Microsoft Surface Book

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 52%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 50.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics5.9% 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 Drive68.4% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). 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.
SystemMicrosoft Surface Book  (all builds)
MotherboardMicrosoft Surface Book
Memory3.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display3000 x 2000 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date
Uptime0.8 Days
Run DateAug 15 '22 at 18:08
Run Duration202 Seconds
Run User DOM-User
Background CPU 18%
CPU Throttled 92%

 PC Performing above expectations (64th 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 2.7 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
50.4% Above average
Memory 62
1-Core 74.2
2-Core 117
51% 84.5 Pts
4-Core 226
8-Core 225
30% 226 Pts
64-Core 219
14% 219 Pts
Poor: 18%
This bench: 50.4%
Great: 58%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)
Microsoft(1414 0014) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 24.20.100.6293
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
5.9% Terrible
Lighting 6.6
Reflection 5.4
Parallax 6.8
5% 6.27 fps
MRender 7.8
Gravity 6.5
Splatting 10.3
7% 8.2 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 5.9%
Great: 5%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZFLV256HCHP-000MV 256GB
177GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXV75M0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 269 288 283 283 285 284 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
68.4% Good
Read 363
Write 282
Mixed 188
SusWrite 282
62% 278 MB/s
4K Read 14.2
4K Write 63.3
4K Mixed 16.2
76% 31.2 MB/s
DQ Read 431
DQ Write 204
DQ Mixed 351
252% 329 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 68.4%
Great: 138%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB Row of chips LPDDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
63.5% Good
MC Read 22.2
MC Write 25.7
MC Mixed 20.9
66% 22.9 GB/s
SC Read 13.7
SC Write 24.7
SC Mixed 20.4
56% 19.6 GB/s
Latency 122
33% 122 ns
Poor: 34%
This bench: 63.5%
Great: 81%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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