MSI B150 GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results


Gaming 38% Jet ski	Desktop 71% Battleship	Workstation 29% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 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 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 59.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	58.7% 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	43.3% 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 (64%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

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	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160516
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 28 '19 at 20:40
Run Duration	153 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	64%

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PC Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	59.2% Above average	Memory 78.9 1-Core 84.2 2-Core 169 64% 111 Pts	4-Core 225 8-Core 258 32% 241 Pts	64-Core 285 18% 285 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 59.2% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 3282) CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.66 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	58.7% Above average	Lighting 75.2 Reflection 73.5 Parallax 64.3 61% 71 fps	MRender 70.2 Gravity 65.1 Splatting 62.6 54% 65.9 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 58.7% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SSDPR-S400U-240-80 240GB 100 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 83GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM61.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 101 83 74 24 56 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	43.3% Average	Read 352 Write 185 Mixed 265 SusWrite 81.4 49% 221 MB/s	4K Read 19.3 4K Write 15.3 4K Mixed 14.5 56% 16.4 MB/s	DQ Read 110 DQ Write 214 DQ Mixed 142 113% 155 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 43.3% Great: 91%
Crucial MX100 256GB-$116 55,768 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 115GB free Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 247 295 294 310 321 311 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	74.6% Very good	Read 350 Write 311 Mixed 258 SusWrite 296 68% 304 MB/s	4K Read 19.5 4K Write 67.3 4K Mixed 28.9 102% 38.6 MB/s	DQ Read 181 DQ Write 307 DQ Mixed 181 155% 223 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 74.6% Great: 97%
Crucial BX500 480GB-$38 83,298 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 444GB free Firmware: M6CR022 SusWrite @10s intervals: 263 324 324 227 75 76 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	67.8% Good	Read 384 Write 368 Mixed 339 SusWrite 215 73% 326 MB/s	4K Read 20.2 4K Write 77.6 4K Mixed 19.2 96% 39 MB/s	DQ Read 156 DQ Write 327 DQ Mixed 42 89% 175 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 67.8% Great: 92%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x8GB-$46 47,721 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	49.1% Average	MC Read 19 MC Write 17.5 MC Mixed 16.6 51% 17.7 GB/s	SC Read 9.4 SC Write 13.8 SC Mixed 11.9 33% 11.7 GB/s	Latency 82.5 48% 82.5 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 49.1% 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 2,145 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