Microsoft Surface Book

Performance Results


Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 41% Speed boat	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (24th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 76 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 36.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics	2.4% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	41.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (61%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 96% 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	3.7 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 25 '19 at 02:54
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	61%
CPU Throttled	96%

PC Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6300U 59,619 User benchmarks, average bench 40% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	36.6% Below average	Memory 49.1 1-Core 66.9 2-Core 130 46% 81.9 Pts	4-Core 151 8-Core 88.6 18% 120 Pts	64-Core 154 10% 154 Pts
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 36.6% Great: 54%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 520 (Mobile Skylake) 362,113 User benchmarks, average bench 4% Microsoft(1414 0014) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 24.20.100.6293 Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	2.4% Terrible	Lighting 0.07 Reflection 7.96 Parallax 5.41 0% 4.48 fps	MRender 6.43 Gravity 5.47 Splatting 12.1 7% 7.99 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 2.4% Great: 5%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZFLV128HCGR-000MV 128GB 6,124 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 88GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXV75M0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 144 143 143 144 142 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	41.8% Average	Read 320 Write 152 Mixed 129 SusWrite 144 41% 186 MB/s	4K Read 11.8 4K Write 12.1 4K Mixed 11.8 39% 11.9 MB/s	DQ Read 260 DQ Write 100 DQ Mixed 216 150% 192 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 41.8% Great: 108%
Seagate Ultra Slim MT 2TB 1,663 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 854GB free Firmware: 0304 SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 57 57 57 55 55 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	41.2% Average	Read 86.4 Write 88 Mixed 37.2 SusWrite 56.5 49% 67 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.1 85% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 41.2% Great: 66%
WD Elements 1078 2TB 2,608 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 1TB free, PID 1078 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 89 92 89 90 90 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	32% Below average	Read 52.7 Write 51 Mixed 33.6 SusWrite 90.1 79% 56.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 76% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 32% Great: 43%

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 (5^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	37.6% Below average	MC Read 11.3 MC Write 16.9 MC Mixed 12.5 39% 13.6 GB/s	SC Read 8 SC Write 14.3 SC Mixed 10.3 31% 10.9 GB/s	Latency 164 24% 164 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 37.6% Great: 81%

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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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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