Microsoft Surface Book

Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 52% Yacht	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 47.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	4.77% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	93.8% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

CPU throttled at 92% 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	10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	3000 x 2000 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161104
Uptime	10 Days
Run Date	Mar 04 '17 at 23:15
Run Duration	96 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%
CPU Throttled	92%

PC Performing as expected (51^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6600U 31,982 User benchmarks, average bench 45% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.2 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	47.6% Average	Memory 66 1-Core 82.7 2-Core 116 54% 88.3 Pts	4-Core 169 8-Core 178 23% 174 Pts	64-Core 181 11% 181 Pts
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 47.6% Great: 58%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 520 (Mobile Skylake) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Microsoft(1414 0014) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4463 Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	4.77% Terrible	Lighting 6.03 Reflection 8.62 Parallax 3.62 5% 6.09 fps	MRender 4.76 Gravity 2.87 Splatting 7.83 4% 5.15 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.77% Great: 5%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZFLV512 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB 1,374 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 2GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXV75M0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	93.8% Outstanding	Read 1,116 Write 143 Mixed 232 106% 497 MB/s	4K Read 35.5 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 14.9 128% 51.8 MB/s	DQ Read 35.3 DQ Write 144 DQ Mixed 15 33% 64.8 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 93.8% Great: 143%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung 2x8GB 17,576 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB SODIMM LPDDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	56.5% Above average	MC Read 19 MC Write 22.6 MC Mixed 19.6 58% 20.4 GB/s	SC Read 10.2 SC Write 21.5 SC Mixed 17.5 47% 16.4 GB/s	Latency 111 36% 111 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 56.5% Great: 83%

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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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Gaming 8%

Tree trunk

Desktop 48%

Yacht

Workstation 8%

Tree trunk

System: Microsoft Surface Book

CPU
Core i7-6600UIntelBench 45%, 31,982 samples	983x
Core i5-6300UIntelBench 40%, 59,619 samples	626x

GPU
HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 4%, 362,113 samples	1,408x
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	353x
MZFLV128HCGR-000MV 128GBSamsungBench 78%, 6,124 samples	210x

RAM
2x4GBSamsungBench 59%, 26,293 samples	644x
2x8GBSamsungBench 62%, 17,576 samples	479x
2x4GBHynixBench 60%, 11,918 samples	266x

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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

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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