Microsoft Surface Book

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 53%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 48.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics6.12% 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 Drive130% 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 (32%). 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
Memory10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display3000 x 2000 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161219
Uptime35.3 Days
Run DateJun 21 '17 at 17:38
Run Duration89 Seconds
Run User JPN-User
Background CPU 32%
CPU Throttled 92%

 PC Performing above expectations (67th 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 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
48.3% Average
Memory 48.9
1-Core 91.2
2-Core 169
56% 103 Pts
4-Core 275
8-Core 276
37% 276 Pts
64-Core 275
17% 275 Pts
Poor: 18%
This bench: 48.3%
Great: 58%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)
Microsoft(1414 0014) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4463
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
6.12% Terrible
Lighting 6.8
Reflection 8.65
Parallax 6.56
6% 7.34 fps
MRender 4.43
Gravity 6.03
Splatting 13.8
7% 8.1 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.12%
Great: 5%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZFLV512 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB
233GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXV75M0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
130% Outstanding
Read 1,121
Write 512
Mixed 670
169% 768 MB/s
4K Read 33
4K Write 96.9
4K Mixed 28.7
138% 52.9 MB/s
DQ Read 340
DQ Write 240
DQ Mixed 146
148% 242 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 130%
Great: 143%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB SODIMM LPDDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing below potential (26th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
56.2% Above average
MC Read 20.2
MC Write 23.1
MC Mixed 19.6
60% 21 GB/s
SC Read 10.8
SC Write 18.4
SC Mixed 15.9
43% 15 GB/s
Latency 165
24% 165 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 56.2%
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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