MSI B150 GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 107%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 91%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 89.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics122% 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.
Memory16GB 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 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)
Memory10.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit kleuren
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180705
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateJan 04 '22 at 20:47
Run Duration211 Seconds
Run User BEL-User
Background CPU6%
Watch Gameplay: 2070S + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (59th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$242
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
89.9% Excellent
Memory 92.1
1-Core 134
2-Core 256
90% 161 Pts
4-Core 472
8-Core 731
74% 601 Pts
64-Core 730
45% 730 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 89.9%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 497.09
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
122% Outstanding
Lighting 161
Reflection 159
Parallax 162
131% 160 fps
MRender 193
Gravity 139
Splatting 121
120% 151 fps
Poor: 105%
This bench: 122%
Great: 123%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
8GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 43 41 48 42 32 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64
26GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 108 107 107 104 115 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
66% Good
Read 122
Write 125
Mixed 72.8
SusWrite 107
78% 107 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 0.9
194% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 66%
Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50
2TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 207 216 215 214 208 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 53% Great: 106%
WD Blue 2.5" 750GB-$71
367GB free
Firmware: 8105
SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 40 41 40 39 40 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
22.7% Poor
Read 38.9
Write 41
Mixed 33.2
SusWrite 39.7
28% 38.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.7
136% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 22.7%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMK8GX4M2A2666C16 029E CMK8GX4M2A2133C13 029E CMK8GX4M2A2666C16 029E CMK8GX4M2A2133C13 16GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
74.5% Very good
MC Read 26.5
MC Write 28.5
MC Mixed 23.2
74% 26.1 GB/s
SC Read 17.8
SC Write 29.1
SC Mixed 22.6
66% 23.2 GB/s
Latency 63.9
63% 63.9 ns
Poor: 68%
This bench: 74.5%
Great: 88%

 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 2,143 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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