Microsoft Surface Book

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 38%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 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.
ProcessorWith a relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 31.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics3.58% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive79.4% 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.
Very high background CPU (40%). 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.
SystemMicrosoft Surface Book  (all builds)
MotherboardMicrosoft Surface Book
Memory4.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display3000 x 2000 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161219
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateJun 09 '18 at 20:07
Run Duration104 Seconds
Run User MEX-User
Background CPU 40%
CPU Throttled 96%

 PC Performing below expectations (29th 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 2.9 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
31.5% Below average
Memory 28.4
1-Core 82.6
2-Core 140
44% 83.6 Pts
4-Core 198
8-Core 202
27% 200 Pts
64-Core 196
12% 196 Pts
Poor: 16%
This bench: 31.5%
Great: 54%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)
Microsoft(1414 0014) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4463
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
3.58% Terrible
Lighting 4
Reflection 8.65
Parallax 3.72
3% 5.46 fps
MRender 3.71
Gravity 2.9
Splatting 7.65
4% 4.76 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.58%
Great: 5%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZFLV256HCHP-000MV 256GB
197GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXV75M0Q
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
79.4% Very good
Read 775
Write 300
Mixed 444
111% 506 MB/s
4K Read 23.9
4K Write 55.8
4K Mixed 15.2
85% 31.6 MB/s
DQ Read 27.4
DQ Write 200
DQ Mixed 14.4
40% 80.7 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 79.4%
Great: 138%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB SODIMM LPDDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
46.2% Average
MC Read 16.9
MC Write 19
MC Mixed 15.6
49% 17.2 GB/s
SC Read 10.9
SC Write 15.4
SC Mixed 14.1
38% 13.5 GB/s
Latency 265
15% 265 ns
Poor: 34%
This bench: 46.2%
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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