MSI B150 GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 78% Battleship	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	26.8% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	82% 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 (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7978
Motherboard	MSI B150 GAMING M3 (MS-7978) (all builds)
Memory	8.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	Цвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160516
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Apr 10 '19 at 07:09
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	RUS-User
Background CPU	20%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-6100-$76 110,166 User benchmarks, average bench 55% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	66% Good	Memory 84.2 1-Core 109 2-Core 196 75% 130 Pts	4-Core 275 8-Core 290 37% 283 Pts	64-Core 301 19% 301 Pts
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 66% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 760-$209 161,132 User benchmarks, average bench 26% MSI(1462 2847) 2GB CLim: 1241 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 398.11 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	26.8% Poor	Lighting 31.7 Reflection 28.8 Parallax 36 26% 32.1 fps	MRender 38.2 Gravity 36.9 Splatting 31.7 29% 35.6 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 26.8% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 120GB-$35 20,420 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 25GB free (System drive) Firmware: MAT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 323 123 118 120 119 111 MB/s Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	82% Excellent	Read 268 Write 242 Mixed 279 SusWrite 152 53% 235 MB/s	4K Read 32 4K Write 79.3 4K Mixed 46 149% 52.4 MB/s	DQ Read 358 DQ Write 323 DQ Mixed 297 235% 326 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 82% Great: 110%
WD Red 1TB (2012)-$62 37,583 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 128GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 111 110 99 108 109 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	52.3% Above average	Read 74.5 Write 70.8 Mixed 54.8 SusWrite 108 57% 76.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.2 90% 1 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 52.3% Great: 87%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 98GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 67 70 71 71 68 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	45.8% Average	Read 90 Write 91.7 Mixed 39.3 SusWrite 69.5 53% 72.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.5 84% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 45.8% Great: 69%
SanDisk Cruzer Fit 16GB 8,778 User benchmarks, average bench 9% 1GB free, PID 5571 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5 5.9 6.6 7.7 8.5 8.8 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	12.7% Very poor	Read 15.2 Write 0.5 Mixed 14.5 SusWrite 7.1 11% 9.32 MB/s	4K Read 9.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 2.9 207% 4.73 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 12.7% Great: 13%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX2133C14D4/4G KHX2400C15/8G KHX2133C14D4/4G 16GB 148 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	38.3% Below average	MC Read 13.2 MC Write 13 MC Mixed 11.4 36% 12.5 GB/s	SC Read 12.3 SC Write 13 SC Mixed 12.2 36% 12.5 GB/s	Latency 73 55% 73 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 38.3% Great: 68%

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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