MSI B150 GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results


Gaming 29% Raft	Desktop 65% Destroyer	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 45.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	57.5% 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	66.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Very high background CPU (44%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7978
Motherboard	MSI B150 GAMING M3 (MS-7978) (all builds)
Memory	11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180705
Uptime	2.7 Days
Run Date	Jul 17 '19 at 11:33
Run Duration	173 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	44%

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PC Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Pentium G4500-$37 3,191 User benchmarks, average bench 56% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	45.4% Average	Memory 69 1-Core 105 2-Core 133 62% 102 Pts	4-Core 124 8-Core 155 18% 139 Pts	64-Core 183 11% 183 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 45.4% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Nvidia(10DE 11D7) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 431.36 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	57.5% Above average	Lighting 70.8 Reflection 72 Parallax 61.5 58% 68.1 fps	MRender 68.5 Gravity 68.5 Splatting 71.1 57% 69.4 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 57.5% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SSD PLUS 480GB 5,109 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 257GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z31000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 256 223 265 269 266 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	66.7% Good	Read 431 Write 393 Mixed 240 SusWrite 240 73% 326 MB/s	4K Read 16.3 4K Write 34.9 4K Mixed 22.4 72% 24.5 MB/s	DQ Read 321 DQ Write 235 DQ Mixed 228 184% 261 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 66.7% Great: 108%
Lacie P9220 1TB 645 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 10GB free Firmware: 1053 SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 73 93 91 95 94 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	48.3% Average	Read 86 Write 68.5 Mixed 55.8 SusWrite 82 54% 73.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 152% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 48.3% Great: 61%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 21GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 134 117 123 101 142 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	72.3% Very good	Read 131 Write 125 Mixed 91 SusWrite 120 86% 117 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 214% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 72.3% Great: 109%
SAMSUNG HM040GI 40GB 1GB free, PID 0c31 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 34.3 Write 28.5 Mixed 24.8 36% 29.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 66% 0.73 MB/s

WD My Passport 500GB 3,424 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 245GB free, PID 0748 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 29 36 35 41 42 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	19.9% Very poor	Read 39.7 Write 37 Mixed 29.5 SusWrite 33.4 47% 34.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.4 90% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 19.9% Great: 37%

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 way below expectations (4^th percentile)	40.8% Average	MC Read 6 MC Write 19.3 MC Mixed 20.7 44% 15.3 GB/s	SC Read 4.7 SC Write 10.3 SC Mixed 6.4 20% 7.13 GB/s	Latency 104 38% 104 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 40.8% Great: 80%

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Gaming 41%

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Desktop 75%

Battleship

Workstation 33%

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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	261x

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	56x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	49x

RAM
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	139x
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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16