MSI B150 GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results


Gaming 44% Speed boat	Desktop 80% Battleship	Workstation 35% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 70.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	57.6% 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	76.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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	10.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151218
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Jul 04 '20 at 17:45
Run Duration	172 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	10%

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PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	70.2% Very good	Memory 76.8 1-Core 116 2-Core 229 78% 140 Pts	4-Core 362 8-Core 399 50% 380 Pts	64-Core 374 23% 374 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 70.2% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 85AC) CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2052 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 451.48 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	57.6% Above average	Lighting 71.2 Reflection 66.3 Parallax 52 58% 63.1 fps	MRender 68.4 Gravity 67 Splatting 71.2 57% 68.9 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 57.6% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Transcend MTS800 M.2 128GB-$126 5,326 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 48GB free (System drive) Firmware: N1126I SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 100 150 132 125 127 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	76.3% Very good	Read 455 Write 155 Mixed 208 SusWrite 130 52% 237 MB/s	4K Read 23.5 4K Write 91.6 4K Mixed 37.3 132% 50.8 MB/s	DQ Read 259 DQ Write 155 DQ Mixed 152 128% 189 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 76.3% Great: 82%
Crucial BX500 120GB-$15 37,154 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 27GB free Firmware: M6CR013 SusWrite @10s intervals: 303 74 41 54 39 53 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	42.3% Average	Read 464 Write 378 Mixed 372 SusWrite 94.1 73% 327 MB/s	4K Read 14.4 4K Write 8.7 4K Mixed 1.1 28% 8.07 MB/s	DQ Read 195 DQ Write 281 DQ Mixed 1.1 67% 159 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 42.3% Great: 86%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 265GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 160 161 160 161 160 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	94.5% Outstanding	Read 170 Write 164 Mixed 105 SusWrite 160 110% 150 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 229% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 94.5% Great: 109%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 137GB free Firmware: 19.01H19 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 90 90 90 90 90 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	57.8% Above average	Read 112 Write 105 Mixed 66.7 SusWrite 89.2 69% 93.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 164% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 57.8% Great: 69%
SanDisk Cruzer Slice 32GB 396 User benchmarks, average bench 10% 30GB free, PID 5566 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.5 5.5 5.1 5.5 5.1 5.1 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	11.4% Very poor	Read 21.5 Write 1.5 Mixed 3.7 SusWrite 5 8% 7.93 MB/s	4K Read 3.1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 2.6 171% 2.6 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 11.4% Great: 12%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB 51,435 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	61.3% Good	MC Read 23.1 MC Write 24.7 MC Mixed 19.9 64% 22.6 GB/s	SC Read 12.3 SC Write 14.8 SC Mixed 17.3 42% 14.8 GB/s	Latency 86.7 46% 86.7 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 61.3% Great: 108%

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Typical B150 GAMING M3 (MS-7978) Builds (Compare 2,145 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 $81Bench 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 $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	54x
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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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