Microsoft Surface Book

Performance Results


Gaming 9% Tree trunk	Desktop 51% Yacht	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 46.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	5.34% 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 Drive	159% 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.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (59%). 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.

Run History

7 years ago, 7 years ago.

System	Microsoft Surface Book (all builds)
Motherboard	Microsoft Surface Book
Memory	4.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	3000 x 2000 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161219
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 29 '17 at 04:21
Run Duration	138 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	59%
CPU Throttled	92%

PC Performing as expected (49^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6600U 31,982 User benchmarks, average bench 45% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	46.2% Average	Memory 62.5 1-Core 62.1 2-Core 122 49% 82.3 Pts	4-Core 169 8-Core 201 24% 185 Pts	64-Core 209 13% 209 Pts
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 46.2% Great: 58%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 520 (Mobile Skylake) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Microsoft(1414 0014) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4463 Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	5.34% Terrible	Lighting 5.87 Reflection 30.7 Parallax 5.16 5% 13.9 fps	MRender 5.48 Gravity 5.03 Splatting 11.5 6% 7.33 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5.34% Great: 5%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSN5256GPU7 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 19,151 User benchmarks, average bench 148% 198GB free (System drive) Firmware: 57MS4109 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	159% Outstanding	Read 1,275 Write 880 Mixed 898 226% 1,018 MB/s	4K Read 33.7 4K Write 79.7 4K Mixed 44.2 150% 52.6 MB/s	DQ Read 171 DQ Write 168 DQ Mixed 99.7 94% 146 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 159% Great: 207%
Generic- SD Card 128GB 200 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 119GB free, PID 090c Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	17.8% Very poor	Read 72.6 Write 24.2 Mixed 26.9 43% 41.2 MB/s	4K Read 6.16 4K Write 0.18 4K Mixed 0.8 56% 2.38 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 17.8% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix 2x4GB 11,918 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB SODIMM LPDDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	56.3% Above average	MC Read 19.5 MC Write 23 MC Mixed 19.9 59% 20.8 GB/s	SC Read 11.1 SC Write 16.9 SC Mixed 15.5 41% 14.5 GB/s	Latency 120 33% 120 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 56.3% Great: 87%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 8%

Tree trunk

Desktop 48%

Yacht

Workstation 8%

Tree trunk

System: Microsoft Surface Book

CPU
Core i7-6600UIntelBench 45%, 31,982 samples	983x
Core i5-6300UIntelBench 40%, 59,619 samples	626x

GPU
HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 4%, 362,113 samples	1,408x
GeForce GPUNvidiaBench 9%, 1,471 samples	144x
GeForce GTX 965MNvidiaBench 24%, 3,080 samples	57x

SSD
MZFLV256HCHP-000MV 256GBSamsungBench 98%, 8,268 samples	394x
MZFLV512HCJH-000MV 512GBSamsungBench 108%, 2,691 samples	353x
MZFLV128HCGR-000MV 128GBSamsungBench 78%, 6,124 samples	210x

RAM
2x4GBSamsungBench 59%, 26,293 samples	644x
2x8GBSamsungBench 62%, 17,576 samples	479x
2x4GBHynixBench 60%, 11,918 samples	266x

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Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16