| PC Status | Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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 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 49.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average. |
| Boot Drive | 78.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times. |
| 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. |
High background CPU (29%). 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 | 11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz |
| Display | 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 3000 x 2000 - 32 Bit colors |
| OS | Windows 10 |
| BIOS Date | 20171206 |
| Uptime | 8.5 Days |
| Run Date | Jul 30 '18 at 22:26 |
| Run Duration | 115 Seconds |
| Run User | GBR-User |
| Background CPU | 29% |
| CPU Throttled | 92% |
PC Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).
| Processor | Bench | Normal | Heavy | Server |
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Intel Core i7-6600U
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.7 GHz (avg)
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49.2%
Average
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49% 87.8 Pts
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30% 229 Pts
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14% 230 Pts
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| Memory Kit | Bench | Multi core | Single core | Latency |
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Samsung 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB Row of chips LPDDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
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60.5%
Good
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64% 22.4 GB/s
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46% 16.1 GB/s
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31% 129 ns
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System Memory Latency Ladder
L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds
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System: Microsoft Surface Book
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| HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 4%, 362,113 samples | 1,411x |
| GeForce GPUNvidiaBench 9%, 1,471 samples | 144x |
| GeForce GTX 965MNvidiaBench 24%, 3,080 samples | 57x |
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