Microsoft Surface Book

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 50%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 46%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics5.98% 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 Drive69.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 (37%). 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
Memory8.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display3000 x 2000 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181207
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 15 '19 at 20:38
Run Duration133 Seconds
Run User ISR-User
Background CPU 37%
CPU Throttled 92%

 PC Performing below expectations (39th 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 2.7 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
46% Average
Memory 55.9
1-Core 74.4
2-Core 153
53% 94.4 Pts
4-Core 208
8-Core 219
28% 213 Pts
64-Core 224
14% 224 Pts
Poor: 18%
This bench: 46%
Great: 58%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)
Microsoft(1414 0014) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 24.20.100.6293
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
5.98% Terrible
Lighting 6.87
Reflection 7.42
Parallax 5.81
6% 6.7 fps
MRender 7.81
Gravity 6.23
Splatting 9.87
7% 7.97 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 5.98%
Great: 5%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZFLW1T0HMLH-000MV 1TB
591GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXY73M0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 354 349 320 357 310 324 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
69.7% Good
Read 477
Write 299
Mixed 264
SusWrite 336
77% 344 MB/s
4K Read 19.5
4K Write 22.7
4K Mixed 15.2
61% 19.1 MB/s
DQ Read 376
DQ Write 148
DQ Mixed 102
118% 208 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 69.7%
Great: 219%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB Row of chips LPDDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
48.2% Average
MC Read 18
MC Write 21.8
MC Mixed 13.1
50% 17.6 GB/s
SC Read 8.6
SC Write 18.6
SC Mixed 13
38% 13.4 GB/s
Latency 140
28% 140 ns
Poor: 48%
This bench: 48.2%
Great: 89%

 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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