MSI B150 GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results


Gaming 64% Destroyer	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 56% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 78.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	76.8% 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	80.2% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7978
Motherboard	MSI B150 GAMING M3 (MS-7978) (all builds)
Memory	28.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160223
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	May 19 '19 at 10:40
Run Duration	177 Seconds
Run User	ESP-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing as expected (58^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, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	78.6% Very good	Memory 84.8 1-Core 116 2-Core 219 79% 140 Pts	4-Core 390 8-Core 650 63% 520 Pts	64-Core 651 40% 651 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 78.6% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Gigabyte(1458 3701) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 384.76 Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	76.8% Very good	Lighting 112 Reflection 117 Parallax 110 92% 113 fps	MRender 98 Gravity 103 Splatting 0.09 48% 67 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 76.8% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 240GB-$40 53,931 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 34GB free (System drive) Firmware: X41100RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 211 175 105 69 116 87 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	80.2% Excellent	Read 486 Write 456 Mixed 303 SusWrite 127 77% 343 MB/s	4K Read 30 4K Write 58.4 4K Mixed 37.2 124% 41.9 MB/s	DQ Read 364 DQ Write 282 DQ Mixed 241 202% 295 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 80.2% Great: 101%
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39 62,883 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 26GB free Firmware: X41320RL Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 483 Write 468 Mixed 301 93% 417 MB/s	4K Read 29.1 4K Write 60.5 4K Mixed 36.5 123% 42 MB/s	DQ Read 363 DQ Write 284 DQ Mixed 244 204% 297 MB/s
Poor: 59% Great: 108%
WD Blue 1TB (2015)-$40 52,322 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 76GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 100 101 99 102 103 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	67.1% Good	Read 133 Write 105 Mixed 71.9 SusWrite 101 75% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 184% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 67.1% Great: 87%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 695GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 162 163 165 164 162 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	98.7% Outstanding	Read 181 Write 159 Mixed 106 SusWrite 163 112% 152 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.1 224% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 98.7% Great: 109%
WD Elements 25A3 5TB 1,735 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1TB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 119 119 119 119 119 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	57.9% Above average	Read 162 Write 159 Mixed 122 SusWrite 119 188% 140 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.1 133% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 57.9% Great: 66%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX2400C15/8G KHX2400C12D4/8GX KHX2400C15/8G KHX2400C12D4/8GX 32GB 37 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (35^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	72.7% Very good	MC Read 26 MC Write 27.8 MC Mixed 23.2 73% 25.7 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 27.7 SC Mixed 23.2 64% 22.5 GB/s	Latency 72.2 55% 72.2 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 72.7% Great: 87%

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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 2,145 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 $94Bench 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 $300	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