MSI B150 GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results


Gaming 49% Yacht	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 42% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	49.3% 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	93% 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.

Run History

7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7978
Motherboard	MSI B150 GAMING M3 (MS-7978) (all builds)
Memory	13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161102
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 14 '17 at 17:32
Run Duration	131 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (63^rd 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 above expectations (97^th percentile)	89.5% Excellent	Memory 93.1 1-Core 129 2-Core 254 89% 159 Pts	4-Core 464 8-Core 705 72% 584 Pts	64-Core 706 44% 706 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 89.5% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% MSI(1462 3413) CLim: 1370 MHz, MLim: 2250 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 16.12.2 Performing below potential (75^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	49.3% Average	Lighting 58.8 Reflection 58.1 Parallax 57 48% 58 fps	MRender 69 Gravity 68.3 Splatting 56.3 52% 64.5 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 49.3% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HyperX Savage 240GB-$120 39,518 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 83GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM02.H Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1374 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 116 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 392 (AD) Unknown 100 100 655414 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 43 (C2) HDA temperature 66 57 184684904482 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 2737 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 2210 (F2) Unknown 100 100 2403 (F4) Unknown 100 100 10 (F5) Unknown 100 100 54 (F6) Unknown 100 100 734016	93% Outstanding	Read 525 Write 494 Mixed 507 114% 509 MB/s	4K Read 31.3 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 13.5 119% 49.3 MB/s	DQ Read 31.4 DQ Write 327 DQ Mixed 61.7 83% 140 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 93% Great: 111%
Crucial MX200 SATA M.2 500GB-$258 1,264 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 50GB free Firmware: MU04 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 44 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 73 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 11 (AE) Unknown 100 100 27 (B4) Unknown 0 0 5585 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 66 45 236224446498 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 100 0 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 5429398212 (F7) Unknown 100 100 169766600 (F8) Unknown 100 100 94543356	90.1% Outstanding	Read 526 Write 386 Mixed 368 95% 427 MB/s	4K Read 30.4 4K Write 98.6 4K Mixed 25.4 131% 51.5 MB/s	DQ Read 30.9 DQ Write 274 DQ Mixed 38.9 64% 115 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 115%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: CC26 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 114 99 72037440 (03) Spinup time 97 96 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 416 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 74 60 26204503 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 1366 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 106 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 91 91 9 (BE) vendor-specific 75 70 437518361 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 22 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 99 99 2322 (C2) HDA temperature 25 40 68719476761 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -45453638892495 (F1) Unknown 100 253 10422606899 (F2) Unknown 100 253 87448964636	91.4% Outstanding	Read 169 Write 150 Mixed 155 119% 158 MB/s	4K Read 0.78 4K Write 1.57 4K Mixed 0.18 81% 0.84 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 91.4% Great: 114%

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 above expectations (80^th percentile)	73.3% Very good	MC Read 27.8 MC Write 28.2 MC Mixed 20.7 73% 25.6 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 28.8 SC Mixed 22.1 65% 22.9 GB/s	Latency 62 64% 62 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 73.3% Great: 80%

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Typical B150 GAMING M3 (MS-7978) Builds (Compare 2,151 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	548x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	323x
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 500GBSamsung $79Bench 105%, 762,998 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 $254	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 $163	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) $31	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