Microsoft Surface Book

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 60%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 60.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics6.09% 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 Drive95.7% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.
Very high background CPU (50%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 96% 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
Memory4.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display3000 x 2000 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171206
Uptime2.1 Days
Run DateApr 27 '18 at 05:17
Run Duration92 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 50%
CPU Throttled 96%

 PC Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6300U
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 2.85 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
60.6% Good
Memory 79.8
1-Core 58.8
2-Core 146
56% 94.8 Pts
4-Core 240
8-Core 253
33% 246 Pts
64-Core 254
16% 254 Pts
Poor: 16%
This bench: 60.6%
Great: 54%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)
Microsoft(1414 0014) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 22.20.16.4811
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
6.09% Terrible
Lighting 6.43
Reflection 8.73
Parallax 5.75
5% 6.97 fps
MRender 8.52
Gravity 5.63
Splatting 12.8
8% 8.99 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.09%
Great: 5%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZFLV256 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
121GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXV75M0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
95.7% Outstanding
Read 1,099
Write 302
Mixed 445
134% 615 MB/s
4K Read 29.5
4K Write 69.4
4K Mixed 13.2
98% 37.4 MB/s
DQ Read 28.8
DQ Write 199
DQ Mixed 10.7
39% 79.7 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 95.7%
Great: 127%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB Row of chips LPDDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
67.7% Good
MC Read 23.8
MC Write 26
MC Mixed 22.3
69% 24 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 25.9
SC Mixed 21
59% 20.6 GB/s
Latency 80.9
49% 80.9 ns
Poor: 34%
This bench: 67.7%
Great: 81%

 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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