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MSI B150 GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results


Gaming 50% Yacht	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 40% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	57.2% 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	76.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

System	MSI MS-7978
Motherboard	MSI B150 GAMING M3 (MS-7978) (all builds)
Memory	10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180705
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 20 '24 at 00:35
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	10%

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PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600K-$75 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	80.3% Excellent	Memory 89.2 1-Core 119 2-Core 235 83% 148 Pts	4-Core 420 8-Core 377 54% 399 Pts	64-Core 446 28% 446 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 80.3% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 3281) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 566.14 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	57.2% Above average	Lighting 71.3 Reflection 73.5 Parallax 67.6 58% 70.8 fps	MRender 66.6 Gravity 71 Splatting 66.2 56% 67.9 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 57.2% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$70 105,079 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 51GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0C3G37R5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 247 150 73 27 127 22 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	76.2% Very good	Read 462 Write 382 Mixed 162 SusWrite 108 62% 278 MB/s	4K Read 30.1 4K Write 67.9 4K Mixed 34.9 126% 44.3 MB/s	DQ Read 296 DQ Write 253 DQ Mixed 151 147% 233 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 76.2% Great: 88%
SSDPR-CX400-01T-G2 1TB 1,553 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 128GB free Firmware: SBFM61.5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 280 114 114 114 114 114 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	86.5% Excellent	Read 469 Write 151 Mixed 349 SusWrite 142 62% 278 MB/s	4K Read 34 4K Write 76.4 4K Mixed 41.2 145% 50.5 MB/s	DQ Read 309 DQ Write 331 DQ Mixed 239 202% 293 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 86.5% Great: 103%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$67 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 544GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 120 108 118 119 120 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	67.1% Good	Read 116 Write 99.7 Mixed 70.4 SusWrite 117 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 180% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 67.1% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GB 49,673 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	67.6% Good	MC Read 24.6 MC Write 26 MC Mixed 21.7 69% 24.1 GB/s	SC Read 16.5 SC Write 20.7 SC Mixed 17.9 52% 18.4 GB/s	Latency 65.9 61% 65.9 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 67.6% Great: 80%

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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	69	57	60	27"	1280 720	MSI40A8 MSI MP271CA

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Typical B150 GAMING M3 (MS-7978) Builds (Compare 2,291 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 41%

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Desktop 75%

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Workstation 33%

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Motherboard: MSI B150 GAMING M3 (MS-7978) - $200

CPU
Core i5-6500Intel $90Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	578x
Core i5-6600KIntel $90Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	344x
Core i7-6700KIntel $127Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	286x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	340x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	239x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	184x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	106x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	60x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	54x

RAM
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	148x
HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GBKingstonBench 68%, 49,673 samples	84x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x8GBCorsair $36Bench 69%, 47,721 samples	71x

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Value: 66% - Good

Total price: $631

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