MSI B150 GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	84% 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	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.

System	MSI MS-7978
Motherboard	MSI B150 GAMING M3 (MS-7978) (all builds)
Memory	9.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit färger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180705
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Jan 08 '23 at 04:33
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (60^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 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	77.5% Very good	Memory 87.2 1-Core 111 2-Core 214 79% 138 Pts	4-Core 367 8-Core 526 56% 446 Pts	64-Core 549 34% 549 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 77.5% Great: 80%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM871b M.2 2280 128GB 2,851 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 58GB free (System drive) Firmware: MVT22D0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 157 157 157 157 157 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	84% Excellent	Read 448 Write 430 Mixed 370 SusWrite 158 79% 352 MB/s	4K Read 36 4K Write 82.2 4K Mixed 48.2 160% 55.5 MB/s	DQ Read 201 DQ Write 88 DQ Mixed 178 123% 156 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 84% Great: 101%
Samsung 870 EVO 1TB-$89 129,044 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 489GB free Firmware: SVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 366 441 441 440 435 434 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 445 Write 415 Mixed 422 SusWrite 426 96% 427 MB/s	4K Read 37 4K Write 83.3 4K Mixed 52.2 167% 57.5 MB/s	DQ Read 182 DQ Write 159 DQ Mixed 244 163% 195 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 137%
Samsung 840 250GB-$251 41,998 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 153GB free Firmware: DXT07B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 230 219 207 208 197 209 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	70.3% Very good	Read 452 Write 245 Mixed 156 SusWrite 212 59% 266 MB/s	4K Read 24.6 4K Write 69.6 4K Mixed 22.7 103% 39 MB/s	DQ Read 267 DQ Write 107 DQ Mixed 56.1 76% 143 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 70.3% Great: 85%
Generic External 1TB 465 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 447GB free, PID 1340 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 42 43 42 42 43 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	21% Poor	Read 59 Write 29.2 Mixed 32.2 SusWrite 41.8 51% 40.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.7 61% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 21% Great: 25%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2A2133C13 029E CMK8GX4M2A2133C13 029E CMK8GX4M2A2133C13 16GB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 4096, 4096 MB Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	51.6% Above average	MC Read 17.9 MC Write 18.9 MC Mixed 15.9 50% 17.6 GB/s	SC Read 13.3 SC Write 18.9 SC Mixed 16.4 46% 16.2 GB/s	Latency 70.3 57% 70.3 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 51.6% Great: 71%

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Typical B150 GAMING M3 (MS-7978) Builds (Compare 2,141 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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