Microsoft Surface Book

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall 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.
Processor	With 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 45.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	21.1% 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)
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.

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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Microsoft Surface Book (all builds)
Motherboard	Microsoft Surface Book
Memory	3.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	3000 x 2000 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190418
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 17 '19 at 03:29
Run Duration	135 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	37%
CPU Throttled	92%

PC Performing below expectations (38^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 2.65 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	45.1% Average	Memory 54.8 1-Core 45.8 2-Core 137 44% 79.3 Pts	4-Core 205 8-Core 205 28% 205 Pts	64-Core 200 12% 200 Pts
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 45.1% 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. 26.21.14.3160 Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	21.1% Poor	Lighting 27.6 Reflection 30.3 Parallax 26.8 22% 28.2 fps	MRender 26 Gravity 23.3 Splatting 19 18% 22.8 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 21.1% Great: 27%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSN5256GPU7 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 19,151 User benchmarks, average bench 148% 11GB free (System drive) Firmware: 57MS4109 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 362 Write 200 Mixed 212 57% 258 MB/s	4K Read 11.8 4K Write 38 4K Mixed 11.9 53% 20.6 MB/s	DQ Read 339 DQ Write 129 DQ Mixed 263 187% 244 MB/s
Poor: 77% Great: 207%
WD My Passport 25E2 4TB 31,793 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 207GB free, PID 25e2 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 60 61 72 72 61 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	37.8% Below average	Read 59 Write 60.2 Mixed 46 SusWrite 64.3 78% 57.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 0.8 196% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 37.8% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix 2x4GB 11,918 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB Row of chips LPDDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing below potential (35^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	55.7% Above average	MC Read 19.5 MC Write 23.8 MC Mixed 19.2 60% 20.8 GB/s	SC Read 11.1 SC Write 16.6 SC Mixed 14.6 40% 14.1 GB/s	Latency 144 28% 144 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 55.7% Great: 87%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
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