MSI B150 GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics3.03% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive127% 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.
Memory24GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7978
MotherboardMSI B150 GAMING M3 (MS-7978)  (all builds)
Memory21.8 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150906
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 28 '19 at 13:54
Run Duration112 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (69th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6400-$79
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
77.8% Very good
Memory 88.7
1-Core 106
2-Core 207
77% 134 Pts
4-Core 386
8-Core 395
52% 390 Pts
64-Core 402
25% 402 Pts
Poor: 39%
This bench: 77.8%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 730
MSI(1462 8A9F) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 700 MHz, MLim: 250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
3.03% Terrible
Lighting 3.77
Reflection 4.65
Parallax 3
3% 3.81 fps
MRender 4.05
Gravity 4.03
Splatting 3
3% 3.69 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.03%
Great: 7%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
427GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 454 446 422 363 357 355 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
127% Outstanding
Read 478
Write 444
Mixed 415
SusWrite 400
98% 434 MB/s
4K Read 48.4
4K Write 120
4K Mixed 65.4
221% 78 MB/s
DQ Read 352
DQ Write 303
DQ Mixed 328
246% 327 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 127%
Great: 129%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 8ATF51264AZ-2G1A2 16ATF1G64AZ-2G1A2 8ATF51264AZ-2G1A2 16ATF1G64AZ-2G1A2 24GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
79.1% Very good
MC Read 28
MC Write 30.1
MC Mixed 26.3
80% 28.1 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 30.4
SC Mixed 24.3
68% 23.9 GB/s
Latency 68.9
58% 68.9 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 79.1%
Great: 79%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B150 GAMING M3 (MS-7978) Builds (Compare 2,141 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 41%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 66% - Good Total price: $508
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