MSI B150 GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results


Gaming 33% Sail boat	Desktop 76% Battleship	Workstation 26% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 68.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	45.8% 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	38.1% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

21 months ago, 17 months ago, 17 months ago, 17 months ago, 17 months ago, 17 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7978
Motherboard	MSI B150 GAMING M3 (MS-7978) (all builds)
Memory	5.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160516
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 04 '22 at 22:36
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing as expected (55^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 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	68.1% Good	Memory 84.1 1-Core 98.8 2-Core 196 73% 126 Pts	4-Core 299 8-Core 325 41% 312 Pts	64-Core 326 20% 326 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 68.1% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% Gigabyte(1458 22D0) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1290 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 22.11.2 Performing below potential (51^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	45.8% Average	Lighting 55.8 Reflection 60.1 Parallax 82.1 46% 66 fps	MRender 63.4 Gravity 67.8 Splatting 44.6 47% 58.6 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 45.8% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS480G2G0B-00EPW0 480GB 14,337 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 174GB free (System drive) Firmware: UK510000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 20 29 22 85 126 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	38.1% Below average	Read 404 Write 338 Mixed 282 SusWrite 77.5 61% 276 MB/s	4K Read 11.9 4K Write 27.5 4K Mixed 8.2 43% 15.9 MB/s	DQ Read 108 DQ Write 93.8 DQ Mixed 44.7 49% 82.2 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 38.1% Great: 59%
Hitachi HTS543216L9SA02 160GB 181 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 58GB free Firmware: FB2AC50F SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 53 53 53 54 53 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	24.9% Poor	Read 33.4 Write 35.8 Mixed 21.3 SusWrite 53.2 26% 35.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.5 96% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 24.9% Great: 35%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT8G4DFS8213.C8FDR1 1x8GB 1,173 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	39.5% Below average	MC Read 14.2 MC Write 14.2 MC Mixed 10.9 37% 13.1 GB/s	SC Read 11.7 SC Write 14 SC Mixed 11.7 36% 12.5 GB/s	Latency 73.4 54% 73.4 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 39.5% Great: 42%

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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%

Sail boat

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

CPU
Core i5-6500Intel $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	547x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	323x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	261x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	318x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	226x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	172x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	103x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	56x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	49x

RAM
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	139x
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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16