MSI B150 GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 41%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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.
ProcessorWith 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 60.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics60.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive30.3% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7978
MotherboardMSI B150 GAMING M3 (MS-7978)  (all builds)
Memory10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180125
Uptime3.1 Days
Run DateDec 06 '19 at 19:45
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User TUR-User
Background CPU 22%
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 PC Performing below expectations (36th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600-$132
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
60.8% Good
Memory 77.7
1-Core 83.9
2-Core 201
68% 121 Pts
4-Core 249
8-Core 287
35% 268 Pts
64-Core 411
26% 411 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 60.8%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 430.64
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
60.1% Good
Lighting 75.2
Reflection 72.8
Parallax 62
61% 70 fps
MRender 68.6
Gravity 70.4
Splatting 71.7
58% 70.2 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 60.1%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Jamesdonkey JD480 480GB
228GB free (System drive)
Firmware: JD2019
SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.1 13 319 51 27 13 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
30.3% Below average
Read 432
Write 356
Mixed 330
SusWrite 72.1
66% 297 MB/s
4K Read 19.1
4K Write 5.8
4K Mixed 0.4
32% 8.43 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 30.3%
Great: 91%
HyperX Fury 240GB-$193
124GB free
Firmware: 603ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 161 154 150 150 156 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
66.9% Good
Read 294
Write 214
Mixed 238
SusWrite 150
50% 224 MB/s
4K Read 23.1
4K Write 91.3
4K Mixed 32.9
126% 49.1 MB/s
DQ Read 126
DQ Write 210
DQ Mixed 173
130% 170 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 66.9%
Great: 84%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX2133C14D4/8G KHX2133C14/8G 16GB
2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
65.1% Good
MC Read 25.7
MC Write 24.7
MC Mixed 19.6
67% 23.3 GB/s
SC Read 14.2
SC Write 22.7
SC Mixed 19.5
54% 18.8 GB/s
Latency 84.9
47% 84.9 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 65.1%
Great: 79%

 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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