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 (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 77.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	59.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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	13 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151218
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 08 '20 at 11:38
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	ESP-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing as expected (53^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)	77.9% Very good	Memory 85 1-Core 105 2-Core 209 76% 133 Pts	4-Core 409 8-Core 411 55% 410 Pts	64-Core 412 26% 412 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 77.9% Great: 73%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100 67,541 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 60GB free (System drive) Firmware: R070 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 140 144 146 147 144 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	59.3% Above average	Read 297 Write 369 Mixed 153 SusWrite 144 54% 241 MB/s	4K Read 20.3 4K Write 96.7 4K Mixed 21.4 109% 46.1 MB/s	DQ Read 127 DQ Write 150 DQ Mixed 107 89% 128 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 59.3% Great: 95%
WD Green 1.5TB (2010)-$170 41,439 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 299GB free Firmware: 0A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 50 53 53 51 51 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	34.6% Below average	Read 68.5 Write 67 Mixed 64 SusWrite 51.4 47% 62.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.5 128% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 34.6% Great: 63%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 93GB free Firmware: AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 125 126 128 127 127 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	59.6% Above average	Read 81 Write 68.7 Mixed 78.2 SusWrite 126 66% 88.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 126% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 59.6% Great: 67%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 295GB free Firmware: ABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 168 173 172 172 171 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	88.7% Excellent	Read 138 Write 144 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 171 87% 120 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 164% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 88.7% 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 as expected (59^th percentile)	70.8% Very good	MC Read 26.2 MC Write 27.6 MC Mixed 21.6 72% 25.1 GB/s	SC Read 15.3 SC Write 26.3 SC Mixed 21.2 60% 20.9 GB/s	Latency 71.9 56% 71.9 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 70.8% Great: 79%

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Typical B150 GAMING M3 (MS-7978) Builds (Compare 2,146 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	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 $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	55x
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 $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 $178	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