MSI B150 GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results


Gaming 49% Yacht	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 42% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 84.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	53.3% 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)
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (39%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7978
Motherboard	MSI B150 GAMING M3 (MS-7978) (all builds)
Memory	17.9 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180705
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Mar 19 '19 at 11:18
Run Duration	204 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	39%

PC Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	84.1% Excellent	Memory 89.2 1-Core 124 2-Core 236 85% 150 Pts	4-Core 425 8-Core 679 68% 552 Pts	64-Core 670 42% 670 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 84.1% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 390-$325 82,117 User benchmarks, average bench 50% PowerColor(148C 2358) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1010 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.2.2 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	53.3% Above average	Lighting 64.8 Reflection 59.1 Parallax 85.2 53% 69.7 fps	MRender 59.7 Gravity 57.4 Splatting 77 54% 64.7 fps
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 53.3% Great: 52%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 500GB-$150 68,337 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 217GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0DB6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 7,808 Write 6,467 Mixed 7035 1,583% 7,103 MB/s	4K Read 679 4K Write 348 4K Mixed 442 1,781% 490 MB/s	DQ Read 1,620 DQ Write 1243 DQ Mixed 1,277 997% 1,380 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 126%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 38GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 272 45 42 45 42 44 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 469 Mixed 416 SusWrite 81.5 82% 366 MB/s	4K Read 44.4 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 56.1 202% 73.2 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 226 206% 315 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 118%
Samsung 840 250GB-$251 41,998 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 74GB free Firmware: DXT0AB0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 239 234 233 234 237 238 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	84.5% Excellent	Read 462 Write 247 Mixed 170 SusWrite 236 62% 279 MB/s	4K Read 30.1 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 24.4 132% 52.7 MB/s	DQ Read 357 DQ Write 220 DQ Mixed 57.6 105% 212 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 84.5% Great: 85%
Seagate ST31000520AS 1TB-$250 11,608 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 508GB free Firmware: CC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 83 83 84 83 84 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	46.7% Average	Read 79.5 Write 76.2 Mixed 46 SusWrite 83.2 52% 71.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.9 152% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 46.7% Great: 62%
Seagate ST31000520AS 1TB-$250 11,608 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 668GB free Firmware: CC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 84 84 84 85 85 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	47% Average	Read 79.5 Write 77.3 Mixed 50.8 SusWrite 84.2 54% 72.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 47% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 3x8GB 1,154 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 3 of 4 slots used 24GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	63.3% Good	MC Read 22.3 MC Write 23.9 MC Mixed 19.4 62% 21.9 GB/s	SC Read 15.2 SC Write 24.5 SC Mixed 21.1 58% 20.3 GB/s	Latency 68.2 59% 68.2 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 63.3% Great: 98%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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 2,145 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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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