Microsoft Surface Book

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 60% Destroyer	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 61.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	6.29% 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 Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). 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	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	3000 x 2000 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161219
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 01 '17 at 00:05
Run Duration	167 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%
CPU Throttled	92%

PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6600U 31,982 User benchmarks, average bench 45% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	61.5% Good	Memory 76 1-Core 102 2-Core 176 68% 118 Pts	4-Core 274 8-Core 266 36% 270 Pts	64-Core 275 17% 275 Pts
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 61.5% Great: 58%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 520 (Mobile Skylake) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Microsoft(1414 0014) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4463 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	6.29% Terrible	Lighting 6.73 Reflection 8.58 Parallax 6.47 6% 7.26 fps	MRender 8.29 Gravity 5.6 Splatting 13.3 8% 9.06 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 6.29% Great: 5%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate Expansion 4TB 22,017 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1TB free Firmware: 0706 Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	46% Average	Read 71.7 Write 87.2 Mixed 4.55 39% 54.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.62 4K Write 5.21 4K Mixed 0.5 178% 2.11 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 46% Great: 66%
SABRENT 120GB 119 User benchmarks, average bench 21% 81GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0204 Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	19.3% Very poor	Read 36.2 Write 31.1 Mixed 32.2 25% 33.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.29 4K Write 0.18 4K Mixed 0.02 18% 0.16 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 19.3% Great: 32%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung 2x8GB 17,576 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB SODIMM LPDDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	62% Good	MC Read 23.5 MC Write 21 MC Mixed 20.9 62% 21.8 GB/s	SC Read 14.4 SC Write 24.8 SC Mixed 20.3 57% 19.8 GB/s	Latency 88.2 45% 88.2 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 62% Great: 83%

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Gaming 8%

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Desktop 48%

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Workstation 8%

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System: Microsoft Surface Book

CPU
Core i7-6600UIntelBench 45%, 31,982 samples	982x
Core i5-6300UIntelBench 40%, 59,619 samples	625x

GPU
HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 4%, 362,113 samples	1,406x
GeForce GPUNvidiaBench 9%, 1,471 samples	144x
GeForce GTX 965MNvidiaBench 24%, 3,080 samples	57x

SSD
MZFLV256HCHP-000MV 256GBSamsungBench 98%, 8,268 samples	394x
MZFLV512HCJH-000MV 512GBSamsungBench 108%, 2,691 samples	353x
MZFLV128HCGR-000MV 128GBSamsungBench 78%, 6,124 samples	210x

RAM
2x4GBSamsungBench 59%, 26,293 samples	644x
2x8GBSamsungBench 62%, 17,576 samples	479x
2x4GBHynixBench 60%, 11,918 samples	265x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16