Microsoft Surface Book

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 58.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	8.93% 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.
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.

Very high background CPU (79%). 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	5.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	3000 x 2000 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171206
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Aug 11 '18 at 09:37
Run Duration	129 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	79%
CPU Throttled	96%

PC Performing above expectations (85^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 2.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	58.7% Above average	Memory 76.9 1-Core 62.8 2-Core 141 56% 93.4 Pts	4-Core 237 8-Core 236 32% 236 Pts	64-Core 228 14% 228 Pts
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 58.7% 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. 23.21.13.9135 Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	8.93% Terrible	Lighting 11.4 Reflection 8.62 Parallax 10.2 9% 10.1 fps	MRender 12.5 Gravity 11.5 Splatting 7.43 8% 10.5 fps
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 8.93% Great: 9%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSN5256GPU7 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 19,151 User benchmarks, average bench 148% 28GB free (System drive) Firmware: 57MS4109 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 563 Write 615 Mixed 277 108% 485 MB/s	4K Read 30.7 4K Write 78.7 4K Mixed 34.3 132% 47.9 MB/s	DQ Read 18.8 DQ Write 48.9 DQ Mixed 48.7 33% 38.8 MB/s
Poor: 77% Great: 207%
iStorage diskAshur 500GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 334GB free, PID 0317 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 90 90 91 91 91 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	36.7% Below average	Read 87.7 Write 79.7 Mixed 32 SusWrite 88.4 95% 71.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.5 70% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 36.7% Great: 37%

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 above expectations (63^rd percentile)	64% Good	MC Read 22.5 MC Write 24.8 MC Mixed 21.1 65% 22.8 GB/s	SC Read 13.4 SC Write 25.6 SC Mixed 18.8 55% 19.3 GB/s	Latency 86.5 46% 86.5 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 64% Great: 87%

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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	984x
Core i5-6300UIntelBench 40%, 59,619 samples	626x

GPU
HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 4%, 362,113 samples	1,409x
GeForce GPUNvidiaBench 9%, 1,471 samples	144x
GeForce GTX 965MNvidiaBench 24%, 3,080 samples	57x

SSD
MZFLV256HCHP-000MV 256GBSamsungBench 98%, 8,268 samples	394x
MZFLV512HCJH-000MV 512GBSamsungBench 108%, 2,691 samples	354x
MZFLV128HCGR-000MV 128GBSamsungBench 78%, 6,124 samples	210x

RAM
2x4GBSamsungBench 59%, 26,293 samples	644x
2x8GBSamsungBench 62%, 17,576 samples	480x
2x4GBHynixBench 60%, 11,918 samples	266x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16