Microsoft Surface Book

Performance Results


Gaming 9% Tree trunk	Desktop 60% Gunboat	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 58.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	2.88% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	120% 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	3.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	3000 x 2000 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190418
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 30 '20 at 12:51
Run Duration	135 Seconds
Run User	ARE-User
Background CPU	7%
CPU Throttled	92%

PC Performing above expectations (60^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)	58.6% Above average	Memory 71.8 1-Core 93.9 2-Core 168 64% 111 Pts	4-Core 262 8-Core 274 36% 268 Pts	64-Core 280 17% 280 Pts
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 58.6% Great: 58%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 520 (Mobile Skylake) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Microsoft(1414 0014) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 24.20.100.6293 Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	2.88% Terrible	Lighting 0.1 Reflection 8.81 Parallax 6.47 0% 5.13 fps	MRender 8.57 Gravity 6.3 Splatting 14 8% 9.62 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 2.88% Great: 5%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZFLV256 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 3,895 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 99GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXV75M0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 282 275 279 274 276 276 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 656 Write 291 Mixed 285 SusWrite 277 84% 377 MB/s	4K Read 39.1 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 33 166% 65 MB/s	DQ Read 938 DQ Write 295 DQ Mixed 402 352% 545 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 127%
WD My Passport 25E2 4TB 31,793 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 19GB free, PID 25e2 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 80 82 97 103 82 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	30.6% Below average	Read 64.4 Write 66.1 Mixed 47 SusWrite 84.1 90% 65.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.2 40% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 30.6% Great: 59%

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 as expected (58^th percentile)	61.4% Good	MC Read 21.3 MC Write 24.4 MC Mixed 20.3 63% 22 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 24.8 SC Mixed 15.7 53% 18.5 GB/s	Latency 97.4 41% 97.4 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 61.4% Great: 81%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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 $273	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 $177	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