Microsoft Surface Book

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 49%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 47.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics5.73% 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 Drive68.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (96%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. 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.
SystemMicrosoft Surface Book  (all builds)
MotherboardMicrosoft Surface Book
Memory4.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display3000 x 2000 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180717
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 18 '21 at 09:39
Run Duration160 Seconds
Run User THA-User
Background CPU 96%
CPU Throttled 96%

 PC Performing as expected (55th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6300U
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
47.6% Average
Memory 62.4
1-Core 58.4
2-Core 123
48% 81.4 Pts
4-Core 182
8-Core 239
27% 210 Pts
64-Core 238
15% 238 Pts
Poor: 16%
This bench: 47.6%
Great: 54%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)
Microsoft(1414 0014) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 24.20.100.6136
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
5.73% Terrible
Lighting 7.2
Reflection 10.1
Parallax 5.2
6% 7.5 fps
MRender 6
Gravity 5.2
Splatting 8.2
6% 6.47 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 5.73%
Great: 5%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZFLV256HCHP-000MV 256GB
149GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXV75M0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 276 273 280 282 277 281 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
68.8% Good
Read 379
Write 258
Mixed 224
SusWrite 278
64% 285 MB/s
4K Read 15.4
4K Write 37.4
4K Mixed 18.1
66% 23.6 MB/s
DQ Read 503
DQ Write 231
DQ Mixed 345
262% 360 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 68.8%
Great: 138%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB Row of chips LPDDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing below potential (33rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
56.9% Above average
MC Read 19.8
MC Write 24.1
MC Mixed 19.8
61% 21.2 GB/s
SC Read 11.6
SC Write 18.8
SC Mixed 11.4
40% 13.9 GB/s
Latency 121
33% 121 ns
Poor: 34%
This bench: 56.9%
Great: 81%

 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 9 7 60 13.5" 1280 720 MEI96A2 TDM13O56
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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