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 above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 81.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

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	8.7 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 02:21
Run Duration	190 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st 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 as expected (49^th percentile)	81.1% Excellent	Memory 83.6 1-Core 126 2-Core 234 83% 148 Pts	4-Core 424 8-Core 655 67% 539 Pts	64-Core 634 39% 634 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 81.1% Great: 90%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 250GB-$42 75,831 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 10GB free (System drive) Firmware: MAT01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 491 Write 477 Mixed 302 94% 424 MB/s	4K Read 41.5 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 56.2 198% 72.2 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 325 254% 351 MB/s
Poor: 63% Great: 114%
Intel 520 Series 180GB-$140 14,258 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 94GB free Firmware: 400i SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 171 171 166 168 168 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	88.3% Excellent	Read 356 Write 214 Mixed 237 SusWrite 161 54% 242 MB/s	4K Read 37.6 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 44.4 174% 65.2 MB/s	DQ Read 300 DQ Write 196 DQ Mixed 234 178% 243 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 88.3% Great: 88%
Intel 520 Series 180GB-$140 14,258 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 79GB free Firmware: 400i SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 170 161 164 169 170 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	86.8% Excellent	Read 346 Write 216 Mixed 231 SusWrite 160 53% 238 MB/s	4K Read 37.4 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 41.8 171% 64.7 MB/s	DQ Read 300 DQ Write 206 DQ Mixed 220 173% 242 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 86.8% 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 163 Mixed 28.2 68% 93.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 1.9 357% 2.77 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: 7.9 6.6 6.6 6.1 6 6 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	15.4% Very poor	Read 79.5 Write 9.3 Mixed 18.5 SusWrite 6.5 27% 28.5 MB/s	4K Read 7.9 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 1 70% 3.03 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 15.4% 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 55 56 55 55 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	29.4% Poor	Read 78.3 Write 78.5 Mixed 47.8 SusWrite 55.3 86% 65 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 97% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 29.4% 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 below potential (16^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	66.4% Good	MC Read 23.5 MC Write 25.3 MC Mixed 20.6 66% 23.1 GB/s	SC Read 15.9 SC Write 27 SC Mixed 21.2 61% 21.4 GB/s	Latency 74.2 54% 74.2 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 66.4% Great: 95%

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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 2,143 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	546x
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	316x
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 $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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