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 way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 81.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	33.7% 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 (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7978
Motherboard	MSI B150 GAMING M3 (MS-7978) (all builds)
Memory	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150906
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Feb 04 '18 at 02:20
Run Duration	284 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing way above expectations (87^th 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 (99^th percentile)	81.6% Excellent	Memory 88.9 1-Core 123 2-Core 229 83% 147 Pts	4-Core 401 8-Core 654 64% 527 Pts	64-Core 657 41% 657 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 81.6% Great: 80%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SP900 64GB 416 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 12GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5.0.2a 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 8802273 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 0 0 -4191888051345 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 966 (AB) Unknown 0 0 0 (AC) Unknown 0 0 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 803 (B1) Unknown 0 0 8 (B5) Unknown 0 0 0 (B6) Unknown 0 0 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 29 42 55837327389 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 8802273 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 8802273 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 8802273 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 99 99 0 (E9) Unknown 0 0 10747 (EA) Unknown 0 0 6875 (F1) Unknown 0 0 6875 (F2) Unknown 0 0 2861	33.7% Below average	Read 179 Write 58.2 Mixed 77.6 23% 105 MB/s	4K Read 20.1 4K Write 49.9 4K Mixed 9.91 70% 26.7 MB/s	DQ Read 70.3 DQ Write 61.6 DQ Mixed 18 27% 49.9 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 33.7% Great: 62%
WD Elements 2TB 35,768 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 1.5TB free, PID 10b8 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	42.9% Average	Read 105 Write 101 Mixed 97.5 129% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.82 4K Mixed 0.19 70% 0.84 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 42.9% Great: 44%
StoreJet Transcend 500GB 1,916 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 439GB free, PID 5106 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	39.8% Below average	Read 92.9 Write 89.7 Mixed 71.5 107% 84.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.51 4K Write 2.17 4K Mixed 0.34 88% 1.01 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 39.8% Great: 44%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 128GB 2,131 User benchmarks, average bench 9% 119GB free, PID 5575 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	8.73% Terrible	Read 21 Write 7.25 Mixed 8.48 13% 12.2 MB/s	4K Read 3.87 4K Write 1.04 4K Mixed 1.32 94% 2.08 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 8.73% Great: 16%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CT4G4DFS8213.C8FADP 1315 CT4G4DFS8213.M8FA 1315 CT4G4DFS8213.C8FADP 0420 16GB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	73.6% Very good	MC Read 26.9 MC Write 28.1 MC Mixed 23.2 74% 26.1 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 28.1 SC Mixed 22.1 63% 22.1 GB/s	Latency 68.5 58% 68.5 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 73.6% Great: 74%

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Typical B150 GAMING M3 (MS-7978) Builds (Compare 2,141 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	321x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	257x

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	171x

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) $35	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