Microsoft Surface Book

Performance Results


Gaming 17% Surfboard	Desktop 70% Battleship	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 55.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	20.9% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	95% 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.
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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Microsoft Surface Book (all builds)
Motherboard	Microsoft Surface Book
Memory	3.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren, 3000 x 2000 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 11 '20 at 16:55
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	5%
CPU Throttled	92%

PC Performing as expected (51^st 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 (90^th percentile)	55.1% Above average	Memory 68.9 1-Core 97.9 2-Core 174 65% 114 Pts	4-Core 239 8-Core 240 32% 240 Pts	64-Core 264 16% 264 Pts
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 55.1% Great: 58%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 965M 3,080 User benchmarks, average bench 24% Microsoft(1414 0008) 2GB Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 26.21.14.4614 Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	20.9% Poor	Lighting 27.1 Reflection 31.2 Parallax 29.6 22% 29.3 fps	MRender 26.4 Gravity 23.9 Splatting 19.3 19% 23.2 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 20.9% Great: 27%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZFLV256HCHP-000MV 256GB 8,268 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 79GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXV75M0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 278 285 290 298 295 294 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	95% Outstanding	Read 528 Write 254 Mixed 236 SusWrite 290 73% 327 MB/s	4K Read 30.3 4K Write 84.8 4K Mixed 29.6 129% 48.2 MB/s	DQ Read 535 DQ Write 248 DQ Mixed 351 271% 378 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 95% Great: 138%
Seagate Expansion 2TB 49,966 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 830GB free Firmware: 0708 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 84 94 96 95 94 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	40% Below average	Read 46.8 Write 93 Mixed 85 SusWrite 91.5 59% 79.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 0.6 187% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 40% Great: 67%
SDXC Card 128GB 9,908 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 77GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 30 25 27 27 27 27 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	22% Poor	Read 88.7 Write 25.5 Mixed 28.8 SusWrite 27.1 47% 42.5 MB/s	4K Read 7.1 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.8 70% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 22% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix 2x4GB 11,918 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB Row of chips LPDDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	58.6% Above average	MC Read 21.2 MC Write 22.8 MC Mixed 19.2 60% 21.1 GB/s	SC Read 13.2 SC Write 21.3 SC Mixed 17.6 50% 17.4 GB/s	Latency 104 38% 104 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 58.6% Great: 87%

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

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System: Microsoft Surface Book

CPU
Core i7-6600UIntelBench 45%, 31,982 samples	983x
Core i5-6300UIntelBench 40%, 59,619 samples	625x

GPU
HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 4%, 362,113 samples	1,407x
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	265x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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