Microsoft Surface Book

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 51%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 49.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics8.68% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive115% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 92% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.
SystemMicrosoft Surface Book  (all builds)
MotherboardMicrosoft Surface Book
Memory10 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display3000 x 2000 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161104
Uptime2.7 Days
Run DateFeb 26 '17 at 10:01
Run Duration98 Seconds
Run User PAK-User
Background CPU 100%
CPU Throttled 92%

 PC Performing as expected (57th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6600U
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
49.9% Average
Memory 59.3
1-Core 43.6
2-Core 116
43% 73.1 Pts
4-Core 230
8-Core 266
32% 248 Pts
64-Core 264
16% 264 Pts
Poor: 18%
This bench: 49.9%
Great: 58%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GPU
Microsoft(1414 0008) 1GB
Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 21.21.13.6961
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
8.68% Terrible
Lighting 11.2
Reflection 8.58
Parallax 10.2
9% 9.99 fps
MRender 12.7
Gravity 9.23
Splatting 7.48
8% 9.79 fps
Poor: 8%
This bench: 8.68%
Great: 9%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZFLV512 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB
191GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXV75M0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
115% Outstanding
Read 1,167
Write 519
Mixed 705
175% 797 MB/s
4K Read 26.3
4K Write 58.2
4K Mixed 17
92% 33.9 MB/s
DQ Read 166
DQ Write 264
DQ Mixed 104
110% 178 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 115%
Great: 143%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB SODIMM LPDDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing below potential (15th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
52.7% Above average
MC Read 19.6
MC Write 20.8
MC Mixed 18.3
56% 19.6 GB/s
SC Read 10
SC Write 17.8
SC Mixed 11.8
38% 13.2 GB/s
Latency 130
31% 130 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 52.7%
Great: 83%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Surface Book Builds (Compare 1,609 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 48%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk

System: Microsoft Surface Book

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