Microsoft Surface Book

Performance Results


Gaming 12% Tree trunk	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 11% 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 59.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	8.96% 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	140% 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.
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 96% 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

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	Microsoft Surface Book (all builds)
Motherboard	Microsoft Surface Book
Memory	5.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	3000 x 2000 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171206
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 10 '18 at 20:37
Run Duration	116 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%
CPU Throttled	96%

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 i5-6300U 59,619 User benchmarks, average bench 40% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	59.7% Above average	Memory 76.2 1-Core 93.7 2-Core 167 66% 112 Pts	4-Core 251 8-Core 253 34% 252 Pts	64-Core 254 16% 254 Pts
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 59.7% Great: 54%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GPU 1,471 User benchmarks, average bench 9% Microsoft(1414 0008) 1GB Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 23.21.13.8871 Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	8.96% Terrible	Lighting 11.4 Reflection 8.69 Parallax 10.3 9% 10.1 fps	MRender 12.5 Gravity 11.6 Splatting 7.43 8% 10.5 fps
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 8.96% Great: 9%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSN5256GPU7 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 19,151 User benchmarks, average bench 148% 63GB free (System drive) Firmware: 57MS4109 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	140% Outstanding	Read 1,324 Write 873 Mixed 858 225% 1,019 MB/s	4K Read 28.6 4K Write 61.2 4K Mixed 22.4 104% 37.4 MB/s	DQ Read 34.5 DQ Write 59.4 DQ Mixed 73.4 48% 55.8 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 140% Great: 207%
Generic- SD Card 197GB 177 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 164GB free, PID 090c Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	37.5% Below average	Read 91.2 Write 80.7 Mixed 78.1 105% 83.3 MB/s	4K Read 4.48 4K Write 1.84 4K Mixed 1.64 135% 2.65 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 37.5% Great: 38%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix 2x4GB 11,918 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB Row of chips LPDDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	62.9% Good	MC Read 22.8 MC Write 23.7 MC Mixed 20.6 64% 22.4 GB/s	SC Read 13.8 SC Write 24.8 SC Mixed 18.7 55% 19.1 GB/s	Latency 87.8 46% 87.8 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 62.9% Great: 87%

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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	631x

GPU
HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 4%, 362,113 samples	1,420x
GeForce GPUNvidiaBench 9%, 1,471 samples	144x
GeForce GTX 965MNvidiaBench 24%, 3,080 samples	58x

SSD
MZFLV256HCHP-000MV 256GBSamsungBench 98%, 8,268 samples	398x
MZFLV512HCJH-000MV 512GBSamsungBench 108%, 2,691 samples	355x
MZFLV128HCGR-000MV 128GBSamsungBench 78%, 6,124 samples	210x

RAM
2x4GBSamsungBench 59%, 26,293 samples	649x
2x8GBSamsungBench 62%, 17,576 samples	482x
2x4GBHynixBench 60%, 11,918 samples	268x

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