MSI B150 GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results


Gaming 67% Battle cruiser	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 52% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	81.4% 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	99.1% 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.

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 couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160516
Uptime	20 Days
Run Date	Mar 04 '20 at 16:53
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing above expectations (73^rd 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 (100^th percentile)	78.2% Very good	Memory 88.3 1-Core 101 2-Core 206 76% 132 Pts	4-Core 405 8-Core 340 51% 372 Pts	64-Core 405 25% 405 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 78.2% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Nvidia(10DE 119D) CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.66 Performing below potential (69^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	81.4% Excellent	Lighting 102 Reflection 105 Parallax 99.9 83% 102 fps	MRender 93.4 Gravity 95 Splatting 96.5 78% 95 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 81.4% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 250GB-$130 75,831 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 95GB free (System drive) Firmware: MAT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 244 87 62 62 64 62 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	99.1% Outstanding	Read 492 Write 459 Mixed 313 SusWrite 96.7 76% 340 MB/s	4K Read 40.3 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 54.7 188% 67.8 MB/s	DQ Read 360 DQ Write 312 DQ Mixed 328 248% 333 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 99.1% Great: 114%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$139 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 422GB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 306 365 433 455 463 461 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 494 Write 461 Mixed 426 SusWrite 414 101% 448 MB/s	4K Read 37 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 58.4 186% 66.5 MB/s	DQ Read 366 DQ Write 303 DQ Mixed 341 254% 337 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 133%
WD WD10EADX-00TDHB0 1TB 12,976 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 408GB free Firmware: 77.04D77 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 88 88 89 89 89 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	50.7% Above average	Read 88.8 Write 83.2 Mixed 62.2 SusWrite 87.9 59% 80.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 129% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 50.7% Great: 57%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 585GB free Firmware: CC38 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 114 114 117 117 116 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	66% Good	Read 115 Write 97.7 Mixed 66 SusWrite 115 72% 98.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.9 153% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 66% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GB 49,673 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	70.4% Very good	MC Read 26.5 MC Write 27.1 MC Mixed 21.8 72% 25.1 GB/s	SC Read 15.1 SC Write 24 SC Mixed 20.2 56% 19.8 GB/s	Latency 69.3 58% 69.3 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 70.4% Great: 80%

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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 2,155 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	549x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	324x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	261x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	318x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	226x
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	56x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	49x

RAM
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	139x
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 $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16