8 MC Mixed 20.8 65% 22.9 GB/s	SC Read 15.4 SC Write 24 SC Mixed 21.3 58% 20.2 GB/s	Latency 73.3 55% 73.3 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 65.3% Great: 86%

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Typical B150 GAMING M3 (MS-7978) Builds (Compare 2,145 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 $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 $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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	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 $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16