Microsoft Surface Book

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 47%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 43.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics5.5% 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 Drive119% 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 (40%). 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
Memory12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs, 3000 x 2000 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161219
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateOct 18 '17 at 17:51
Run Duration92 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 40%
CPU Throttled 92%

 PC Performing as expected (52nd 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 2.85 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
43.5% Average
Memory 53.4
1-Core 59.9
2-Core 118
45% 77.2 Pts
4-Core 190
8-Core 222
27% 206 Pts
64-Core 220
14% 220 Pts
Poor: 18%
This bench: 43.5%
Great: 58%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)
Microsoft(1414 0014) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4463
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
5.5% Terrible
Lighting 6.1
Reflection 31
Parallax 5.78
5% 14.3 fps
MRender 4.1
Gravity 5.57
Splatting 12.3
6% 7.32 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 5.5%
Great: 5%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZFLW512HMJP-000MV 512GB
426GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXY74M0Q
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
119% Outstanding
Read 1,111
Write 629
Mixed 707
180% 815 MB/s
4K Read 26.2
4K Write 59.3
4K Mixed 25.4
104% 37 MB/s
DQ Read 89.9
DQ Write 115
DQ Mixed 18.9
38% 74.7 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 119%
Great: 151%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB SODIMM LPDDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
51% Above average
MC Read 18.5
MC Write 20.6
MC Mixed 17.6
54% 18.9 GB/s
SC Read 9.1
SC Write 16.6
SC Mixed 14.5
38% 13.4 GB/s
Latency 149
27% 149 ns
Poor: 48%
This bench: 51%
Great: 89%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Surface Book Builds (Compare 1,606 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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