MSI B150 GAMING M3 (MS-7978)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 68%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 56%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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 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 80.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics81.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive77.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough 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.
SystemMSI MS-7978
MotherboardMSI B150 GAMING M3 (MS-7978)  (all builds)
Memory15.4 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161221
Uptime18.1 Days
Run DateMar 02 '21 at 14:50
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU 13%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
80.7% Excellent
Memory 83.6
1-Core 125
2-Core 239
83% 149 Pts
4-Core 420
8-Core 600
64% 510 Pts
64-Core 528
33% 528 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 80.7%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.09
Performing below potential (73rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
81.8% Excellent
Lighting 103
Reflection 112
Parallax 101
84% 105 fps
MRender 88.8
Gravity 98.5
Splatting 97.5
78% 94.9 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 81.8%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
75GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 165 161 160 162 164 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
77.4% Very good
Read 351
Write 156
Mixed 206
SusWrite 163
49% 219 MB/s
4K Read 29.9
4K Write 83.8
4K Mixed 34.2
134% 49.3 MB/s
DQ Read 377
DQ Write 193
DQ Mixed 198
170% 256 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 77.4%
Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$45
1TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 196 189 213 217 219 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
89.9% Excellent
Read 110
Write 160
Mixed 43.5
SusWrite 204
94% 129 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.4
101% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 89.9%
Great: 106%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2A2133C13 029E CMK8GX4M2A2133C13 029E CMK16GX4M2A2133C13 029E CMK8GX4M2A2133C13 24GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
65.2% Good
MC Read 22.6
MC Write 26.2
MC Mixed 21
66% 23.3 GB/s
SC Read 14.3
SC Write 23.3
SC Mixed 17.2
52% 18.3 GB/s
Latency 74.2
54% 74.2 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 65.2%
Great: 78%

 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 2,150 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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