Microsoft Surface Book

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 58%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 53.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics8.9% 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 Drive95.5% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough 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.
Run History
SystemMicrosoft Surface Book  (all builds)
MotherboardMicrosoft Surface Book
Memory6.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190418
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateJan 16 '20 at 23:34
Run Duration252 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU6%
CPU Throttled 92%

 PC Performing as expected (59th 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 2.25 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
53.5% Above average
Memory 75
1-Core 75.8
2-Core 105
54% 85.1 Pts
4-Core 188
8-Core 183
25% 186 Pts
64-Core 200
12% 200 Pts
Poor: 18%
This bench: 53.5%
Great: 58%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GPU
Microsoft(1414 0008) 1GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 26.21.14.4166
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
8.9% Terrible
Lighting 11.3
Reflection 8.62
Parallax 11.4
9% 10.4 fps
MRender 12.4
Gravity 11.5
Splatting 7.48
8% 10.5 fps
Poor: 8%
This bench: 8.9%
Great: 9%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZFLV512 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB
86GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXV75M0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 194 83 94 85 120 MB/s
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
95.5% Outstanding
Read 720
Write 228
Mixed 292
SusWrite 127
75% 342 MB/s
4K Read 33.5
4K Write 93.1
4K Mixed 33.1
142% 53.2 MB/s
DQ Read 533
DQ Write 185
DQ Mixed 324
249% 348 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 95.5%
Great: 143%
SDXC Card 394GB
27GB free, PID null
SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 29 18 24 43 41 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
31% Below average
Read 89.1
Write 50.8
Mixed 36.4
SusWrite 31.7
62% 52 MB/s
4K Read 8.4
4K Write 3
4K Mixed 4.4
283% 5.27 MB/s
Poor: 9%
This bench: 31%
Great: 41%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB Row of chips LPDDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing below potential (36th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
58.4% Above average
MC Read 20.9
MC Write 24
MC Mixed 20.6
62% 21.8 GB/s
SC Read 8.7
SC Write 15
SC Mixed 13.7
36% 12.5 GB/s
Latency 90.4
44% 90.4 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 58.4%
Great: 83%

 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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