MSI B150 GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 78% Battleship	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (20th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 80 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 70.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	29.6% 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	98.5% 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 (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	MSI MS-7978
Motherboard	MSI B150 GAMING M3 (MS-7978) (all builds)
Memory	8.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160516
Uptime	4.3 Days
Run Date	Oct 10 '18 at 04:20
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing way below expectations (20^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 way below expectations (6^th percentile)	70.1% Very good	Memory 73.5 1-Core 116 2-Core 234 77% 141 Pts	4-Core 358 8-Core 633 60% 496 Pts	64-Core 674 42% 674 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 70.1% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500 94,130 User benchmarks, average bench 35% XFX(1682 3001) 3GB CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 18.5.1 Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	29.6% Poor	Lighting 38.4 Reflection 25.4 Parallax 48.5 31% 37.4 fps	MRender 25.5 Gravity 38.1 Splatting 32.3 26% 32 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 29.6% Great: 39%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 88GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 402 339 84 74 78 81 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	98.5% Outstanding	Read 458 Write 254 Mixed 353 SusWrite 176 69% 310 MB/s	4K Read 33.2 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 52.3 170% 62 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 351 266% 357 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 98.5% Great: 133%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 647GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 154 154 153 154 156 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	90.6% Outstanding	Read 161 Write 152 Mixed 93.7 SusWrite 154 103% 140 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.1 220% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 90.6% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB 18,693 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	31.4% Below average	MC Read 12.4 MC Write 12.4 MC Mixed 10 33% 11.6 GB/s	SC Read 2.4 SC Write 7 SC Mixed 3.5 12% 4.3 GB/s	Latency 93.6 43% 93.6 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 31.4% Great: 102%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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 2,141 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	546x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	321x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	257x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	316x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	225x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	171x

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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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