Microsoft Surface Book 3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 21%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 20%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics15.5% 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 Drive133% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
CPU throttled at 86% 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 3  (all builds)
MotherboardMicrosoft Surface Book 3
Memory24.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 4.3 GHz
Display3240 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200413
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 02 '20 at 15:02
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User JPN-User
Background CPU4%
CPU Throttled 86%

 PC Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-1065G7
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 1.5 GHz, turbo 3.25 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
72.9% Very good
Memory 59.7
1-Core 134
2-Core 275
81% 156 Pts
4-Core 481
8-Core 567
68% 524 Pts
64-Core 556
34% 556 Pts
Poor: 30%
This bench: 72.9%
Great: 70%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel Iris Plus G7
Microsoft(1414 0043) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.7873
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
15.5% Very poor
Lighting 16.4
Reflection 76.3
Parallax 17.6
13% 36.8 fps
MRender 19.5
Gravity 17.9
Splatting 31
20% 22.8 fps
Poor: 6%
This bench: 15.5%
Great: 13%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HFM512GDGTNG-87A0A 512GB
427GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80041C00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 501 573 565 560 575 574 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
133% Outstanding
Read 823
Write 532
Mixed 392
SusWrite 558
129% 576 MB/s
4K Read 34.9
4K Write 79.6
4K Mixed 42
149% 52.2 MB/s
DQ Read 639
DQ Write 252
DQ Mixed 497
354% 462 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 133%
Great: 153%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung K4UCE3Q4AA-MGCL 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB Row of chips LPDDR4 4267 MHz clocked @ 3733 MHz
Performing below potential (82nd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
113% Outstanding
MC Read 45.7
MC Write 46.6
MC Mixed 37.3
123% 43.2 GB/s
SC Read 16.4
SC Write 39
SC Mixed 29.2
81% 28.2 GB/s
Latency 128
31% 128 ns
Poor: 71%
This bench: 113%
Great: 116%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Surface Book 3 Builds (Compare 1,681 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 15%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 60%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk

System: Microsoft Surface Book 3

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