MSI B150 GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results


Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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.
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 69.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	29.5% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	166% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

Very high background CPU (74%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 months ago, 4 months ago, 4 months ago, 4 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7978
Motherboard	MSI B150 GAMING M3 (MS-7978) (all builds)
Memory	26.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180705
Uptime	4.3 Days
Run Date	Dec 21 '23 at 15:16
Run Duration	117 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	74%

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PC Performing below expectations (37^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 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	69.8% Good	Memory 78.6 1-Core 108 2-Core 210 74% 132 Pts	4-Core 348 8-Core 379 48% 363 Pts	64-Core 384 24% 384 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 69.8% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% EVGA(3842 6251) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 536.23 Performing below potential (59^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	29.5% Poor	Lighting 37.5 Reflection 41.1 Parallax 37.6 31% 38.7 fps	MRender 36.9 Gravity 38.7 Splatting 27.4 27% 34.3 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 29.5% Great: 33%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kxd51ln11t92 TOSHIBA 2TB 32 User benchmarks, average bench 186% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 1CEE6104 SusWrite @10s intervals: 674 780 824 605 851 846 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	166% Outstanding	Read 1,382 Write 796 Mixed 753 SusWrite 763 206% 924 MB/s	4K Read 23.8 4K Write 71.4 4K Mixed 32.4 115% 42.5 MB/s	DQ Read 795 DQ Write 503 DQ Mixed 236 287% 511 MB/s
Poor: 154% ↑ This bench: 166% Great: 208%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 18ASF1G72AZ-2G1A1 4x8GB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (30^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	75.3% Very good	MC Read 26.2 MC Write 29.9 MC Mixed 25.5 78% 27.2 GB/s	SC Read 15.9 SC Write 29.1 SC Mixed 20.9 63% 22 GB/s	Latency 83.9 48% 83.9 ns
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 75.3% Great: 83%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	70	57	60	27.5"	1280 720	SAM0C4D U28E590

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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	550x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	326x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	262x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	318x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	227x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	173x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	103x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	56x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	50x

RAM
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	140x
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 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4070 $515	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16