MSI B150 GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 43%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 34%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics54.8% 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 DriveThe 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.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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 (36%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7978
MotherboardMSI B150 GAMING M3 (MS-7978)  (all builds)
Memory10 GB free of 12 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180705
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJun 02 '23 at 02:03
Run Duration118 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU 36%

 PC Performing above expectations (68th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
78.4% Very good
Memory 91
1-Core 124
2-Core 246
86% 154 Pts
4-Core 373
8-Core 421
52% 397 Pts
64-Core 432
27% 432 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 78.4%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 6500-XT-$140
Ram: 4GB, Driver: 23.5.2
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
54.8% Above average
Lighting 67.3
Reflection 74.2
Parallax 127
55% 89.4 fps
MRender 113
Gravity 72.4
Splatting 32.5
55% 72.5 fps
Poor: 44%
This bench: 54.8%
Great: 56%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung HM160HI 160GB-$50
109GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HH100-15
SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 23 45 37 24 31 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
24.8% Poor
Read 55.7
Write 60.3
Mixed 36.5
SusWrite 30.6
34% 45.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.6
106% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 24.8%
Great: 36%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F4-2400C15-4GIS 04CD F4-2133C15-8GIS 12GB
2133, 2133 MHz
4096, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
60% Above average
MC Read 21
MC Write 21.8
MC Mixed 19.2
59% 20.7 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 22
SC Mixed 18.8
53% 18.6 GB/s
Latency 65.8
61% 65.8 ns

 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 2,142 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
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