Microsoft Surface Book

Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 36% Jet ski	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With 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 33.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics	4.03% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	48.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 92% 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.

System	Microsoft Surface Book (all builds)
Motherboard	Microsoft Surface Book
Memory	9.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	3000 x 2000 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 04 '21 at 18:23
Run Duration	183 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	100%
CPU Throttled	92%

PC Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6600U 31,982 User benchmarks, average bench 45% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.45 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	33.8% Below average	Memory 45.4 1-Core 40.8 2-Core 82.3 34% 56.2 Pts	4-Core 124 8-Core 154 18% 139 Pts	64-Core 144 9% 144 Pts
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 33.8% Great: 58%

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. 24.20.100.6293 Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	4.03% Terrible	Lighting 4.8 Reflection 10.1 Parallax 4.6 4% 6.5 fps	MRender 5.4 Gravity 4.1 Splatting 5.9 4% 5.13 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.03% Great: 5%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZFLV512 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB 1,374 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 12GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXV75M0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 111 93 91 115 87 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	48.5% Average	Read 367 Write 178 Mixed 191 SusWrite 101 46% 209 MB/s	4K Read 17.1 4K Write 33.7 4K Mixed 17.1 66% 22.6 MB/s	DQ Read 239 DQ Write 102 DQ Mixed 188 135% 176 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 48.5% Great: 143%
WD My Passport 2627 2TB 1,748 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 2TB free, PID 2627 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 79 83 81 78 74 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	50.2% Above average	Read 109 Write 92.7 Mixed 60.3 SusWrite 79.4 112% 85.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 5.5 4K Mixed 0.6 209% 2.2 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 50.2% Great: 64%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung 2x8GB 17,576 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB Row of chips LPDDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	49.1% Average	MC Read 18.5 MC Write 21.1 MC Mixed 17.7 55% 19.1 GB/s	SC Read 6 SC Write 12.1 SC Mixed 9.6 26% 9.23 GB/s	Latency 179 22% 179 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 49.1% Great: 83%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	8	6	60	13.5"	1280 720	MEI96A2 VVX14P048M00

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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	983x
Core i5-6300UIntelBench 40%, 59,619 samples	626x

GPU
HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 4%, 362,113 samples	1,408x
GeForce GPUNvidiaBench 9%, 1,471 samples	144x
GeForce GTX 965MNvidiaBench 24%, 3,080 samples	57x

SSD
MZFLV256HCHP-000MV 256GBSamsungBench 98%, 8,268 samples	394x
MZFLV512HCJH-000MV 512GBSamsungBench 108%, 2,691 samples	353x
MZFLV128HCGR-000MV 128GBSamsungBench 78%, 6,124 samples	210x

RAM
2x4GBSamsungBench 59%, 26,293 samples	644x
2x8GBSamsungBench 62%, 17,576 samples	479x
2x4GBHynixBench 60%, 11,918 samples	266x

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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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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