Microsoft Surface Book

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 48%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 48.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics6.24% 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 Drive49.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
High background CPU (29%). 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.
Run History
SystemMicrosoft Surface Book  (all builds)
MotherboardMicrosoft Surface Book
Memory4.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display3000 x 2000 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190418
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateNov 19 '19 at 05:43
Run Duration115 Seconds
Run User TWN-User
Background CPU 29%
CPU Throttled 96%

 PC Performing above expectations (60th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6300U
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 2.5 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
48.2% Average
Memory 63.8
1-Core 49.9
2-Core 106
45% 73.2 Pts
4-Core 182
8-Core 235
27% 208 Pts
64-Core 227
14% 227 Pts
Poor: 16%
This bench: 48.2%
Great: 54%
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)
6.24% Terrible
Lighting 6.53
Reflection 8.62
Parallax 6.34
5% 7.16 fps
MRender 8.95
Gravity 6.03
Splatting 13.1
8% 9.36 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.24%
Great: 5%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZFLV256HCHP-000MV 256GB
172GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXV75M0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 215 230 211 267 232 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
49.6% Average
Read 367
Write 243
Mixed 163
SusWrite 222
55% 249 MB/s
4K Read 15
4K Write 64.1
4K Mixed 10.5
70% 29.9 MB/s
DQ Read 33.8
DQ Write 13.1
DQ Mixed 11.1
12% 19.3 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 49.6%
Great: 138%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB Row of chips LPDDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
61.7% Good
MC Read 22.9
MC Write 24.6
MC Mixed 21.1
65% 22.9 GB/s
SC Read 10.7
SC Write 18.7
SC Mixed 18.9
46% 16.1 GB/s
Latency 117
34% 117 ns
Poor: 34%
This bench: 61.7%
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 1,609 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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