MSI B150 GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results


Gaming 50% Yacht	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 40% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 62%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	76.5% 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	38.5% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.

Very high background CPU (70%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7978
Motherboard	MSI B150 GAMING M3 (MS-7978) (all builds)
Memory	5.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161221
Uptime	4.2 Days
Run Date	Feb 16 '20 at 10:31
Run Duration	180 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	70%

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PC Performing as expected (41^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600-$89 39,689 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	62% Good	Memory 68.7 1-Core 85.5 2-Core 153 60% 102 Pts	4-Core 317 8-Core 334 43% 326 Pts	64-Core 361 22% 361 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 62% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Asus(1043 8599) CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.8 Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	76.5% Very good	Lighting 94.8 Reflection 102 Parallax 86.1 77% 94.2 fps	MRender 88.5 Gravity 92.2 Splatting 93.2 75% 91.3 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 76.5% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS240G2G0B-00EPW0 240GB 85,321 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 22GB free (System drive) Firmware: UJ450000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 82 3.7 6.3 28 13 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	38.5% Below average	Read 377 Write 256 Mixed 200 SusWrite 46.9 49% 220 MB/s	4K Read 14.5 4K Write 25.9 4K Mixed 14 54% 18.1 MB/s	DQ Read 117 DQ Write 70.8 DQ Mixed 33.2 41% 73.8 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 38.5% Great: 55%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 277GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 161 161 160 161 159 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	94.3% Outstanding	Read 168 Write 138 Mixed 83.8 SusWrite 160 101% 137 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 236% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 94.3% Great: 109%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139 139,542 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 597GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 98 99 98 101 100 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	45.2% Average	Read 58.5 Write 57 Mixed 39 SusWrite 98.8 46% 63.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 127% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 45.2% Great: 59%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 102GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 107 105 105 105 107 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	75.3% Very good	Read 157 Write 23.7 Mixed 93.3 SusWrite 105 70% 94.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.1 219% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 75.3% Great: 109%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 391GB free Firmware: 06.01D06 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 120 120 120 120 120 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	69.4% Good	Read 122 Write 116 Mixed 67.5 SusWrite 120 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 69.4% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GB 122,822 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	56.2% Above average	MC Read 21.8 MC Write 22.4 MC Mixed 18.9 60% 21 GB/s	SC Read 9.5 SC Write 15.5 SC Mixed 12.3 36% 12.4 GB/s	Latency 104 38% 104 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 56.2% Great: 90%

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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%

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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