MSI B150 GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results


Gaming 47% Yacht	Desktop 70% Battle cruiser	Workstation 36% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 57.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	76.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	90.3% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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	10.2 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180705
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 24 '22 at 21:12
Run Duration	247 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing as expected (57^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700-$180 282,363 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 1.8 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	57.7% Above average	Memory 80.5 1-Core 87.6 2-Core 119 60% 95.7 Pts	4-Core 194 8-Core 258 29% 226 Pts	64-Core 270 17% 270 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 57.7% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3050-$230 43,922 User benchmarks, average bench 75% MSI(1462 C978) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.40 Performing below potential (75^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	76.1% Very good	Lighting 103 Reflection 83.3 Parallax 90.8 84% 92.5 fps	MRender 86.1 Gravity 73.4 Splatting 65.8 60% 75.1 fps
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 76.1% Great: 79%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HyperX Savage 240GB-$117 39,518 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 68GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM00.U SusWrite @10s intervals: 238 282 229 277 252 251 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	90.3% Outstanding	Read 434 Write 424 Mixed 308 SusWrite 255 80% 355 MB/s	4K Read 31.4 4K Write 96.6 4K Mixed 40.7 151% 56.2 MB/s	DQ Read 337 DQ Write 155 DQ Mixed 41.9 85% 178 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 90.3% Great: 111%
WD Green 4TB (2013)-$136 31,988 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 3.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 151 153 153 157 152 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	84% Excellent	Read 140 Write 138 Mixed 77.1 SusWrite 152 93% 127 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 186% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 84% Great: 87%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 857GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 174 176 177 178 178 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 176 Write 172 Mixed 110 SusWrite 175 116% 158 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 244% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 463GB free Firmware: KC48 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 122 121 122 123 123 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	66.7% Good	Read 111 Write 110 Mixed 63.3 SusWrite 122 74% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.9 148% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 66.7% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F4-2400C15-4GVR 04CD F4-2400C15-4GVR 04CD F4-2400C15-8GVR 04CD F4-2400C15-8GVR 24GB 24 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 4096, 4096, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	56.4% Above average	MC Read 20.2 MC Write 21.2 MC Mixed 17.7 56% 19.7 GB/s	SC Read 12.1 SC Write 22.4 SC Mixed 17.2 49% 17.2 GB/s	Latency 79.6 50% 79.6 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 56.4% Great: 94%

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Typical B150 GAMING M3 (MS-7978) Builds (Compare 2,166 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	551x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	326x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	263x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	318x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	227x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	173x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	103x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	56x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	50x

RAM
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	140x
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 $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $95	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16