MSI B150 GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results


Gaming 44% Speed boat	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 39% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 79.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	48.7% 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 Drive	35.2% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	MSI MS-7978
Motherboard	MSI B150 GAMING M3 (MS-7978) (all builds)
Memory	13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170424
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 18 '18 at 16:26
Run Duration	282 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st 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 (96^th percentile)	79.9% Very good	Memory 87.8 1-Core 117 2-Core 220 81% 141 Pts	4-Core 388 8-Core 650 63% 519 Pts	64-Core 660 41% 660 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 79.9% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 390.77 Performing below potential (57^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	48.7% Average	Lighting 58.6 Reflection 58.6 Parallax 47.5 48% 54.9 fps	MRender 72 Gravity 62.2 Splatting 55 51% 63.1 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 48.7% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SP900 64GB 416 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 22GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2a Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 104 104 8568964 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 0 0 93346819240919 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1019 (AB) Unknown 0 0 0 (AC) Unknown 0 0 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 831 (B1) Unknown 0 0 8 (B5) Unknown 0 0 0 (B6) Unknown 0 0 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 32 42 55837327392 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 8568964 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 8568964 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 8568964 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 99 99 0 (E9) Unknown 0 0 11339 (EA) Unknown 0 0 7535 (F1) Unknown 0 0 7535 (F2) Unknown 0 0 3514	35.2% Below average	Read 181 Write 62 Mixed 79.8 23% 107 MB/s	4K Read 22.4 4K Write 59 4K Mixed 8.23 76% 29.9 MB/s	DQ Read 64.6 DQ Write 58.8 DQ Mixed 20.5 27% 47.9 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 35.2% Great: 62%
Seagate SkyHawk 4TB (2016)-$90 7,966 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 3.5TB free Firmware: CV11 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 79 64 87324060 (03) Spinup time 94 93 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 179 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 82 60 161048378 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 -18678812767771 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 142 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 97 219047788618 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 68 60 538640416 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 91 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 99 99 2357 (C2) HDA temperature 32 40 81604378656 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 22024592296243 (F1) Unknown 100 253 24893225555 (F2) Unknown 100 253 28756184103	88.4% Excellent	Read 156 Write 153 Mixed 130 110% 146 MB/s	4K Read 0.58 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.26 82% 0.81 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 88.4% Great: 107%
Samsung HD103SI 1TB-$89 48,059 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 278GB free Firmware: 1118 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 99 2 (03) Spinup time 81 81 6470 (04) Start/Stop count 95 95 5470 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 253 253 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 10462 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 6903 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 1 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 1751 (0D) Soft read error rate 100 99 1 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 193 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 75 61 420937753 (C2) HDA temperature 72 54 471269404 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 410735 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 99 99 853 (C8) Write error rate 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 253 253 0	34.2% Below average	Read 63.9 Write 55.1 Mixed 83.8 52% 67.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.42 4K Write 1.12 4K Mixed 0.36 78% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 34.2% Great: 59%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB-$80 31,610 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 10GB free Firmware: K Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 114 79 78535073 (03) Spinup time 96 95 0 (04) Start/Stop count 57 57 44969 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 1 (07) Seek error rate 79 54 35104397887 (09) Power-on hours count 71 71 26206 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2357 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 62 35 639500326 (C2) HDA temperature 38 65 47244640294 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 78 54 135232217 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 4 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 253 0	25.2% Poor	Read 42.4 Write 44.9 Mixed 44 33% 43.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.59 4K Write 1.64 4K Mixed 0.37 96% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 25.2% Great: 43%
WD Elements 2TB 35,768 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 940GB free, PID 10b8 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	35.9% Below average	Read 83.5 Write 85.3 Mixed 55.4 94% 74.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.52 4K Write 1.66 4K Mixed 0.22 66% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 35.9% Great: 44%
StoreJet Transcend 500GB 1,916 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 22GB free, PID 5106 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	19.2% Very poor	Read 41.2 Write 40.4 Mixed 25.4 44% 35.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.51 4K Write 1.41 4K Mixed 0.33 61% 0.75 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 19.2% Great: 44%
SanDisk Ultra Fit USB 3.0 32GB-$16 13,359 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 14GB free, PID 5583 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	40% Average	Read 137 Write 56.2 Mixed 64 94% 85.6 MB/s	4K Read 6.75 4K Write 2.07 4K Mixed 0.98 129% 3.27 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 40% Great: 38%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 859B CT4G4DFS8213.C8FADP 859B CT4G4DFS8213.M8FA 859B CT4G4DFS8213.C8FADP 16GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	74.6% Very good	MC Read 27.1 MC Write 28.3 MC Mixed 23.2 75% 26.2 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 29.2 SC Mixed 24.3 68% 23.7 GB/s	Latency 69.8 57% 69.8 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 74.6% Great: 75%

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Typical B150 GAMING M3 (MS-7978) Builds (Compare 2,143 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	546x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	322x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	258x

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	172x

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 $279	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 $184	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) $30	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