MSI B150 GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 68%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 58%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 68.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics101% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive58.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (30%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7978
MotherboardMSI B150 GAMING M3 (MS-7978)  (all builds)
Memory4.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit renk
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160516
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 16 '18 at 19:22
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User TUR-User
Background CPU 30%
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 PC Performing below expectations (34th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
68.6% Good
Memory 74.8
1-Core 97.3
2-Core 188
68% 120 Pts
4-Core 336
8-Core 509
52% 423 Pts
64-Core 573
36% 573 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 68.6%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
MSI(1462 3367) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 399.24
Performing below potential (51st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
101% Outstanding
Lighting 132
Reflection 141
Parallax 133
107% 135 fps
MRender 109
Gravity 126
Splatting 101
91% 112 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 101%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HyperX Fury 120GB-$160
32GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 60AABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 86 97 102 97 96 MB/s
Performing below potential (29th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
58.3% Above average
Read 232
Write 152
Mixed 174
SusWrite 94.4
36% 163 MB/s
4K Read 24.6
4K Write 81.8
4K Mixed 33.4
123% 46.6 MB/s
DQ Read 79.2
DQ Write 152
DQ Mixed 109
85% 114 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 58.3%
Great: 75%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
617GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 171 170 170 171 173 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
86.6% Excellent
Read 131
Write 129
Mixed 68.5
SusWrite 171
91% 125 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1.1
224% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 86.6%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2133 C13 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
34.4% Below average
MC Read 12.6
MC Write 13.1
MC Mixed 10.4
34% 12 GB/s
SC Read 6.9
SC Write 9.2
SC Mixed 9
24% 8.37 GB/s
Latency 90.7
44% 90.7 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 34.4%
Great: 44%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B150 GAMING M3 (MS-7978) Builds (Compare 2,145 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 41%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 66% - Good Total price: $508
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