MSI B150 GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


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 78.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7978
Motherboard	MSI B150 GAMING M3 (MS-7978) (all builds)
Memory	8.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit färger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160223
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Nov 13 '19 at 02:13
Run Duration	188 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	4%

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 i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	78.2% Very good	Memory 83.1 1-Core 125 2-Core 242 84% 150 Pts	4-Core 408 8-Core 504 59% 456 Pts	64-Core 641 40% 641 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 78.2% Great: 90%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 250GB-$55 75,831 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 10GB free (System drive) Firmware: MAT01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 483 Write 478 Mixed 299 94% 420 MB/s	4K Read 40.7 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 56.2 196% 71.8 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 325 254% 350 MB/s
Poor: 63% Great: 114%
Intel 520 Series 180GB-$132 14,258 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 94GB free Firmware: 400i SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 244 244 238 231 242 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	92.2% Outstanding	Read 360 Write 239 Mixed 264 SusWrite 229 61% 273 MB/s	4K Read 37.5 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 44 173% 64.6 MB/s	DQ Read 300 DQ Write 197 DQ Mixed 201 163% 233 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 92.2% Great: 88%
Intel 520 Series 180GB-$132 14,258 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 79GB free Firmware: 400i SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 239 243 237 244 236 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	92.1% Outstanding	Read 380 Write 241 Mixed 230 SusWrite 230 60% 270 MB/s	4K Read 37.8 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 41.3 172% 65.2 MB/s	DQ Read 300 DQ Write 183 DQ Mixed 230 174% 238 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 92.1% Great: 88%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$68 105,708 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 114GB free Firmware: CC41 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 90 Write 166 Mixed 29.3 69% 95 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 2 368% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 48% Great: 112%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 16GB-$7 60,636 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 4GB free, PID 1666 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.7 6.6 6.4 6.4 6.4 6.6 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	14.4% Very poor	Read 72.2 Write 5.7 Mixed 15.8 SusWrite 6.7 23% 25.1 MB/s	4K Read 7.9 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 1 70% 3.03 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 14.4% Great: 23%
WD My Passport 0820 2TB 18,744 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 124GB free, PID 0820 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 55 56 56 56 55 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	29.2% Poor	Read 76.5 Write 78.5 Mixed 48.3 SusWrite 55.6 86% 64.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 97% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 29.2% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB-$42 131,007 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	66.6% Good	MC Read 23.8 MC Write 25.8 MC Mixed 21 67% 23.5 GB/s	SC Read 13.6 SC Write 26.7 SC Mixed 20.2 58% 20.2 GB/s	Latency 74.9 53% 74.9 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 66.6% Great: 95%

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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 $15	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