MSI B150 GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 127%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 106%
UFO
PC StatusOverall 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.
ProcessorWith 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics153% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive69% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7978
MotherboardMSI B150 GAMING M3 (MS-7978)  (all builds)
Memory26.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150906
Uptime2.7 Days
Run DateMay 11 '20 at 01:35
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing as expected (44th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
86.9% Excellent
Memory 86.3
1-Core 122
2-Core 242
84% 150 Pts
4-Core 476
8-Core 657
71% 566 Pts
64-Core 653
40% 653 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 86.9%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
Gigabyte(1458 37BC) ≥ 4GB; Aorus
CLim: 2205 MHz, MLim: 3535 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 450.82
Performing below potential (38th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
153% Outstanding
Lighting 202
Reflection 227
Parallax 234
165% 221 fps
MRender 268
Gravity 225
Splatting 145
167% 213 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 153%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX200 500GB-$90
70GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 138 138 113 130 123 MB/s
Performing below expectations (20th percentile)
69% Good
Read 377
Write 173
Mixed 247
SusWrite 130
51% 232 MB/s
4K Read 26.6
4K Write 80.4
4K Mixed 36.9
130% 48 MB/s
DQ Read 136
DQ Write 116
DQ Mixed 138
100% 130 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 69%
Great: 105%
Hitachi HDS723015BLA642 1.5TB
676GB free
Firmware: MN5OA580
SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 126 127 128 128 124 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
67.3% Good
Read 108
Write 109
Mixed 71.1
SusWrite 126
76% 104 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
162% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 67.3%
Great: 79%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2666 C15 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
40.8% Average
MC Read 13.8
MC Write 14.1
MC Mixed 12
38% 13.3 GB/s
SC Read 12.8
SC Write 15.3
SC Mixed 13.5
40% 13.9 GB/s
Latency 71.1
56% 71.1 ns
Poor: 48%
This bench: 40.8%
Great: 96%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical B150 GAMING M3 (MS-7978) Builds (Compare 2,144 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 41%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat

Motherboard: MSI B150 GAMING M3 (MS-7978) - $100

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 66% - Good Total price: $508
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