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 (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 84.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	93.9% 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.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7978
Motherboard	MSI B150 GAMING M3 (MS-7978) (all builds)
Memory	21.9 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170424
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 16 '17 at 16:05
Run Duration	123 Seconds
Run User	ESP-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$130 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	84.6% Excellent	Memory 88.4 1-Core 123 2-Core 238 84% 150 Pts	4-Core 468 8-Core 467 63% 467 Pts	64-Core 468 29% 468 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 84.6% Great: 85%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80 69,224 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 80GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 12771 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 1805 (B1) Unknown 91 91 176 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 99 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 72 51 28 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 99 99 1 (EB) Unknown 99 99 213 (F1) Unknown 99 99 40014792391	93.9% Outstanding	Read 518 Write 394 Mixed 404 98% 439 MB/s	4K Read 29 4K Write 92.6 4K Mixed 35.5 138% 52.4 MB/s	DQ Read 44.9 DQ Write 259 DQ Mixed 24.1 56% 109 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 93.9% Great: 115%
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 75GB free Firmware: Z32070RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 0 100 7738 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1350 (A5) Unknown 100 100 5489058514251 (A6) Unknown 100 100 6 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 44 (A9) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 33 (AE) Unknown 100 100 151 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 66 25 322122547234 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 1937061904867 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 8083 (EA) Unknown 100 100 12689 (F1) Unknown 253 253 9269 (F2) Unknown 253 253 5733 (F4) Unknown 0 100 0	64.6% Good	Read 505 Write 378 Mixed 357 92% 413 MB/s	4K Read 15.8 4K Write 75.6 4K Mixed 3.61 69% 31.7 MB/s	DQ Read 25.1 DQ Write 83.9 DQ Mixed 3.32 17% 37.4 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 64.6% Great: 86%
Seagate Expansion 1TB 2,465 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 788GB free, PID 2320 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	40.8% Average	Read 93.2 Write 98 Mixed 89.3 121% 93.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.44 4K Write 1.89 4K Mixed 0.33 77% 0.89 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 40.8% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX2133C14D4/4G 029E CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 KHX2133C14D4/4G 029E CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 24GB 35 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	78.4% Very good	MC Read 28.2 MC Write 29.8 MC Mixed 25.2 79% 27.7 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 31.5 SC Mixed 24.3 69% 24.3 GB/s	Latency 69.2 58% 69.2 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 78.4% Great: 78%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Typical B150 GAMING M3 (MS-7978) Builds (Compare 2,149 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	547x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	323x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	260x

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 $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	55x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	49x

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 $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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16