Microsoft Surface Book 3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 19%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 66%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics13.1% 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 Drive138% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. 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.
Run History
SystemMicrosoft Surface Book 3  (all builds)
MotherboardMicrosoft Surface Book 3
Memory26.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 4.3 GHz
Display3240 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201106
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 08 '21 at 04:13
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 12%
CPU Throttled 86%

 PC Performing above expectations (74th 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 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
66% Good
Memory 60
1-Core 123
2-Core 251
76% 145 Pts
4-Core 390
8-Core 545
59% 467 Pts
64-Core 518
32% 518 Pts
Poor: 30%
This bench: 66%
Great: 70%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel Iris Plus G7
Microsoft(1414 0043) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8681
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
13.1% Very poor
Lighting 16
Reflection 83
Parallax 16.8
13% 38.6 fps
MRender 13.3
Gravity 17.2
Splatting 17.6
13% 16 fps
Poor: 6%
This bench: 13.1%
Great: 13%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kbg40zns512g TOSHIBA MEMORY 512GB
398GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AEMS0102
SusWrite @10s intervals: 736 739 494 366 381 396 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
138% Outstanding
Read 776
Write 423
Mixed 897
SusWrite 518
147% 654 MB/s
4K Read 42.1
4K Write 82.8
4K Mixed 51.5
174% 58.8 MB/s
DQ Read 679
DQ Write 266
DQ Mixed 531
378% 492 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 138%
Great: 167%
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 (35th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
105% Outstanding
MC Read 42.3
MC Write 42.8
MC Mixed 34.7
114% 39.9 GB/s
SC Read 15.6
SC Write 36.5
SC Mixed 24.8
73% 25.6 GB/s
Latency 128
31% 128 ns
Poor: 71%
This bench: 105%
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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