Microsoft Surface Laptop

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 15%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 65.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics9.51% 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 Drive59.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (53%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMicrosoft Surface Laptop  (all builds)
MotherboardMicrosoft Surface Laptop
Memory5.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display2256 x 1504 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171212
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 06 '18 at 17:37
Run Duration132 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 53%

 PC Performing above expectations (77th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7660U
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
65.1% Good
Memory 72.1
1-Core 105
2-Core 193
70% 123 Pts
4-Core 336
8-Core 343
45% 339 Pts
64-Core 340
21% 340 Pts
Poor: 33%
This bench: 65.1%
Great: 65%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel Iris Plus 640 (Mobile Kaby Lake)
Microsoft(1414 0025) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 22.20.16.4749
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
9.51% Terrible
Lighting 11
Reflection 11.4
Parallax 10.6
9% 11 fps
MRender 12
Gravity 10.9
Splatting 15.1
11% 12.7 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 9.51%
Great: 9%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Thnsn0256gtya TOSHIBA 256GB
210GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0AMS0102
SusWrite @10s intervals: 208 230 242 225 198 186 MB/s
Performing below potential (82nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
59.1% Above average
Read 229
Write 187
Mixed 137
SusWrite 215
43% 192 MB/s
4K Read 27.1
4K Write 55.8
4K Mixed 18.9
95% 33.9 MB/s
DQ Read 290
DQ Write 104
DQ Mixed 89.9
95% 162 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 59.1%
Great: 67%
PNY USB 2.0 FD 4GB
4GB free, PID 0053
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.7 9 9.1 8.7 8.5 6.2 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
4.31% Terrible
Read 12.7
Write 7.8
Mixed 7.3
SusWrite 8.3
12% 9.02 MB/s
4K Read 2.8
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
10% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 4.31%
Great: 7%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix H9CCNNNBJTALAR-NUD 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB Row of chips LPDDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
83.7% Excellent
MC Read 23.3
MC Write 49.9
MC Mixed 21.3
90% 31.5 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 26.5
SC Mixed 19.2
58% 20.2 GB/s
Latency 96.6
41% 96.6 ns
Poor: 48%
This bench: 83.7%
Great: 80%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Surface Laptop Builds (Compare 688 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 Laptop

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