MSI B150 GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results


Gaming 25% Surfboard	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (13th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 87 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 49.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	44.1% 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	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.

Very high background CPU (71%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 22 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7978
Motherboard	MSI B150 GAMING M3 (MS-7978) (all builds)
Memory	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180705
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 16 '22 at 21:19
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	71%

PC Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6500-$67 241,476 User benchmarks, average bench 64% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 2.95 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	49.4% Average	Memory 80.2 1-Core 78.1 2-Core 92.6 55% 83.6 Pts	4-Core 109 8-Core 121 15% 115 Pts	64-Core 144 9% 144 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 49.4% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 390-$325 82,117 User benchmarks, average bench 50% MSI(1462 2015) CLim: 1040 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.5.2 Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	44.1% Average	Lighting 53.5 Reflection 61.8 Parallax 86.3 44% 67.2 fps	MRender 64.1 Gravity 60.1 Splatting 45.5 45% 56.6 fps
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 44.1% Great: 52%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SSK 256GB 296 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 31GB free Firmware: 0208 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 97 193 219 238 253 MB/s Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	44.7% Average	Read 269 Write 238 Mixed 248 SusWrite 186 53% 235 MB/s	4K Read 24.8 4K Write 12.2 4K Mixed 12.2 60% 16.4 MB/s	DQ Read 171 DQ Write 49.9 DQ Mixed 70.4 62% 97.1 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 44.7% Great: 84%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$51 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 242GB free (System drive) Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 32 43 80 98 104 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	54.6% Above average	Read 125 Write 106 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 65.3 66% 89.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.4 92% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 54.6% Great: 114%
Seagate Desktop 1TB 4,684 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 922GB free, PID 3300 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 22 34 33 37 39 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	16.9% Very poor	Read 39.6 Write 32.1 Mixed 29.4 SusWrite 30.9 44% 33 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 77% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 16.9% Great: 21%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$40 98,777 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	42.8% Average	MC Read 11.2 MC Write 17.9 MC Mixed 12.6 40% 13.9 GB/s	SC Read 13 SC Write 19 SC Mixed 16.6 46% 16.2 GB/s	Latency 80.1 50% 80.1 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 42.8% Great: 88%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 41%

Speed boat

Desktop 75%

Battleship

Workstation 33%

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

CPU
Core i5-6500Intel $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	546x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	321x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	257x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	316x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	225x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	171x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	103x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 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 $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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