Microsoft Surface Book

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 48%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 41.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics8.87% 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 Drive119% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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 (46%). 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.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
SystemMicrosoft Surface Book  (all builds)
MotherboardMicrosoft Surface Book
Memory3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display3000 x 2000 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171206
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateApr 16 '18 at 00:02
Run Duration102 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU 46%
CPU Throttled 96%

 PC Performing as expected (41st 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 2.45 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
41.8% Average
Memory 48.8
1-Core 67.4
2-Core 125
46% 80.3 Pts
4-Core 211
8-Core 153
26% 182 Pts
64-Core 196
12% 196 Pts
Poor: 16%
This bench: 41.8%
Great: 54%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GPU
Microsoft(1414 0008) 1GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 23.21.13.8808
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
8.87% Terrible
Lighting 11.3
Reflection 8.73
Parallax 10.3
9% 10.1 fps
MRender 12.5
Gravity 11.5
Splatting 7.43
8% 10.5 fps
Poor: 8%
This bench: 8.87%
Great: 9%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSN5256GPU7 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
186GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 57MS4109 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
119% Outstanding
Read 1,074
Write 943
Mixed 1,001
224% 1,006 MB/s
4K Read 8.73
4K Write 19.9
4K Mixed 17.4
46% 15.3 MB/s
DQ Read 13.3
DQ Write 133
DQ Mixed 55.9
48% 67.3 MB/s
Poor: 77%
This bench: 119%
Great: 207%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB Row of chips LPDDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing below potential (11th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
40.3% Average
MC Read 11.3
MC Write 15.7
MC Mixed 16.9
42% 14.6 GB/s
SC Read 6.3
SC Write 15.6
SC Mixed 13
33% 11.6 GB/s
Latency 165
24% 165 ns
Poor: 25%
This bench: 40.3%
Great: 87%

 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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