MSI B150 GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 79%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 60%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 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.
ProcessorWith 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 58.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics133% 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.
Boot Drive59.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
Very high background CPU (84%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7978
MotherboardMSI B150 GAMING M3 (MS-7978)  (all builds)
Memory8.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160516
Uptime13.6 Days
Run DateJan 25 '23 at 01:43
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU 84%
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 PC Performing below expectations (31st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$122
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
58.7% Above average
Memory 76.8
1-Core 85.8
2-Core 157
63% 107 Pts
4-Core 232
8-Core 257
32% 245 Pts
64-Core 290
18% 290 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 58.7%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340
CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 528.02
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
133% Outstanding
Lighting 188
Reflection 175
Parallax 171
153% 178 fps
MRender 184
Gravity 138
Splatting 118
116% 146 fps
Poor: 116%
This bench: 133%
Great: 136%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 SATA M.2 275GB-$42
78GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M0CR021
SusWrite @10s intervals: 213 258 223 133 130 132 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
59.7% Above average
Read 343
Write 304
Mixed 241
SusWrite 181
60% 267 MB/s
4K Read 16.3
4K Write 45.9
4K Mixed 22.2
78% 28.1 MB/s
DQ Read 233
DQ Write 258
DQ Mixed 285
204% 259 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 59.7%
Great: 95%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$39
115GB free
Firmware: 02.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 110 109 109 109 107 MB/s
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
70.6% Very good
Read 137
Write 144
Mixed 80.3
SusWrite 109
86% 118 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 1.1
193% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 70.6%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F4-2400C15-4GIS 0215 CMK8GX4M2A2400C14 0420 F4-2400C15-4GIS 0215 CMK8GX4M2A2400C14 16GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
61.7% Good
MC Read 21.2
MC Write 24.4
MC Mixed 21.3
64% 22.3 GB/s
SC Read 12.6
SC Write 20.5
SC Mixed 17.6
48% 16.9 GB/s
Latency 86.7
46% 86.7 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 61.7%
Great: 69%

 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 2,170 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
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176Nvidia RTX 4060 $293Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260Nvidia RTX 4070 $550Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $44SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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