Microsoft Surface Book

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 51%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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 44.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics9% 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 Drive66.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). 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
Memory4.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display3000 x 2000 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190418
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateNov 02 '19 at 09:31
Run Duration116 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 20%
CPU Throttled 92%

 PC Performing below expectations (35th 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 2.6 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
44.6% Average
Memory 51.3
1-Core 80.1
2-Core 144
52% 91.8 Pts
4-Core 221
8-Core 211
29% 216 Pts
64-Core 208
13% 208 Pts
Poor: 18%
This bench: 44.6%
Great: 58%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GPU
Microsoft(1414 0008) 1GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 23.21.13.9140
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
9% Terrible
Lighting 11.5
Reflection 8.65
Parallax 10.3
9% 10.2 fps
MRender 12.6
Gravity 11.4
Splatting 7.39
8% 10.5 fps
Poor: 8%
This bench: 9%
Great: 9%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZFLV256HCHP-000MV 256GB
82GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXV75M0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 261 233 231 231 212 219 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
66.4% Good
Read 289
Write 268
Mixed 176
SusWrite 231
54% 241 MB/s
4K Read 21.2
4K Write 83.1
4K Mixed 10.1
89% 38.1 MB/s
DQ Read 504
DQ Write 194
DQ Mixed 334
251% 344 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 66.4%
Great: 138%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB 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
38.5% Below average
MC Read 11.6
MC Write 18.6
MC Mixed 13.2
41% 14.5 GB/s
SC Read 5.7
SC Write 9.3
SC Mixed 9.9
24% 8.3 GB/s
Latency 156
26% 156 ns
Poor: 34%
This bench: 38.5%
Great: 81%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Surface Book Builds (Compare 1,606 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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