Microsoft Surface Laptop

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 41%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 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 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 35.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics5.47% 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 Drive80.5% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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 (32%). 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 Laptop  (all builds)
MotherboardMicrosoft Surface Laptop
Memory3.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display2256 x 1504 - 32 Bit farver
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180628
Uptime27.1 Days
Run DateDec 12 '18 at 11:30
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User DNK-User
Background CPU 32%
CPU Throttled 92%

 PC Performing below expectations (30th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7200U
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (20th percentile)
35.6% Below average
Memory 35.8
1-Core 72.4
2-Core 126
43% 77.9 Pts
4-Core 200
8-Core 223
28% 212 Pts
64-Core 236
15% 236 Pts
Poor: 20%
This bench: 35.6%
Great: 58%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake)
Microsoft(1414 0025) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 24.20.100.6136
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
5.47% Terrible
Lighting 7.1
Reflection 9.31
Parallax 6.62
6% 7.68 fps
MRender 0.1
Gravity 0.03
Splatting 14
5% 4.72 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 5.47%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung KUS030202M-B000 256GB
139GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DXY86M1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 346 241 252 224 240 234 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
80.5% Excellent
Read 675
Write 473
Mixed 310
SusWrite 256
95% 429 MB/s
4K Read 26.4
4K Write 38
4K Mixed 30
99% 31.5 MB/s
DQ Read 205
DQ Write 113
DQ Mixed 184
130% 167 MB/s
Poor: 68%
This bench: 80.5%
Great: 151%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix H9CCNNNBLTBLAR-NUD 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB Row of chips LPDDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
53.8% Above average
MC Read 19.2
MC Write 23.3
MC Mixed 20.2
60% 20.9 GB/s
SC Read 9.1
SC Write 12.3
SC Mixed 12.3
32% 11.2 GB/s
Latency 223
18% 223 ns
Poor: 51%
This bench: 53.8%
Great: 68%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical Surface Laptop Builds (Compare 688 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 Laptop

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