Microsoft Surface Book

Performance Results


Gaming 18% Surfboard	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 15% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 57.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	21% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	117% 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.

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.

System	Microsoft Surface Book (all builds)
Motherboard	Microsoft Surface Book
Memory	3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 3000 x 2000 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180823
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 07 '18 at 05:43
Run Duration	112 Seconds
Run User	SGP-User
Background CPU	8%
CPU Throttled	92%

PC Performing as expected (58^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 3.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	57.6% Above average	Memory 71.4 1-Core 97.4 2-Core 180 66% 116 Pts	4-Core 257 8-Core 242 34% 250 Pts	64-Core 246 15% 246 Pts
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 57.6% Great: 58%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 965M 3,080 User benchmarks, average bench 24% Microsoft(1414 0008) 2GB Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 23.21.13.9140 Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	21% Poor	Lighting 27.6 Reflection 30.7 Parallax 27.1 22% 28.4 fps	MRender 26.3 Gravity 22.8 Splatting 19 18% 22.7 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 21% Great: 27%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZFLV256HCHP-000MV 256GB 8,268 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 93GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXV75M0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 298 297 295 296 297 299 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 691 Write 304 Mixed 297 SusWrite 297 88% 397 MB/s	4K Read 35.7 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 35.1 154% 58.5 MB/s	DQ Read 824 DQ Write 303 DQ Mixed 412 344% 513 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 138%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung 2x4GB 26,293 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB Row of chips LPDDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	57.1% Above average	MC Read 20.5 MC Write 21.7 MC Mixed 19.1 58% 20.4 GB/s	SC Read 11.8 SC Write 21.6 SC Mixed 16.8 48% 16.7 GB/s	Latency 98.2 41% 98.2 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 57.1% Great: 81%

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

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Gaming 8%

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Desktop 48%

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Workstation 8%

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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 i5-12600K $15	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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