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MSI B150 GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

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Gaming
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Desktop
Desktop 0%
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Workstation
Workstation 0%
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PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive81.9% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
4 years ago, 4 years ago.
SystemMSI MS-7978
MotherboardMSI B150 GAMING M3 (MS-7978)  (all builds)
Memory11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit barev
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160724
Uptime7.1 Days
Run DateJul 23 '19 at 13:16
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User CZE-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (68th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
86.1% Excellent
Memory 91.4
1-Core 127
2-Core 242
87% 153 Pts
4-Core 435
8-Core 697
70% 566 Pts
64-Core 692
43% 692 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑
This bench: 86.1%
 Great: 90%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB-$35
59GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0C3J96R9
SusWrite @10s intervals: 208 72 56 57 55 52 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
81.9% Excellent
Read 498
Write 348
Mixed 334
SusWrite 83.3
70% 316 MB/s
4K Read 32.5
4K Write 101
4K Mixed 42.4
157% 58.5 MB/s
DQ Read 290
DQ Write 94.2
DQ Mixed 177
134% 187 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑
This bench: 81.9%
 Great: 82%
WD Green 500GB (2009)-$23
169GB free
Firmware: 01.00A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 51 52 53 53 53 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
36.1% Below average
Read 73.5
Write 62.5
Mixed 55.7
SusWrite 52.2
45% 61 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.6
116% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑
This bench: 36.1%
 Great: 54%
WD Green 500GB (2012)
184GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 116 115 117 117 118 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
70.1% Very good
Read 128
Write 104
Mixed 78.8
SusWrite 116
78% 107 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 0.9
200% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑
This bench: 70.1%
 Great: 79%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2133 C13 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (40th percentile)
74.6% Very good
MC Read 26.4
MC Write 28.5
MC Mixed 23.1
74% 26 GB/s
SC Read 18
SC Write 29.7
SC Mixed 24.1
68% 23.9 GB/s
Latency 65.1
62% 65.1 ns
Poor: 66% ↑
This bench: 74.6%
 Great: 104%
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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
Gaming 41%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat

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

CPU
Core i5-6500Intel  $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples547x
Core i5-6600KIntel  $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples322x
Core i7-6700KIntel  $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples258x
GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples317x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples225x
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples172x
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples103x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples54x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung  $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples48x
RAM
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX  $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples138x
HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GBKingstonBench 68%, 49,673 samples75x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x8GBCorsair  $46Bench 69%, 47,721 samples67x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 66% - Good Total price: $508
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Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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