MSI B150 GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results


Gaming 62% Destroyer	Desktop 77% Battleship	Workstation 49% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 70.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	84.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	98.5% 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.
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 (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7978
Motherboard	MSI B150 GAMING M3 (MS-7978) (all builds)
Memory	9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160724
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 04 '19 at 21:47
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing as expected (48^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 (90^th percentile)	70.7% Very good	Memory 78.5 1-Core 99.4 2-Core 178 69% 119 Pts	4-Core 364 8-Core 364 49% 364 Pts	64-Core 384 24% 384 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 70.7% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Gigabyte(1458 3701) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.41 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	84.3% Excellent	Lighting 106 Reflection 109 Parallax 94 87% 103 fps	MRender 94.2 Gravity 98.8 Splatting 99.3 80% 97.4 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 84.3% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 43GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 277 81 85 84 87 83 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	98.5% Outstanding	Read 474 Write 444 Mixed 368 SusWrite 116 78% 351 MB/s	4K Read 40.3 4K Write 96.3 4K Mixed 53.7 181% 63.4 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 357 269% 359 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 98.5% Great: 124%
Seagate BUP RD 4TB 1,612 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 642GB free Firmware: 0108 SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 40 41 42 42 42 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	22.4% Poor	Read 38 Write 39.3 Mixed 29.7 SusWrite 38.4 27% 36.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 4.6 4K Mixed 0.5 191% 2.1 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 22.4% Great: 66%
Seagate BUP BL 4TB 4,922 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 1TB free Firmware: 0304 SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 39 41 42 42 41 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	22.2% Poor	Read 36 Write 36.5 Mixed 34.7 SusWrite 40.3 27% 36.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3.5 4K Mixed 0.6 165% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 22.2% Great: 67%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 118GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 131 129 130 130 131 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	87.4% Excellent	Read 175 Write 172 Mixed 79.3 SusWrite 130 102% 139 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 139% 1 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 87.4% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 16ATF1G64AZ-2G1B1 Kingston KHX2400C15/8G 16GB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	65.7% Good	MC Read 24.6 MC Write 25.6 MC Mixed 20.7 68% 23.6 GB/s	SC Read 14 SC Write 22.7 SC Mixed 19.1 53% 18.6 GB/s	Latency 83.5 48% 83.5 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 65.7% Great: 72%

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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 $300	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