MSI B150 GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results


Gaming 78% Battleship	Desktop 78% Battleship	Workstation 60% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 66.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	115% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

System	MSI MS-7978
Motherboard	MSI B150 GAMING M3 (MS-7978) (all builds)
Memory	10.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160724
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 25 '21 at 10:56
Run Duration	195 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing as expected (44^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6500-$67 241,476 User benchmarks, average bench 64% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	66.9% Good	Memory 83.1 1-Core 104 2-Core 204 74% 131 Pts	4-Core 293 8-Core 305 40% 299 Pts	64-Core 340 21% 340 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 66.9% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% MSI(1462 373E) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.68 Performing below potential (50^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	115% Outstanding	Lighting 149 Reflection 149 Parallax 149 121% 149 fps	MRender 184 Gravity 130 Splatting 116 114% 143 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 8GB free (System drive) Firmware: 608ABBF0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 242 Write 138 Mixed 171 40% 183 MB/s	4K Read 18.1 4K Write 89.1 4K Mixed 35.1 120% 47.4 MB/s	DQ Read 97 DQ Write 155 DQ Mixed 92.4 80% 115 MB/s
Poor: 30% Great: 73%
Kingston A400 120GB-$30 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 50GB free Firmware: SBFKB1E1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 217 134 132 134 232 130 MB/s Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	41.5% Average	Read 154 Write 111 Mixed 125 SusWrite 163 31% 138 MB/s	4K Read 21.5 4K Write 40.4 4K Mixed 18.6 78% 26.8 MB/s	DQ Read 39 DQ Write 42 DQ Mixed 36.6 29% 39.2 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 41.5% Great: 85%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$56 322,803 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 526GB free Firmware: AX003J SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 100 99 101 100 101 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	57.7% Above average	Read 105 Write 94.8 Mixed 33.2 SusWrite 96.5 60% 82.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.5 104% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 57.7% Great: 62%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 184 181 173 154 177 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 40% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX2133C14D4/4G 04CD F4-2400C15-4GRR KHX2133C14D4/4G 04CD F4-2400C15-4GRR 16GB 20 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	65.8% Good	MC Read 22.7 MC Write 25.7 MC Mixed 21.6 67% 23.3 GB/s	SC Read 13.5 SC Write 26 SC Mixed 18.8 56% 19.4 GB/s	Latency 75 53% 75 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 65.8% Great: 83%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 21: 2R 2G 5B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
21%	30%	30	109	7	144	27"	2560 1440	SNC2700 SKP_E20-27

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Typical B150 GAMING M3 (MS-7978) Builds (Compare 2,155 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 41%

Speed boat

Desktop 75%

Battleship

Workstation 33%

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

CPU
Core i5-6500Intel $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	549x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	324x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	261x

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	56x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	49x

RAM
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	139x
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 $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16