Microsoft Surface Laptop

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 56%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 8%
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 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 56.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics5.62% 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 Drive21% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
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.
High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMicrosoft Surface Laptop  (all builds)
MotherboardMicrosoft Surface Laptop
Memory3.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display2256 x 1504 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180803
Uptime1.2 Days
Run DateApr 17 '19 at 18:35
Run Duration121 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU 26%

 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 i7-7660U
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
56.9% Above average
Memory 65.2
1-Core 62.2
2-Core 201
59% 110 Pts
4-Core 282
8-Core 280
38% 281 Pts
64-Core 276
17% 276 Pts
Poor: 33%
This bench: 56.9%
Great: 65%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel Iris Plus 640 (Mobile Kaby Lake)
Microsoft(1414 0025) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 24.20.100.6293
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
5.62% Terrible
Lighting 6.93
Reflection 7.15
Parallax 6.19
6% 6.76 fps
MRender 10.3
Gravity 0.03
Splatting 9.35
6% 6.57 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 5.62%
Great: 9%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kbg30zpz256g TOSHIBA 256GB
110GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ADMS0101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 12 43 35 37 40 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
21% Poor
Read 234
Write 164
Mixed 22
SusWrite 33.7
25% 113 MB/s
4K Read 2.8
4K Write 22.5
4K Mixed 9.4
28% 11.6 MB/s
DQ Read 11.8
DQ Write 15.8
DQ Mixed 34.6
20% 20.7 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 21%
Great: 117%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix H9CCNNNBJTALAR-NUD 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB Row of chips LPDDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing below potential (39th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
58.7% Above average
MC Read 21.6
MC Write 23.5
MC Mixed 18.4
60% 21.2 GB/s
SC Read 12.2
SC Write 24.4
SC Mixed 16.1
50% 17.6 GB/s
Latency 113
35% 113 ns
Poor: 48%
This bench: 58.7%
Great: 80%

 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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