Microsoft Surface Book 3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (6th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 94 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 an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 22.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very 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.
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 VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicrosoft Surface Book 3  (all builds)
MotherboardMicrosoft Surface Book 3
Memory9.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display3000 x 2000 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20220708
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 21 '22 at 04:37
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User NZL-User
Background CPU 100%

 PC Performing way below expectations (6th 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 1.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
22.9% Poor
Memory 26.6
1-Core 15.9
2-Core 47.2
18% 29.9 Pts
4-Core 105
8-Core 141
16% 123 Pts
64-Core 133
8% 133 Pts
Poor: 30%
This bench: 22.9%
Great: 70%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel Iris Plus G7
Microsoft(1414 0043) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 30.0.101.3118
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
5.69% Terrible
Lighting 6.7
Reflection 30
Parallax 8
6% 14.9 fps
MRender 6.5
Gravity 7
Splatting 8.5
6% 7.33 fps
Poor: 6%
This bench: 5.69%
Great: 13%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HFM256GDGTNG-87A0A 256GB
75GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80041C00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 250 234 216 223 254 239 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 58% Great: 101%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix H9HCNNNCPMALHR-NEE 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB Row of chips LPDDR4 4800 MHz clocked @ 3733 MHz
Performing below potential (1st percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
34.5% Below average
MC Read 10.3
MC Write 17.4
MC Mixed 14.2
40% 14 GB/s
SC Read 3.4
SC Write 5.2
SC Mixed 4
12% 4.2 GB/s
Latency 275
14% 275 ns
Poor: 72%
This bench: 34.5%
Great: 118%

 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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