MSI B150 GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 68%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 60%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics79.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive94.9% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7978
MotherboardMSI B150 GAMING M3 (MS-7978)  (all builds)
Memory23.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180125
Uptime2.6 Days
Run DateJul 27 '18 at 20:58
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%
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 PC Performing above expectations (69th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$250
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
82.1% Excellent
Memory 78.6
1-Core 139
2-Core 263
88% 160 Pts
4-Core 460
8-Core 741
74% 601 Pts
64-Core 746
46% 746 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 82.1%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.36
Performing below potential (50th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
79.2% Very good
Lighting 98.3
Reflection 107
Parallax 92.8
80% 99.5 fps
MRender 94.3
Gravity 92.6
Splatting 96.3
78% 94.4 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 79.2%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial BX200 480GB-$160
97GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU01.6
SusWrite @10s intervals: 262 220 108 78 77 78 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
94.9% Outstanding
Read 470
Write 418
Mixed 390
SusWrite 137
79% 354 MB/s
4K Read 33.5
4K Write 113
4K Mixed 49.2
174% 65.4 MB/s
DQ Read 296
DQ Write 328
DQ Mixed 236
198% 286 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 94.9%
Great: 95%
WD Blue 3D SATA M.2 500GB-$95
465GB free
Firmware: X61190WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 440 438 403 406 407 406 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
122% Outstanding
Read 505
Write 481
Mixed 398
SusWrite 417
101% 450 MB/s
4K Read 41.1
4K Write 122
4K Mixed 54.7
197% 72.7 MB/s
DQ Read 381
DQ Write 333
DQ Mixed 288
235% 334 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 122%
Great: 116%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2666 C15 Series 859B BLS8G4D26BFSEK.8FBD 8502 2666 C15 Series 859B BLS8G4D26BFSEK.8FBD 32GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
66.4% Good
MC Read 23
MC Write 25.9
MC Mixed 21.3
67% 23.4 GB/s
SC Read 16.7
SC Write 25.9
SC Mixed 21.1
61% 21.2 GB/s
Latency 83.2
48% 83.2 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 66.4%
Great: 69%

 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 2,140 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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