Microsoft Surface Book

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 52%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 49.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics5.61% 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 Drive136% 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.
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 (41%). 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.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
SystemMicrosoft Surface Book  (all builds)
MotherboardMicrosoft Surface Book
Memory2.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display3000 x 2000 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161219
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 22 '17 at 21:45
Run Duration87 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 41%
CPU Throttled 96%

 PC Performing above expectations (61st 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 2.9 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
49.7% Average
Memory 58.5
1-Core 73.4
2-Core 124
50% 85.5 Pts
4-Core 237
8-Core 241
32% 239 Pts
64-Core 228
14% 228 Pts
Poor: 16%
This bench: 49.7%
Great: 54%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)
Microsoft(1414 0014) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4463
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
5.61% Terrible
Lighting 6.13
Reflection 8.58
Parallax 5.53
5% 6.75 fps
MRender 6.57
Gravity 5.1
Splatting 11.8
7% 7.82 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 5.61%
Great: 5%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSN5256GPU7 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
137GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 57MS4109 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
136% Outstanding
Read 1,172
Write 660
Mixed 926
204% 919 MB/s
4K Read 28.8
4K Write 60.1
4K Mixed 38.8
125% 42.6 MB/s
DQ Read 184
DQ Write 236
DQ Mixed 102
107% 174 MB/s
Poor: 77%
This bench: 136%
Great: 207%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB SODIMM LPDDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing below potential (25th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
51.9% Above average
MC Read 19.1
MC Write 21.1
MC Mixed 17.6
55% 19.3 GB/s
SC Read 11.5
SC Write 15.1
SC Mixed 12.7
37% 13.1 GB/s
Latency 132
30% 132 ns
Poor: 25%
This bench: 51.9%
Great: 87%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Surface Book Builds (Compare 1,610 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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