Microsoft Surface Laptop

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 61%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 55.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics5.78% 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 Drive67.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (66%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicrosoft Surface Laptop  (all builds)
MotherboardMicrosoft Surface Laptop
Memory4.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display2256 x 1504 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190418
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 03 '19 at 22:24
Run Duration116 Seconds
Run User DNK-User
Background CPU 66%

 PC Performing above expectations (61st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7660U
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
55.6% Above average
Memory 64.8
1-Core 103
2-Core 198
67% 122 Pts
4-Core 267
8-Core 279
36% 273 Pts
64-Core 271
17% 271 Pts
Poor: 33%
This bench: 55.6%
Great: 65%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel Iris Plus 640 (Mobile Kaby Lake)
Microsoft(1414 0025) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 24.20.100.6293
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
5.78% Terrible
Lighting 7.97
Reflection 8.42
Parallax 8.75
6% 8.38 fps
MRender 9.95
Gravity 8.53
Splatting 0.04
4% 6.18 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 5.78%
Great: 9%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kbg30zpz256g TOSHIBA 256GB
187GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ADMS0101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 338 322 281 321 407 388 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
67.9% Good
Read 389
Write 292
Mixed 322
SusWrite 343
76% 336 MB/s
4K Read 21.7
4K Write 13.6
4K Mixed 12.8
56% 16 MB/s
DQ Read 534
DQ Write 122
DQ Mixed 203
182% 286 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 67.9%
Great: 117%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB Row of chips LPDDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
79.4% Very good
MC Read 23
MC Write 47.3
MC Mixed 20.8
87% 30.4 GB/s
SC Read 11.3
SC Write 23.8
SC Mixed 17.6
50% 17.6 GB/s
Latency 114
35% 114 ns
Poor: 34%
This bench: 79.4%
Great: 81%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Surface Laptop Builds (Compare 688 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 Laptop

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