MSI B150 GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results


Gaming 41% Speed boat	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 33% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 70.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	50.2% 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	85.2% 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.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7978
Motherboard	MSI B150 GAMING M3 (MS-7978) (all builds)
Memory	9.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit 色彩
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161102
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 31 '18 at 13:44
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	TWN-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing above expectations (77^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 way above expectations (86^th percentile)	70.4% Very good	Memory 87 1-Core 105 2-Core 213 77% 135 Pts	4-Core 307 8-Core 340 42% 323 Pts	64-Core 416 26% 416 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 70.4% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 470-$126 94,030 User benchmarks, average bench 40% MSI(1462 3411) CLim: 1242 MHz, MLim: 1650 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.5.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	50.2% Above average	Lighting 63.7 Reflection 64.1 Parallax 83.1 52% 70.3 fps	MRender 62.8 Gravity 57.9 Splatting 52.9 47% 57.8 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 50.2% Great: 47%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata Premier SP550 240GB-$74 29,295 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 39GB free (System drive) Firmware: O0730A SusWrite @10s intervals: 270 77 89 78 86 57 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	85.2% Excellent	Read 485 Write 416 Mixed 358 SusWrite 110 76% 342 MB/s	4K Read 28.9 4K Write 92.5 4K Mixed 42.9 148% 54.8 MB/s	DQ Read 309 DQ Write 283 DQ Mixed 237 194% 276 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 85.2% Great: 92%
Crucial BX300 480GB-$70 2,932 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 382GB free Firmware: M2CR010 SusWrite @10s intervals: 304 280 331 307 326 333 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	96.6% Outstanding	Read 479 Write 442 Mixed 247 SusWrite 313 83% 371 MB/s	4K Read 31.9 4K Write 80.5 4K Mixed 45.3 149% 52.6 MB/s	DQ Read 356 DQ Write 170 DQ Mixed 210 170% 245 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 96.6% Great: 121%
Seagate Video SV35.6 Series 2TB-$121 12,330 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 295GB free Firmware: CV22 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 118 119 117 117 117 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 56% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 190 192 192 192 193 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 188 Write 143 Mixed 79.2 SusWrite 190 110% 150 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron CT8G4DFD8213.16FA11 2x8GB 172 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	76.7% Very good	MC Read 28 MC Write 29.3 MC Mixed 25.3 79% 27.5 GB/s	SC Read 15.2 SC Write 28.2 SC Mixed 21.9 62% 21.8 GB/s	Latency 70.4 57% 70.4 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 76.7% Great: 79%

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Typical B150 GAMING M3 (MS-7978) Builds (Compare 2,145 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 $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	322x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	258x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	317x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	225x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	172x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	103x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	54x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	48x

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 $273	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