Microsoft Surface Book

Performance Results


Gaming 10% Tree trunk	Desktop 60% Gunboat	Workstation 9% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 57.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	5.66% 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 Drive	86.1% 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.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Microsoft Surface Book (all builds)
Motherboard	Microsoft Surface Book
Memory	4.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	3000 x 2000 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date
Uptime	7.8 Days
Run Date	Jul 28 '20 at 17:23
Run Duration	139 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	0%
CPU Throttled	92%

PC Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6600U 31,982 User benchmarks, average bench 45% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	57.8% Above average	Memory 67.3 1-Core 86.4 2-Core 186 63% 113 Pts	4-Core 280 8-Core 278 37% 279 Pts	64-Core 265 16% 265 Pts
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 57.8% Great: 58%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 520 (Mobile Skylake) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Microsoft(1414 0014) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 24.20.100.6293 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	5.66% Terrible	Lighting 5.73 Reflection 22.6 Parallax 6.09 5% 11.5 fps	MRender 6.95 Gravity 5.9 Splatting 13.2 8% 8.68 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5.66% Great: 5%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSN5256GPU7 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 19,151 User benchmarks, average bench 148% 48GB free (System drive) Firmware: 57MS4109 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 380 323 215 202 189 199 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	86.1% Excellent	Read 559 Write 554 Mixed 432 SusWrite 251 101% 449 MB/s	4K Read 25.8 4K Write 46.6 4K Mixed 39.7 115% 37.4 MB/s	DQ Read 330 DQ Write 205 DQ Mixed 92.8 116% 209 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 86.1% Great: 207%
Intenso Speed Line USB 3.0 16GB-$13 196 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 12GB free, PID 5100 Operating at USB 3.2 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 24 27 28 28 29 29 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	23% Poor	Read 101 Write 34 Mixed 35.8 SusWrite 27.3 56% 49.5 MB/s	4K Read 2.6 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0 30% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 23% Great: 23%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung 2x4GB 26,293 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB Row of chips LPDDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	63.2% Good	MC Read 23.2 MC Write 24.1 MC Mixed 20.9 65% 22.7 GB/s	SC Read 13.8 SC Write 24 SC Mixed 20 55% 19.3 GB/s	Latency 108 37% 108 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 63.2% Great: 81%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Workstation 8%

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System: Microsoft Surface Book

CPU
Core i7-6600UIntelBench 45%, 31,982 samples	991x
Core i5-6300UIntelBench 40%, 59,619 samples	629x

GPU
HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 4%, 362,113 samples	1,418x
GeForce GPUNvidiaBench 9%, 1,471 samples	144x
GeForce GTX 965MNvidiaBench 24%, 3,080 samples	58x

SSD
MZFLV256HCHP-000MV 256GBSamsungBench 98%, 8,268 samples	397x
MZFLV512HCJH-000MV 512GBSamsungBench 108%, 2,691 samples	355x
MZFLV128HCGR-000MV 128GBSamsungBench 78%, 6,124 samples	210x

RAM
2x4GBSamsungBench 59%, 26,293 samples	648x
2x8GBSamsungBench 62%, 17,576 samples	482x
2x4GBHynixBench 60%, 11,918 samples	267x

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