Microsoft Surface Book

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 42%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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 a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 40.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics6.39% 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 Drive100% 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.
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 (83%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
4 years ago, 4 years ago.
SystemMicrosoft Surface Book  (all builds)
MotherboardMicrosoft Surface Book
Memory2.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display3000 x 2000 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190418
Uptime7 Days
Run DateAug 08 '19 at 16:12
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 83%

 PC Performing below expectations (38th 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 2.8 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
40.3% Average
Memory 56.1
1-Core 21
2-Core 85.9
33% 54.3 Pts
4-Core 139
8-Core 167
20% 153 Pts
64-Core 180
11% 180 Pts
Poor: 18%
This bench: 40.3%
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)
6.39% Terrible
Lighting 6.8
Reflection 8.65
Parallax 6.12
6% 7.19 fps
MRender 8.19
Gravity 6.37
Splatting 13.4
8% 9.32 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.39%
Great: 5%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZFLW1T0HMLH-000MV 1TB
789GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXY73M0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 434 446 508 482 572 570 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
100% Outstanding
Read 688
Write 526
Mixed 335
SusWrite 502
115% 513 MB/s
4K Read 26
4K Write 54.7
4K Mixed 32.3
110% 37.7 MB/s
DQ Read 239
DQ Write 121
DQ Mixed 266
175% 209 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 100%
Great: 219%
SDXC Card 197GB
177GB free, PID null
SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 12 13 14 15 16 MB/s
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
12.9% Very poor
Read 54
Write 15.6
Mixed 13.3
SusWrite 13.6
26% 24.1 MB/s
4K Read 3.6
4K Write 0.4
4K Mixed 0.9
58% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 8%
This bench: 12.9%
Great: 32%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB Row of chips LPDDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
53% Above average
MC Read 18.9
MC Write 22.1
MC Mixed 20.5
59% 20.5 GB/s
SC Read 8.4
SC Write 11.2
SC Mixed 9.7
28% 9.77 GB/s
Latency 140
29% 140 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 53%
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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