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 below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 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 50%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Boot Drive	79.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Very high background CPU (73%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7978
Motherboard	MSI B150 GAMING M3 (MS-7978) (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180705
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 18 '19 at 13:33
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	73%

PC Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Pentium G4500-$37 3,191 User benchmarks, average bench 56% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	50% Above average	Memory 84.2 1-Core 91 2-Core 174 68% 117 Pts	4-Core 90 8-Core 122 13% 106 Pts	64-Core 197 12% 197 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 50% Great: 65%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SSD PLUS 480GB 5,109 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 322GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z31000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 277 261 252 229 265 267 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	79.5% Very good	Read 444 Write 404 Mixed 283 SusWrite 258 78% 347 MB/s	4K Read 24 4K Write 58.8 4K Mixed 32 108% 38.3 MB/s	DQ Read 298 DQ Write 249 DQ Mixed 201 170% 249 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 79.5% Great: 108%
Lacie P9220 1TB 645 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 6GB free Firmware: 1053 SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 38 39 43 91 98 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	44.1% Average	Read 93 Write 73.5 Mixed 59 SusWrite 60.2 53% 71.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 163% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 44.1% Great: 61%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 29GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 130 110 99 101 95 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	69.9% Good	Read 134 Write 124 Mixed 63.8 SusWrite 110 79% 108 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 204% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 69.9% Great: 109%
SAMSUNG HM040GI 40GB 0GB free, PID 0c31 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 21.7 Write 28.7 Mixed 18.7 30% 23 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.5 52% 0.6 MB/s

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x8GB-$46 47,721 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	68.8% Good	MC Read 21.8 MC Write 26.8 MC Mixed 25 70% 24.5 GB/s	SC Read 15.8 SC Write 25.5 SC Mixed 18.2 57% 19.8 GB/s	Latency 73 55% 73 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 68.8% Great: 80%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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 2,145 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 $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	317x
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 $94Bench 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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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