Microsoft Surface Book 2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 66%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics1% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive90.2% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 90% 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.
Run History
5 years ago, 5 years ago.
SystemMicrosoft Surface Book 2  (all builds)
MotherboardMicrosoft Surface Book 2
Memory9.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display3000 x 2000 - 32 Bit colors, 3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180207
Uptime1.2 Days
Run DateAug 08 '18 at 22:31
Run Duration116 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 12%
CPU Throttled 90%

 PC Performing as expected (45th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8650U
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.1 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
71.5% Very good
Memory 68.7
1-Core 124
2-Core 242
78% 145 Pts
4-Core 405
8-Core 546
60% 475 Pts
64-Core 536
33% 536 Pts
Poor: 27%
This bench: 71.5%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake R)
Microsoft(1414 0027) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 22.20.16.4840
Relative performance (0th percentile)
1% Terrible
Lighting 1.4
Reflection 21.9
Parallax 0.62
1% 7.98 fps
MRender 1
Gravity 0.57
Splatting 1.04
1% 0.87 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 1%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZFLW512HMJP-000MV 512GB
429GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXY74M0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 314 215 173 179 171 177 MB/s
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
90.2% Outstanding
Read 838
Write 621
Mixed 344
SusWrite 205
111% 502 MB/s
4K Read 28.9
4K Write 53.1
4K Mixed 32.1
113% 38 MB/s
DQ Read 297
DQ Write 120
DQ Mixed 312
204% 243 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 90.2%
Great: 151%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix H9CCNNNCLGALAR-NUD 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB Row of chips LPDDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing below potential (15th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
53% Above average
MC Read 20.1
MC Write 21
MC Mixed 14.9
53% 18.7 GB/s
SC Read 12
SC Write 21.8
SC Mixed 17.3
49% 17 GB/s
Latency 104
38% 104 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 53%
Great: 81%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Surface Book 2 Builds (Compare 3,913 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 54%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk

System: Microsoft Surface Book 2

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