Microsoft Surface Book 2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 24%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 21%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 66.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics27.3% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive126% 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.
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.
High background CPU (23%). 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
SystemMicrosoft Surface Book 2  (all builds)
MotherboardMicrosoft Surface Book 2
Memory12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display3240 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180628
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 19 '18 at 15:09
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User MEX-User
Background CPU 23%
CPU Throttled 90%

 PC Performing as expected (57th 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 3.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
66.1% Good
Memory 64.1
1-Core 122
2-Core 225
75% 137 Pts
4-Core 367
8-Core 542
57% 454 Pts
64-Core 534
33% 534 Pts
Poor: 27%
This bench: 66.1%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060 (Mobile)
Microsoft(1414 0024) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 24.21.13.9924
Performing below potential (1st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
27.3% Poor
Lighting 35.8
Reflection 39.9
Parallax 23
29% 32.9 fps
MRender 9.57
Gravity 26.2
Splatting 43.6
24% 26.5 fps
Poor: 35%
This bench: 27.3%
Great: 52%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZFLW256HEHP-000MV 256GB
126GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXB72M0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 319 315 319 322 321 318 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
126% Outstanding
Read 910
Write 328
Mixed 255
SusWrite 319
99% 453 MB/s
4K Read 37.2
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 34.7
156% 58.9 MB/s
DQ Read 734
DQ Write 324
DQ Mixed 445
352% 501 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 126%
Great: 145%
WD My Passport 1.5TB
1.5TB free, PID 0748
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 72 74 72 71 72 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
30% Poor
Read 70.1
Write 51
Mixed 47
SusWrite 72
80% 60 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.5
63% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 30%
Great: 44%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix H9CCNNNCLGALAR-NUD 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB Row of chips LPDDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
60.8% Good
MC Read 22.6
MC Write 24
MC Mixed 18.6
62% 21.7 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 23.7
SC Mixed 19.2
56% 19.5 GB/s
Latency 116
34% 116 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 60.8%
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 3,917 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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