Microsoft Surface Book 3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 15%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 69.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics6.75% 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 Drive127% 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.
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.
SystemMicrosoft Surface Book 3  (all builds)
MotherboardMicrosoft Surface Book 3
Memory20.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 4.3 GHz
Display3000 x 2000 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210430
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateJul 23 '21 at 21:32
Run Duration269 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU10%
CPU Throttled 86%

 PC Performing as expected (58th 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 (95th percentile)
69.3% Good
Memory 62.1
1-Core 114
2-Core 245
74% 140 Pts
4-Core 426
8-Core 516
61% 471 Pts
64-Core 540
33% 540 Pts
Poor: 30%
This bench: 69.3%
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 below expectations (26th percentile)
6.75% Terrible
Lighting 7.9
Reflection 55.9
Parallax 9.9
6% 24.6 fps
MRender 8.3
Gravity 8.8
Splatting 9.6
7% 8.9 fps
Poor: 6%
This bench: 6.75%
Great: 13%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HFM512GDGTNG-87A0A 512GB
341GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80041C00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 429 461 380 413 539 405 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
127% Outstanding
Read 809
Write 505
Mixed 622
SusWrite 438
133% 593 MB/s
4K Read 36.9
4K Write 71.9
4K Mixed 46.9
154% 51.9 MB/s
DQ Read 673
DQ Write 238
DQ Mixed 301
263% 404 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 127%
Great: 153%
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 (33rd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
104% Outstanding
MC Read 38.7
MC Write 44.7
MC Mixed 35.4
113% 39.6 GB/s
SC Read 16.8
SC Write 37
SC Mixed 25.6
76% 26.5 GB/s
Latency 122
33% 122 ns
Poor: 71%
This bench: 104%
Great: 116%

 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% 87 151 75 60 25" 2560 1440 DELD070 DELL U2515H
Typical Surface Book 3 Builds (Compare 1,683 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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