Microsoft Surface Book

Performance Results


Gaming 9% Tree trunk	Desktop 59% Gunboat	Workstation 9% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 53.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	5.94% 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 Drive	149% 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.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	Microsoft Surface Book (all builds)
Motherboard	Microsoft Surface Book
Memory	4.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	3000 x 2000 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161219
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 24 '17 at 20:07
Run Duration	88 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%
CPU Throttled	96%

PC Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6300U 59,619 User benchmarks, average bench 40% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	53.4% Above average	Memory 66.7 1-Core 90.7 2-Core 172 62% 110 Pts	4-Core 231 8-Core 246 32% 238 Pts	64-Core 216 13% 216 Pts
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 53.4% Great: 54%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 520 (Mobile Skylake) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Microsoft(1414 0014) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4463 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	5.94% Terrible	Lighting 6.33 Reflection 8.62 Parallax 5.91 5% 6.95 fps	MRender 6.9 Gravity 5.7 Splatting 13 7% 8.55 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5.94% Great: 5%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSN5256GPU7 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 19,151 User benchmarks, average bench 148% 154GB free (System drive) Firmware: 57MS4109 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	149% Outstanding	Read 1,346 Write 811 Mixed 1,146 244% 1,101 MB/s	4K Read 28 4K Write 67.5 4K Mixed 44.1 135% 46.5 MB/s	DQ Read 31.2 DQ Write 101 DQ Mixed 69.7 52% 67.3 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 149% Great: 207%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix 2x4GB 11,918 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB SODIMM LPDDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing below potential (30^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	54% Above average	MC Read 18.6 MC Write 20.7 MC Mixed 18.4 55% 19.2 GB/s	SC Read 11.1 SC Write 21.3 SC Mixed 17.6 48% 16.7 GB/s	Latency 109 37% 109 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 54% Great: 87%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 8%

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Desktop 48%

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Workstation 8%

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System: Microsoft Surface Book

CPU
Core i7-6600UIntelBench 45%, 31,982 samples	991x
Core i5-6300UIntelBench 40%, 59,619 samples	629x

GPU
HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 4%, 362,113 samples	1,418x
GeForce GPUNvidiaBench 9%, 1,471 samples	144x
GeForce GTX 965MNvidiaBench 24%, 3,080 samples	58x

SSD
MZFLV256HCHP-000MV 256GBSamsungBench 98%, 8,268 samples	397x
MZFLV512HCJH-000MV 512GBSamsungBench 108%, 2,691 samples	355x
MZFLV128HCGR-000MV 128GBSamsungBench 78%, 6,124 samples	210x

RAM
2x4GBSamsungBench 59%, 26,293 samples	648x
2x8GBSamsungBench 62%, 17,576 samples	482x
2x4GBHynixBench 60%, 11,918 samples	267x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16