MSI B150 GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results


Gaming 17% Surfboard	Desktop 44% Speed boat	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (16th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 84 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 a relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 31.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics	42.3% 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	56.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7978
Motherboard	MSI B150 GAMING M3 (MS-7978) (all builds)
Memory	13 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180705
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 04 '19 at 12:16
Run Duration	181 Seconds
Run User	SVN-User
Background CPU	44%

PC Performing way below expectations (16^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 0.8 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	31.2% Below average	Memory 47.2 1-Core 24.7 2-Core 45 26% 39 Pts	4-Core 83.9 8-Core 126 13% 105 Pts	64-Core 129 8% 129 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 31.2% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Gigabyte(1458 3696) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 441.41 Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	42.3% Average	Lighting 43.1 Reflection 57.8 Parallax 72.5 35% 57.8 fps	MRender 77.3 Gravity 65.7 Splatting 65 56% 69.3 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 42.3% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HyperX Fury 240GB-$193 27,826 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 154GB free (System drive) Firmware: 603ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 150 147 149 145 143 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	56.5% Above average	Read 309 Write 204 Mixed 228 SusWrite 149 50% 222 MB/s	4K Read 21.7 4K Write 41.7 4K Mixed 24.8 87% 29.4 MB/s	DQ Read 168 DQ Write 200 DQ Mixed 169 132% 179 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 56.5% Great: 84%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 239GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 406 409 409 391 391 364 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	72.2% Very good	Read 413 Write 399 Mixed 312 SusWrite 395 86% 380 MB/s	4K Read 20.3 4K Write 25.1 4K Mixed 21.4 72% 22.3 MB/s	DQ Read 215 DQ Write 206 DQ Mixed 208 157% 210 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 72.2% Great: 129%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 197GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 385 302 300 301 300 301 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	80.9% Excellent	Read 456 Write 348 Mixed 378 SusWrite 315 84% 374 MB/s	4K Read 28.9 4K Write 30.3 4K Mixed 35.8 106% 31.7 MB/s	DQ Read 236 DQ Write 209 DQ Mixed 220 166% 222 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 80.9% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 190 187 191 192 193 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 185 Write 134 Mixed 80.2 SusWrite 189 107% 147 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$299 20,912 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	45.3% Average	MC Read 17 MC Write 16.2 MC Mixed 20 51% 17.7 GB/s	SC Read 5.8 SC Write 9.2 SC Mixed 8.1 22% 7.7 GB/s	Latency 172 23% 172 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 45.3% Great: 91%

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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 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 $94Bench 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 $177	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