MSI B150 GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 41%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 32%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics54.1% 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 Drive63.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7978
MotherboardMSI B150 GAMING M3 (MS-7978)  (all builds)
Memory2.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150906
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateJul 19 '18 at 18:22
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 23%

 PC Performing as expected (58th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6500-$67
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
74.8% Very good
Memory 87.3
1-Core 96.5
2-Core 201
74% 128 Pts
4-Core 367
8-Core 330
48% 348 Pts
64-Core 346
21% 346 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 74.8%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1519 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.36
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
54.1% Above average
Lighting 68.4
Reflection 68.6
Parallax 61.1
56% 66 fps
MRender 72.4
Gravity 62.2
Splatting 54.9
51% 63.2 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 54.1%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB-$35
23GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0C3FD6SD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 70 49 61 29 60 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
63.3% Good
Read 317
Write 297
Mixed 105
SusWrite 77.7
44% 199 MB/s
4K Read 18.6
4K Write 50
4K Mixed 39.7
106% 36.1 MB/s
DQ Read 277
DQ Write 250
DQ Mixed 113
126% 213 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 63.3%
Great: 82%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
348GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 105 116 94 156 150 MB/s
Performing below expectations (20th percentile)
74.1% Very good
Read 136
Write 92
Mixed 43
SusWrite 123
72% 98.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.4
76% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 74.1%
Great: 112%
WD Green 1.5TB (2010)-$170
996GB free
Firmware: 51.0AB51
SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 111 110 110 112 113 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
62.6% Good
Read 107
Write 107
Mixed 70
SusWrite 111
73% 98.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.7
146% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 62.6%
Great: 63%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2400 C15 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
35.1% Below average
MC Read 10.4
MC Write 12.9
MC Mixed 10.9
33% 11.4 GB/s
SC Read 9.4
SC Write 11.9
SC Mixed 10.9
31% 10.7 GB/s
Latency 70.2
57% 70.2 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 35.1%
Great: 49%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B150 GAMING M3 (MS-7978) Builds (Compare 2,141 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 41%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat

Motherboard: MSI B150 GAMING M3 (MS-7978) - $100

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 66% - Good Total price: $508
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