MSI B150 GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 50% Yacht	Workstation 16% Surfboard


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 37.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics	45.3% 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	50.1% 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.

High background CPU (28%). 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	10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180705
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Dec 12 '19 at 08:55
Run Duration	181 Seconds
Run User	SVN-User
Background CPU	28%

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 4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	37.9% Below average	Memory 61.4 1-Core 24.6 2-Core 48.3 32% 44.8 Pts	4-Core 80.8 8-Core 121 12% 101 Pts	64-Core 108 7% 108 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 37.9% 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 (1^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	45.3% Average	Lighting 47.7 Reflection 63.8 Parallax 78.6 39% 63.4 fps	MRender 76.5 Gravity 72.3 Splatting 65.2 58% 71.3 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 45.3% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HyperX Fury 240GB-$193 27,826 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 166GB free (System drive) Firmware: 603ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 131 135 121 122 145 MB/s Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	50.1% Above average	Read 283 Write 209 Mixed 227 SusWrite 135 48% 213 MB/s	4K Read 17.1 4K Write 29.5 4K Mixed 23.4 72% 23.3 MB/s	DQ Read 166 DQ Write 192 DQ Mixed 168 130% 176 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 50.1% Great: 84%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 237GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 379 387 385 387 414 417 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	73.7% Very good	Read 313 Write 357 Mixed 354 SusWrite 395 80% 355 MB/s	4K Read 24.9 4K Write 42.3 4K Mixed 28.4 96% 31.9 MB/s	DQ Read 170 DQ Write 149 DQ Mixed 158 119% 159 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 73.7% Great: 129%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 190GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 362 301 300 301 300 306 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	77.4% Very good	Read 422 Write 296 Mixed 372 SusWrite 312 79% 351 MB/s	4K Read 26.4 4K Write 42.5 4K Mixed 31.6 103% 33.5 MB/s	DQ Read 224 DQ Write 193 DQ Mixed 208 156% 208 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 77.4% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 193 193 194 191 193 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 189 Write 148 Mixed 76.2 SusWrite 191 110% 151 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 109% 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)	44.6% Average	MC Read 15.8 MC Write 16.2 MC Mixed 19.1 49% 17 GB/s	SC Read 5.4 SC Write 9.5 SC Mixed 8.9 23% 7.93 GB/s	Latency 124 32% 124 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 44.6% 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 2,141 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	321x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	257x

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	171x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	103x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $160Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	54x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 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 $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $46

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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