Microsoft Surface Book

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 51%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 51%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics4.57% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive124% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (82%). 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.
SystemMicrosoft Surface Book  (all builds)
MotherboardMicrosoft Surface Book
Memory10 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display3000 x 2000 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180823
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 20 '18 at 14:21
Run Duration114 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU 82%
CPU Throttled 92%

 PC Performing as expected (60th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6600U
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.75 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
51% Above average
Memory 69.6
1-Core 52.1
2-Core 104
47% 75.4 Pts
4-Core 188
8-Core 200
26% 194 Pts
64-Core 219
14% 219 Pts
Poor: 18%
This bench: 51%
Great: 58%
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 above expectations (85th percentile)
4.57% Terrible
Lighting 4.7
Reflection 7.69
Parallax 5.06
4% 5.82 fps
MRender 6.24
Gravity 4.87
Splatting 9.87
6% 6.99 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 4.57%
Great: 5%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZFLV512HCJH-000MV 512GB
234GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXV75M0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 473 528 548 550 558 558 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
124% Outstanding
Read 789
Write 580
Mixed 375
SusWrite 536
127% 570 MB/s
4K Read 26.7
4K Write 69.3
4K Mixed 32.6
119% 42.9 MB/s
DQ Read 594
DQ Write 441
DQ Mixed 428
344% 487 MB/s
Poor: 62%
This bench: 124%
Great: 161%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB 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
50.2% Above average
MC Read 17.1
MC Write 20.2
MC Mixed 17.6
52% 18.3 GB/s
SC Read 9.5
SC Write 16.1
SC Mixed 12.6
36% 12.7 GB/s
Latency 102
39% 102 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 50.2%
Great: 83%

 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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