Microsoft Surface Book

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 59%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 58.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics2.74% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive116% 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.
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
Memory5.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display3000 x 2000 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180717
Uptime7.8 Days
Run DateSep 26 '18 at 15:49
Run Duration117 Seconds
Run User TUR-User
Background CPU10%
CPU Throttled 96%

 PC Performing above expectations (71st 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 way above expectations (100th percentile)
58.3% Above average
Memory 72.8
1-Core 90.4
2-Core 160
63% 108 Pts
4-Core 255
8-Core 248
34% 251 Pts
64-Core 254
16% 254 Pts
Poor: 16%
This bench: 58.3%
Great: 54%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)
Microsoft(1414 0014) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 24.20.100.6136
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
2.74% Terrible
Lighting 0.1
Reflection 8.69
Parallax 6.12
0% 4.97 fps
MRender 8.33
Gravity 5.87
Splatting 13.3
8% 9.15 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 2.74%
Great: 5%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZFLV256 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
75GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXV75M0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 296 285 277 294 295 292 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
116% Outstanding
Read 655
Write 302
Mixed 279
SusWrite 290
84% 381 MB/s
4K Read 38.3
4K Write 119
4K Mixed 24
152% 60.4 MB/s
DQ Read 954
DQ Write 292
DQ Mixed 405
356% 551 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 116%
Great: 127%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB Row of chips LPDDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
63.4% Good
MC Read 22.7
MC Write 24.4
MC Mixed 21
65% 22.7 GB/s
SC Read 13.6
SC Write 23.5
SC Mixed 20
54% 19 GB/s
Latency 95
42% 95 ns
Poor: 34%
This bench: 63.4%
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 1,607 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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