MSI B150 GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results


Gaming 17% Surfboard	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. 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 74%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	17.8% 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	89.8% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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	0.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920x1080x4294967296 szín
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161221
Uptime	13.3 Days
Run Date	Feb 21 '20 at 21:57
Run Duration	196 Seconds
Run User	HUN-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd 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-$40 110,166 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 (100^th percentile)	74% Very good	Memory 92.3 1-Core 116 2-Core 203 80% 137 Pts	4-Core 324 8-Core 320 43% 322 Pts	64-Core 271 17% 271 Pts
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 74% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92 309,423 User benchmarks, average bench 17% Asus(1043 84BE) 2GB CLim: 1293 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	17.8% Very poor	Lighting 22.4 Reflection 16.9 Parallax 19.9 18% 19.8 fps	MRender 25 Gravity 22 Splatting 16.6 17% 21.2 fps
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 17.8% Great: 19%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Transcend MTS800 M.2 128GB-$126 5,326 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 37GB free (System drive) Firmware: O1225G SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 169 187 192 198 187 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	89.8% Excellent	Read 463 Write 193 Mixed 244 SusWrite 183 60% 271 MB/s	4K Read 33.4 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 44.3 160% 59.4 MB/s	DQ Read 276 DQ Write 199 DQ Mixed 176 148% 217 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 89.8% Great: 82%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 58GB free Firmware: 60AABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 116 113 119 119 117 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	73% Very good	Read 270 Write 139 Mixed 202 SusWrite 117 41% 182 MB/s	4K Read 32.2 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 43.2 161% 60.7 MB/s	DQ Read 104 DQ Write 144 DQ Mixed 119 92% 122 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 73% Great: 73%
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 22GB free Firmware: SBFK61K1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 383 354 181 69 192 252 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	74.5% Very good	Read 345 Write 105 Mixed 125 SusWrite 238 45% 203 MB/s	4K Read 29 4K Write 60.4 4K Mixed 36.5 123% 42 MB/s	DQ Read 127 DQ Write 230 DQ Mixed 213 152% 190 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 74.5% Great: 102%
WD Blue 2.5" 320GB (2009)-$71 42,987 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 6GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 47 56 47 45 46 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	24.2% Poor	Read 37.4 Write 36.2 Mixed 28.9 SusWrite 46.5 28% 37.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 107% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 24.2% Great: 41%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$68 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 80.9 Write 69.2 Mixed 21.8 42% 57.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.2 50% 0.37 MB/s
Poor: 31% Great: 67%
Corsair Voyager 3.0 8GB 35 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 6GB free, PID 1a03 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 12 13 13 13 13 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	7.34% Terrible	Read 21.2 Write 13.2 Mixed 14.2 SusWrite 12.5 20% 15.3 MB/s	4K Read 0 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.1 20% 0.2 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 7.34% Great: 16%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2400 C12 1x8GB 1,490 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	39.4% Below average	MC Read 14.6 MC Write 14.8 MC Mixed 10.7 38% 13.4 GB/s	SC Read 12.7 SC Write 14.9 SC Mixed 0.9 27% 9.5 GB/s	Latency 63.5 63% 63.5 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 39.4% Great: 48%

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Gaming 41%

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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	547x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	323x
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 $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	56x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 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 $254	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 $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16