MSI B150 GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results


Gaming 49% Yacht	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 43% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	58.4% 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 Drive	79% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

System	MSI MS-7978
Motherboard	MSI B150 GAMING M3 (MS-7978) (all builds)
Memory	27.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151218
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 27 '21 at 10:59
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	77.3% Very good	Memory 81.7 1-Core 129 2-Core 240 84% 150 Pts	4-Core 392 8-Core 652 64% 522 Pts	64-Core 651 40% 651 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 77.3% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Gigabyte(1458 371A) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 461.40 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	58.4% Above average	Lighting 72.5 Reflection 76.3 Parallax 70.2 59% 73 fps	MRender 67.8 Gravity 72.2 Splatting 69.3 57% 69.8 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 58.4% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89 105,079 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 106GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0C3FD6SD SusWrite @10s intervals: 279 179 96 87 54 79 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	79% Very good	Read 491 Write 398 Mixed 330 SusWrite 129 75% 337 MB/s	4K Read 32.8 4K Write 97.6 4K Mixed 29.1 139% 53.2 MB/s	DQ Read 316 DQ Write 140 DQ Mixed 184 148% 213 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 79% Great: 88%
WD WD2003FYPS-27W9B 2TB 9,937 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 903GB free Firmware: 04.05G09 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 88 89 89 89 88 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	50% Above average	Read 85.7 Write 84.7 Mixed 82.9 SusWrite 88.4 64% 85.4 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 145% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 50% Great: 61%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 190 191 191 192 192 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 191 Write 151 Mixed 85.4 SusWrite 189 113% 154 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$48 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 916GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 183 180 186 182 186 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	86.8% Excellent	Read 122 Write 142 Mixed 68.9 SusWrite 181 94% 128 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 106% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 86.8% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX2400C15D4/8G KHX2400C15D4/8G KHX2400C15/8G KHX2400C15/8G 32GB 109 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	69.3% Good	MC Read 24.6 MC Write 26.6 MC Mixed 21.5 69% 24.2 GB/s	SC Read 16.5 SC Write 29.5 SC Mixed 22.1 65% 22.7 GB/s	Latency 77.4 52% 77.4 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 69.3% Great: 88%

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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 2,149 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 $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	323x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	260x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	318x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	226x
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	55x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	49x

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 $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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 $40	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