Microsoft Surface Book

Performance Results


Gaming 18% Surfboard	Desktop 74% Battleship	Workstation 15% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 58.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	20.6% 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	127% 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	4.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	3000 x 2000 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190418
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 13 '19 at 03:29
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%
CPU Throttled	92%

PC Performing as expected (56^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 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	58.7% Above average	Memory 69.7 1-Core 106 2-Core 198 70% 125 Pts	4-Core 279 8-Core 260 37% 270 Pts	64-Core 269 17% 269 Pts
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 58.7% 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. 25.21.14.1735 Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	20.6% Poor	Lighting 26.6 Reflection 30.7 Parallax 27.1 22% 28.1 fps	MRender 26.5 Gravity 23.9 Splatting 19.1 18% 23.1 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 20.6% Great: 27%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSN5256GPU7 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 19,151 User benchmarks, average bench 148% 170GB free (System drive) Firmware: 57MS4109 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 364 515 570 625 658 574 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	127% Outstanding	Read 563 Write 646 Mixed 470 SusWrite 551 126% 558 MB/s	4K Read 31.4 4K Write 83.8 4K Mixed 52.1 159% 55.8 MB/s	DQ Read 680 DQ Write 239 DQ Mixed 509 363% 476 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 207%
SDXC Card 256GB 3,434 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 238GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 80 83 85 85 84 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	39.7% Below average	Read 80.6 Write 75.1 Mixed 51.3 SusWrite 80 96% 71.8 MB/s	4K Read 9.7 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 2.9 226% 5.1 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 39.7% Great: 44%

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 (37^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	56.6% Above average	MC Read 17.2 MC Write 23.9 MC Mixed 17.9 56% 19.7 GB/s	SC Read 14.3 SC Write 25.4 SC Mixed 19.2 56% 19.6 GB/s	Latency 102 39% 102 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 56.6% Great: 87%

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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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $15	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