MSI B150 GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 32% Sail boat	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 69.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	48.5% 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)
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 (22%). 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	9.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161221
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Jan 04 '20 at 18:57
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	22%

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PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600-$132 80,688 User benchmarks, average bench 68% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	69.6% Good	Memory 75.9 1-Core 98.9 2-Core 210 72% 128 Pts	4-Core 371 8-Core 340 48% 356 Pts	64-Core 343 21% 343 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 69.6% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130 473,685 User benchmarks, average bench 45% ASRock(1849 5031) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1340 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.12.3 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	48.5% Average	Lighting 59.7 Reflection 67.2 Parallax 83.3 49% 70.1 fps	MRender 65.7 Gravity 58.5 Splatting 54.3 48% 59.5 fps
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 48.5% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Transcend SSD370S 128GB-$70 10,510 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 15GB free (System drive) Firmware: O0918B SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 25 35 38 35 38 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 54% Great: 90%
HGST Travelstar 5K1000 2.5" 1TB 129,581 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 252GB free Firmware: JA0OA710 SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 84 85 84 83 85 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	52.9% Above average	Read 100 Write 87.5 Mixed 38.5 SusWrite 84.1 57% 77.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 115% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 52.9% Great: 57%
SDHC Card 8GB 4,464 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 1GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 5 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.2 5.2 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	6.61% Terrible	Read 21.8 Write 4 Mixed 5.3 SusWrite 5.1 9% 9.05 MB/s	4K Read 4.7 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 1.1 68% 2.07 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 6.61% Great: 13%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 16ATF2G64AZ-2G3B1 1x16GB 679 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	33.4% Below average	MC Read 11.9 MC Write 11.6 MC Mixed 10.2 32% 11.2 GB/s	SC Read 8.7 SC Write 11 SC Mixed 9.8 28% 9.83 GB/s	Latency 88.6 45% 88.6 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 33.4% Great: 46%

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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 $109Bench 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 $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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