MSI B150 GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 72.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	37% 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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

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 colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151218
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Apr 08 '20 at 02:24
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	ESP-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (44^th 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 (96^th percentile)	72.7% Very good	Memory 83.9 1-Core 98.6 2-Core 201 73% 128 Pts	4-Core 361 8-Core 332 47% 347 Pts	64-Core 404 25% 404 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 72.7% Great: 73%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100 67,541 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 64GB free (System drive) Firmware: R021 SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 94 113 130 130 137 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	37% Below average	Read 330 Write 300 Mixed 61.2 SusWrite 133 46% 206 MB/s	4K Read 25.3 4K Write 7.2 4K Mixed 9.2 54% 13.9 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 37% Great: 95%
WD Green 1.5TB (2010)-$170 41,439 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 297GB free Firmware: 0A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 68 67 69 69 68 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	39.3% Below average	Read 68.5 Write 74 Mixed 74.8 SusWrite 67.9 53% 71.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 126% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 39.3% Great: 63%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 93GB free Firmware: AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 127 127 127 127 127 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	58.4% Above average	Read 76.7 Write 74.2 Mixed 72.3 SusWrite 127 65% 87.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 140% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 58.4% Great: 67%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 295GB free Firmware: ABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 175 174 174 175 174 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	91.7% Outstanding	Read 146 Write 136 Mixed 30.2 SusWrite 174 88% 121 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 164% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 91.7% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2133 C15 2x8GB-$41 16,658 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	40% Below average	MC Read 13.9 MC Write 14.3 MC Mixed 12.2 38% 13.5 GB/s	SC Read 9.2 SC Write 13.2 SC Mixed 12.6 33% 11.7 GB/s	Latency 73.6 54% 73.6 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 40% Great: 79%

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Typical B150 GAMING M3 (MS-7978) Builds (Compare 2,148 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 $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	323x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	259x

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 $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	55x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	49x

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 $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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