MSI B150 GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results


Gaming 35% Jet ski	Desktop 79% Battleship	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 72.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	42.2% 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	41.9% 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

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7978
Motherboard	MSI B150 GAMING M3 (MS-7978) (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180125
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 20 '21 at 06:48
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing as expected (45^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7400-$95 234,266 User benchmarks, average bench 64% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	72.2% Very good	Memory 79.8 1-Core 104 2-Core 208 74% 130 Pts	4-Core 376 8-Core 361 50% 369 Pts	64-Core 374 23% 374 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 72.2% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon RX480 630 User benchmarks, average bench 43% AMD(1002 0C05) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1266 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.12.1 Performing below potential (39^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	42.2% Average	Lighting 50.6 Reflection 55.2 Parallax 75.8 41% 60.5 fps	MRender 62.4 Gravity 59.2 Splatting 43.8 44% 55.1 fps
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 42.2% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intenso SSD 256GB 696 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 97GB free (System drive) Firmware: S0628A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 254 62 60 39 44 51 MB/s Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	41.9% Average	Read 230 Write 211 Mixed 214 SusWrite 84.8 42% 185 MB/s	4K Read 17.2 4K Write 48.9 4K Mixed 10.7 66% 25.6 MB/s	DQ Read 112 DQ Write 268 DQ Mixed 29.7 69% 137 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 41.9% Great: 100%
Seagate ST31000524NS 1TB-$94 5,596 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 596GB free Firmware: SN12 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 124 126 126 126 125 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	69.8% Good	Read 118 Write 119 Mixed 63.7 SusWrite 125 78% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 189% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 69.8% Great: 75%
Seagate Constellation ES.3 1TB-$33 9,374 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 285GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 101 100 101 102 105 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	56.8% Above average	Read 96.5 Write 97.5 Mixed 72 SusWrite 101 68% 91.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 197% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 56.8% Great: 103%
Hitachi HTS545050A7E380 500GB 64,410 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 422GB free Firmware: GG2OA7J0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 80 81 80 80 80 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	46.5% Average	Read 81.7 Write 81.7 Mixed 30 SusWrite 80.4 50% 68.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.4 80% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 46.5% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB 5,121 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	67.3% Good	MC Read 24.9 MC Write 25.8 MC Mixed 21.1 68% 23.9 GB/s	SC Read 14.1 SC Write 26.5 SC Mixed 20.5 58% 20.4 GB/s	Latency 81 49% 81 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 67.3% Great: 115%

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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