MSI B150 GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 52% Yacht	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 40% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	63.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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.

System	MSI MS-7978
Motherboard	MSI B150 GAMING M3 (MS-7978) (all builds)
Memory	0.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151218
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Nov 19 '19 at 12:38
Run Duration	196 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6500-$67 241,476 User benchmarks, average bench 64% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	79.9% Very good	Memory 91.4 1-Core 103 2-Core 209 78% 134 Pts	4-Core 395 8-Core 401 53% 398 Pts	64-Core 389 24% 389 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 79.9% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% MSI(1462 3170) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	63.7% Good	Lighting 81.1 Reflection 82.2 Parallax 73.5 66% 78.9 fps	MRender 80.1 Gravity 74 Splatting 65.9 59% 73.3 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 63.7% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 240GB-$40 53,931 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 16GB free (System drive) Firmware: X31200RL Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 467 Write 357 Mixed 183 74% 336 MB/s	4K Read 34.3 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 38.9 156% 58.6 MB/s	DQ Read 345 DQ Write 193 DQ Mixed 152 144% 230 MB/s
Poor: 58% Great: 101%
Sandisk PLUS 240 GB 240GB 24,911 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 18GB free Firmware: UF3600RL Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 450 Write 350 Mixed 300 81% 366 MB/s	4K Read 22.4 4K Write 34.8 4K Mixed 19.2 77% 25.5 MB/s	DQ Read 116 DQ Write 79.6 DQ Mixed 17.4 35% 71.2 MB/s
Poor: 29% Great: 56%
Seagate BarraCuda SSD ZA250CM10002 250GB 2,988 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 6GB free Firmware: STAS1024 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 494 Write 475 Mixed 402 102% 457 MB/s	4K Read 36.5 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 44.9 166% 60.6 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 351 DQ Mixed 213 201% 313 MB/s
Poor: 56% Great: 104%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 24GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 124 121 120 111 109 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	79.3% Very good	Read 160 Write 132 Mixed 85 SusWrite 117 91% 123 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.5 94% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 79.3% Great: 114%
Seagate Expansion Desk 3TB 13,194 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 98GB free Firmware: 9401 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 131 130 130 130 131 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	83.5% Excellent	Read 162 Write 126 Mixed 73.5 SusWrite 129 90% 123 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 134% 1 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 83.5% Great: 103%
Netac OnlyDisk 64GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 51GB free, PID 2001 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 21 17 19 20 16 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	26.6% Poor	Read 92.8 Write 35.5 Mixed 43 SusWrite 17.3 54% 47.2 MB/s	4K Read 9.8 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 3.1 220% 5.07 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 26.6% Great: 29%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x4GB 12,708 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	69.2% Good	MC Read 26.1 MC Write 27.2 MC Mixed 21 71% 24.8 GB/s	SC Read 14 SC Write 21 SC Mixed 20.7 53% 18.6 GB/s	Latency 65.2 61% 65.2 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 69.2% Great: 80%

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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 2,151 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	548x
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 $79Bench 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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16