Microsoft Surface Book 3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 49%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (14th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 86 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 40%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics5.69% 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 Drive128% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (64%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 86% 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 3  (all builds)
MotherboardMicrosoft Surface Book 3
Memory24.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 4.3 GHz
Display3240 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210706
Uptime13.9 Days
Run DateJun 17 '22 at 02:14
Run Duration159 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 64%
CPU Throttled 86%

 PC Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-1065G7
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 1.5 GHz, turbo 2.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
40% Below average
Memory 40.4
1-Core 80.2
2-Core 180
52% 100 Pts
4-Core 213
8-Core 344
34% 278 Pts
64-Core 392
24% 392 Pts
Poor: 30%
This bench: 40%
Great: 70%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel Iris Plus G7
Microsoft(1414 0043) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.9621
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
5.69% Terrible
Lighting 8.7
Reflection 49.1
Parallax 10.2
7% 22.7 fps
MRender 1
Gravity 9.7
Splatting 1
3% 3.9 fps
Poor: 6%
This bench: 5.69%
Great: 13%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kxg60znv1t02 TOSHIBA 1TB
833GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AGMS4101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 500 563 884 679 846 806 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
128% Outstanding
Read 703
Write 853
Mixed 571
SusWrite 713
160% 710 MB/s
4K Read 31
4K Write 55.8
4K Mixed 45.8
135% 44.2 MB/s
DQ Read 458
DQ Write 156
DQ Mixed 291
219% 302 MB/s
Poor: 99%
This bench: 128%
Great: 304%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung K4UCE3Q4AA-MGCL 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB Row of chips LPDDR4 4267 MHz clocked @ 3733 MHz
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
86.3% Excellent
MC Read 37.8
MC Write 33
MC Mixed 31.3
97% 34 GB/s
SC Read 10.8
SC Write 23.4
SC Mixed 17.3
49% 17.2 GB/s
Latency 200
20% 200 ns
Poor: 71%
This bench: 86.3%
Great: 116%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Surface Book 3 Builds (Compare 1,684 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 15%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 60%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk

System: Microsoft Surface Book 3

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