MSI B150 GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 46% Yacht	Desktop 65% Destroyer	Workstation 39% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (13th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 87 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. 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 63.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	70.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

High background CPU (28%). 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	5.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151218
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Jan 18 '24 at 01:08
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	28%

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PC Performing way below expectations (13^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-$170 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	63.5% Good	Memory 64.4 1-Core 86.2 2-Core 159 59% 103 Pts	4-Core 344 8-Core 454 51% 399 Pts	64-Core 568 35% 568 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 63.5% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$278 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Nvidia(10DE 119D) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 536.23 Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	70.9% Very good	Lighting 86.7 Reflection 98.9 Parallax 88.2 71% 91.3 fps	MRender 87.4 Gravity 84.5 Splatting 89.1 72% 87 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 70.9% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$36 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 4GB free (System drive) Firmware: BBF0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 134 Write 102 Mixed 132 27% 123 MB/s	4K Read 8.1 4K Write 50.1 4K Mixed 8.6 50% 22.3 MB/s	DQ Read 17.7 DQ Write 89.9 DQ Mixed 23.5 27% 43.7 MB/s
Poor: 30% Great: 73%
Spcc Solid State Disk 120GB 22,489 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 4GB free Firmware: V2.8 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 395 Write 286 Mixed 273 70% 318 MB/s	4K Read 20.9 4K Write 47.6 4K Mixed 10.8 71% 26.4 MB/s	DQ Read 26.2 DQ Write 65.7 DQ Mixed 12.4 19% 34.8 MB/s
Poor: 36% Great: 83%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$90 75,644 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 47GB free Firmware: 0A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 98 85 93 104 94 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	60.3% Good	Read 116 Write 120 Mixed 89.6 SusWrite 93.8 78% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 191% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 60.3% Great: 96%
QNAP TR-002 DISK00 8TB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 1.5TB free, PID 0012 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 39 40 41 41 40 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	27.9% Poor	Read 51.1 Write 39.5 Mixed 32.7 SusWrite 39.4 53% 40.7 MB/s	4K Read 12.8 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.1 184% 5.6 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 27.9% Great: 92%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$50 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	62.9% Good	MC Read 22.7 MC Write 24.1 MC Mixed 21.3 65% 22.7 GB/s	SC Read 12.7 SC Write 15.6 SC Mixed 19 45% 15.8 GB/s	Latency 70.3 57% 70.3 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 62.9% Great: 104%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	44	19	144	24"	1280 720	ACI24A4 VG248

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Typical B150 GAMING M3 (MS-7978) Builds (Compare 2,194 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 41%

Speed boat

Desktop 75%

Battleship

Workstation 33%

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Motherboard: MSI B150 GAMING M3 (MS-7978) - $100

CPU
Core i5-6500Intel $60Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	558x
Core i5-6600KIntel $49Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	329x
Core i7-6700KIntel $170Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	272x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	321x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	229x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	175x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	104x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	56x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	51x

RAM
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	141x
HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GBKingstonBench 68%, 49,673 samples	79x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 69%, 47,721 samples	67x

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Value: 66% - Good

Total price: $501

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