Microsoft Surface Book 3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 52.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	8.9% 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.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (43%). 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

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Microsoft Surface Book 3 (all builds)
Motherboard	Microsoft Surface Book 3
Memory	6.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display	3000 x 2000 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210301
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	May 30 '21 at 15:23
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	KOR-User
Background CPU	43%
CPU Throttled	86%

PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-1065G7 58,314 User benchmarks, average bench 53% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 1.5 GHz, turbo 2.45 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	52.1% Above average	Memory 48.4 1-Core 100 2-Core 183 60% 110 Pts	4-Core 299 8-Core 447 46% 373 Pts	64-Core 380 24% 380 Pts
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 52.1% Great: 70%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel Iris Plus G7 52,498 User benchmarks, average bench 9% Microsoft(1414 0043) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8681 Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	8.9% Terrible	Lighting 7.7 Reflection 14.4 Parallax 17.8 6% 13.3 fps	MRender 13.6 Gravity 17.8 Splatting 18.9 14% 16.8 fps
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 8.9% Great: 13%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
HFM256GDGTNG-87A0A 256GB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 22GB free (System drive) Firmware: 80041C00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 329 275 122 99 94 94 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 58% Great: 101%
SDXC Card 512GB 934 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 266GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 74 75 75 75 75 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	37.6% Below average	Read 84.5 Write 70.2 Mixed 55.2 SusWrite 73.8 94% 70.9 MB/s	4K Read 6.6 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 3.3 222% 4.13 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 37.6% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix H9HCNNNCPMALHR-NEE 2x8GB 3,263 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB Row of chips LPDDR4 4800 MHz clocked @ 3733 MHz Performing below potential (42^nd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	105% Outstanding	MC Read 42.3 MC Write 44.9 MC Mixed 36.5 118% 41.2 GB/s	SC Read 14.3 SC Write 26.2 SC Mixed 22.7 60% 21.1 GB/s	Latency 167 24% 167 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 118%

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Gaming 15%

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Desktop 60%

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Workstation 14%

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System: Microsoft Surface Book 3

CPU
Core i7-1065G7IntelBench 53%, 58,314 samples	1,680x
Core i5-1035G7IntelBench 58%, 4,822 samples	3x

GPU
Iris Plus G7IntelBench 9%, 52,498 samples	1,215x
GTX 1660-Ti (Mobile Max-Q)NvidiaBench 57%, 12,899 samples	273x
GTX 1650 (Mobile Max-Q)NvidiaBench 36%, 6,904 samples	152x

SSD
HFM512GDGTNG-87A0A 512GBBench 107%, 1,880 samples	619x
TOSHIBA 1TBKxg60znv1t02Bench 192%, 1,346 samples	480x
TOSHIBA MEMORY 512GBKbg40zns512gBench 121%, 503 samples	218x

RAM
K4UCE3Q4AA-MGCL 2x16GBSamsungBench 104%, 3,173 samples	1,640x
H9HCNNNCPMALHR-NEE 2x8GBHynixBench 102%, 3,263 samples	28x
K4UBE3D4AA-MGCL 2x8GBSamsungBench 104%, 7,828 samples	12x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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