Microsoft Surface Book 3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 29%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 55%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 24%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 37.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics60.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive78.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
Very high background CPU (35%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 86% 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.
SystemMicrosoft Surface Book 3  (all builds)
MotherboardMicrosoft Surface Book 3
Memory23.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 4.3 GHz
Display3240 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20211214
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 23 '22 at 12:26
Run Duration208 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU 35%
CPU Throttled 86%

 PC Performing below expectations (27th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-1065G7
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 1.5 GHz, turbo 1.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
37.5% Below average
Memory 57.3
1-Core 63.2
2-Core 80.5
42% 67 Pts
4-Core 97.2
8-Core 216
18% 157 Pts
64-Core 215
13% 215 Pts
Poor: 30%
This bench: 37.5%
Great: 70%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti (Mobile Max-Q)
Microsoft(1414 0032) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 31.0.15.1640
Performing below potential (79th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
60.6% Good
Lighting 74.5
Reflection 77
Parallax 73.7
61% 75.1 fps
MRender 87.8
Gravity 71.9
Splatting 65.6
60% 75.1 fps
Poor: 40%
This bench: 60.6%
Great: 64%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kbg40zns512g TOSHIBA MEMORY 512GB
383GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AEMS0102
SusWrite @10s intervals: 391 391 557 466 312 272 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
78.5% Very good
Read 590
Write 532
Mixed 738
SusWrite 398
127% 564 MB/s
4K Read 25.2
4K Write 32.6
4K Mixed 27.2
90% 28.3 MB/s
DQ Read 45.8
DQ Write 64.3
DQ Mixed 104
65% 71.4 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 78.5%
Great: 167%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung K4UCE3Q4AA-MGCL 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB Row of chips LPDDR4 4267 MHz clocked @ 3733 MHz
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
71.2% Very good
MC Read 24.3
MC Write 28.1
MC Mixed 30.5
79% 27.6 GB/s
SC Read 10.1
SC Write 16.8
SC Mixed 15.5
40% 14.1 GB/s
Latency 136
30% 136 ns
Poor: 71%
This bench: 71.2%
Great: 116%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Surface Book 3 Builds (Compare 1,685 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 15%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 60%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk

System: Microsoft Surface Book 3

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