Microsoft Surface Book

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 53%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (21st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 79 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.
ProcessorWith 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 46%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics11.3% 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 Drive64% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (71%). 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.
Run History
SystemMicrosoft Surface Book  (all builds)
MotherboardMicrosoft Surface Book
Memory6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display3000 x 2000 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date
Uptime12.8 Days
Run DateAug 12 '21 at 20:32
Run Duration207 Seconds
Run User BRA-User
Background CPU 71%
CPU Throttled 92%

 PC Performing below expectations (21st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6600U
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.05 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
46% Average
Memory 72.6
1-Core 58.8
2-Core 86.3
47% 72.6 Pts
4-Core 110
8-Core 145
16% 128 Pts
64-Core 208
13% 208 Pts
Poor: 18%
This bench: 46%
Great: 58%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 965M
Microsoft(1414 0008) 2GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 27.21.14.5730
Relative performance (0th percentile)
11.3% Very poor
Lighting 12.8
Reflection 25.4
Parallax 19.7
10% 19.3 fps
MRender 24.8
Gravity 13.8
Splatting 11.7
13% 16.8 fps
Poor: 18%
This bench: 11.3%
Great: 27%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZFLV512HCJH-000MV 512GB
8GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXV75M0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 84 86 91 91 106 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
64% Good
Read 406
Write 41.7
Mixed 88.4
SusWrite 97
34% 158 MB/s
4K Read 28.3
4K Write 59.4
4K Mixed 17.7
97% 35.1 MB/s
DQ Read 520
DQ Write 81.8
DQ Mixed 180
163% 261 MB/s
Poor: 62%
This bench: 64%
Great: 161%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB Row of chips LPDDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
46.2% Average
MC Read 17
MC Write 16.7
MC Mixed 16.5
48% 16.7 GB/s
SC Read 8.2
SC Write 13.1
SC Mixed 12.4
32% 11.2 GB/s
Latency 95.6
42% 95.6 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 46.2%
Great: 83%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

 SkillBench Score 42: 4R 6G 4B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score Hit Rate Shots EFps 0.1% Low Refresh Rate Screen Resolution Monitor
42% 18% 78 130 29 60 13.5" 1500 1000 MEI96A2 TDM13O56
History: Score 19: 3R 0G 4B | Score 42: 4R 6G 4B
Typical Surface Book Builds (Compare 1,609 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 48%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk

System: Microsoft Surface Book

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