Microsoft Surface Book 2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (93rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 7 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics7.13% 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.
Boot Drive130% 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.
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
Memory11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display3240 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171023
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateDec 22 '17 at 08:00
Run Duration86 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%
CPU Throttled 90%

 PC Performing way above expectations (93rd 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 3.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
75.5% Very good
Memory 76.8
1-Core 132
2-Core 253
84% 154 Pts
4-Core 400
8-Core 568
61% 484 Pts
64-Core 567
35% 567 Pts
Poor: 27%
This bench: 75.5%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake R)
Microsoft(1414 0028) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 22.20.16.4840
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
7.13% Terrible
Lighting 7.4
Reflection 65.4
Parallax 7.03
6% 26.6 fps
MRender 10.4
Gravity 6.73
Splatting 15.3
9% 10.8 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 7.13%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZFLW256HEHP-000MV 256GB
177GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXB72M0Q
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
130% Outstanding
Read 1,548
Write 332
Mixed 526
173% 802 MB/s
4K Read 41.1
4K Write 126
4K Mixed 20.1
155% 62.5 MB/s
DQ Read 41.8
DQ Write 118
DQ Mixed 166
102% 109 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 130%
Great: 145%
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 (81st percentile)
62.5% Good
MC Read 23.1
MC Write 23.9
MC Mixed 19
63% 22 GB/s
SC Read 15.8
SC Write 24
SC Mixed 19.9
57% 19.9 GB/s
Latency 86.8
46% 86.8 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 62.5%
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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