MSI B150 GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results


Gaming 13% Tree trunk	Desktop 76% Battleship	Workstation 12% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	8.63% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	84.4% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). 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	15.8 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160516
Uptime	8.9 Days
Run Date	Oct 15 '18 at 00:59
Run Duration	187 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing as expected (60^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-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	77.3% Very good	Memory 88.3 1-Core 105 2-Core 214 78% 136 Pts	4-Core 382 8-Core 390 52% 386 Pts	64-Core 393 24% 393 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 77.3% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 560-$500 60,738 User benchmarks, average bench 22% XFX(1682 9560) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1295 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.8.1 Relative performance (0^th percentile)	8.63% Terrible	Lighting 0.03 Reflection 32.1 Parallax 37.2 0% 23.1 fps	MRender 30 Gravity 29.6 Splatting 32.5 25% 30.7 fps
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 8.63% Great: 25%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 120GB-$76 9,139 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 34GB free (System drive) Firmware: X31000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 125 103 123 110 91 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	84.4% Excellent	Read 440 Write 416 Mixed 256 SusWrite 120 69% 308 MB/s	4K Read 30.6 4K Write 94.7 4K Mixed 42.1 150% 55.8 MB/s	DQ Read 307 DQ Write 277 DQ Mixed 240 194% 275 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 84.4% Great: 93%
Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB-$35 80,916 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 58GB free Firmware: 0C3FD6SD SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 57 46 46 47 46 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	57.5% Above average	Read 168 Write 334 Mixed 311 SusWrite 68.9 50% 220 MB/s	4K Read 28.4 4K Write 57.8 4K Mixed 38.6 123% 41.6 MB/s	DQ Read 263 DQ Write 92.3 DQ Mixed 100 94% 152 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 57.5% Great: 82%
Kingston A400 120GB-$32 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 92GB free Firmware: 03070009 SusWrite @10s intervals: 291 60 59 60 59 59 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	72.7% Very good	Read 437 Write 328 Mixed 298 SusWrite 97.9 65% 290 MB/s	4K Read 33.8 4K Write 65.3 4K Mixed 40.3 137% 46.5 MB/s	DQ Read 152 DQ Write 138 DQ Mixed 119 96% 136 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 72.7% Great: 85%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107 47,617 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 418GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 105 105 105 104 104 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	67% Good	Read 129 Write 128 Mixed 116 SusWrite 104 89% 119 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 197% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 67% Great: 85%
Seagate ST3250410AS 250GB-$95 20,246 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 209GB free Firmware: 3.AAF SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 94 94 94 94 91 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	53.9% Above average	Read 94.3 Write 85.2 Mixed 48.8 SusWrite 93.4 59% 80.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.9 153% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 53.9% Great: 54%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX2133C14D4/4G 0215 CMK16GX4M2A2400C16 KHX2133C14D4/4G 0215 CMK16GX4M2A2400C16 24GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	63.9% Good	MC Read 23.1 MC Write 24.8 MC Mixed 19.3 64% 22.4 GB/s	SC Read 13.8 SC Write 25 SC Mixed 18.5 55% 19.1 GB/s	Latency 69.2 58% 69.2 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 63.9% Great: 76%

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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 2,141 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 $129Bench 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