Microsoft Surface Book

Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 56% Gunboat	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 54.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	2.68% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	110% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. 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.

System	Microsoft Surface Book (all builds)
Motherboard	Microsoft Surface Book
Memory	3.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	3000 x 2000 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190418
Uptime	7 Days
Run Date	Nov 08 '19 at 19:34
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	14%
CPU Throttled	96%

PC Performing above expectations (66^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 (97^th percentile)	54.5% Above average	Memory 68.4 1-Core 84.1 2-Core 156 60% 103 Pts	4-Core 238 8-Core 231 32% 234 Pts	64-Core 245 15% 245 Pts
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 54.5% Great: 54%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 520 (Mobile Skylake) 362,113 User benchmarks, average bench 4% Microsoft(1414 0014) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 24.20.100.6293 Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	2.68% Terrible	Lighting 0.1 Reflection 8.62 Parallax 5.78 0% 4.83 fps	MRender 8.05 Gravity 5.7 Splatting 13.1 8% 8.94 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 2.68% Great: 5%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZFLV256HCHP-000MV 256GB 8,268 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 112GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXV75M0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 291 291 289 290 290 290 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 667 Write 301 Mixed 279 SusWrite 290 85% 384 MB/s	4K Read 29.3 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 26.4 135% 54.2 MB/s	DQ Read 869 DQ Write 299 DQ Mixed 381 334% 516 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 138%
SDXC Card 260GB 37 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 135GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 49 58 58 58 47 58 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	25.3% Poor	Read 65.5 Write 19 Mixed 27.2 SusWrite 54.6 51% 41.6 MB/s	4K Read 7.3 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 1.2 92% 3.07 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 25.3% Great: 25%

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 as expected (50^th percentile)	60.4% Good	MC Read 22.1 MC Write 22.9 MC Mixed 20.2 62% 21.7 GB/s	SC Read 13.2 SC Write 22.5 SC Mixed 18.5 52% 18.1 GB/s	Latency 105 38% 105 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 60.4% Great: 81%

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Gaming 8%

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Desktop 48%

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Workstation 8%

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System: Microsoft Surface Book

CPU
Core i7-6600UIntelBench 45%, 31,982 samples	994x
Core i5-6300UIntelBench 40%, 59,619 samples	632x

GPU
HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 4%, 362,113 samples	1,424x
GeForce GPUNvidiaBench 9%, 1,471 samples	144x
GeForce GTX 965MNvidiaBench 24%, 3,080 samples	58x

SSD
MZFLV256HCHP-000MV 256GBSamsungBench 98%, 8,268 samples	400x
MZFLV512HCJH-000MV 512GBSamsungBench 108%, 2,691 samples	356x
MZFLV128HCGR-000MV 128GBSamsungBench 78%, 6,124 samples	210x

RAM
2x4GBSamsungBench 59%, 26,293 samples	651x
2x8GBSamsungBench 62%, 17,576 samples	483x
2x4GBHynixBench 60%, 11,918 samples	268x

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