Microsoft Surface Book

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 40%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 42.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics5.74% 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 Drive88.3% 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.
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.
Very high background CPU (98%). 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.
SystemMicrosoft Surface Book  (all builds)
MotherboardMicrosoft Surface Book
Memory5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display3000 x 2000 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 08 '20 at 05:43
Run Duration121 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 98%
CPU Throttled 96%

 PC Performing as expected (52nd 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 2.55 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
42.5% Average
Memory 51.6
1-Core 24.8
2-Core 71.3
31% 49.2 Pts
4-Core 196
8-Core 187
26% 191 Pts
64-Core 217
13% 217 Pts
Poor: 16%
This bench: 42.5%
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 (99th percentile)
5.74% Terrible
Lighting 6.47
Reflection 8.65
Parallax 5.81
5% 6.98 fps
MRender 7.38
Gravity 5.8
Splatting 10.3
7% 7.83 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 5.74%
Great: 5%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZFLV256HCHP-000MV 256GB
123GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXV75M0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 273 280 286 286 284 291 MB/s
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
88.3% Excellent
Read 588
Write 287
Mixed 264
SusWrite 283
79% 356 MB/s
4K Read 15.5
4K Write 68
4K Mixed 18.2
83% 33.9 MB/s
DQ Read 769
DQ Write 256
DQ Mixed 383
317% 470 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 88.3%
Great: 138%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB Row of chips LPDDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing below potential (16th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
52.1% Above average
MC Read 19.6
MC Write 21.2
MC Mixed 18.7
57% 19.8 GB/s
SC Read 5.5
SC Write 16.2
SC Mixed 13.2
33% 11.6 GB/s
Latency 155
26% 155 ns
Poor: 34%
This bench: 52.1%
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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