Microsoft Surface Book 2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 65%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 66.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics7.74% 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 Drive116% 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). 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
Memory4.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display3000 x 2000 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171212
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 24 '18 at 10:31
Run Duration89 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 20%
CPU Throttled 90%

 PC Performing above expectations (77th 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 3.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
66.4% Good
Memory 66.2
1-Core 104
2-Core 197
68% 122 Pts
4-Core 358
8-Core 546
56% 452 Pts
64-Core 547
34% 547 Pts
Poor: 27%
This bench: 66.4%
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
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
7.74% Terrible
Lighting 8.07
Reflection 24.7
Parallax 7.84
7% 13.5 fps
MRender 11.1
Gravity 7.43
Splatting 16.4
10% 11.7 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 7.74%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZFLW256HEHP-000MV 256GB
110GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXB72M0Q
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
116% Outstanding
Read 1,390
Write 326
Mixed 518
161% 745 MB/s
4K Read 32.8
4K Write 76.5
4K Mixed 18.4
114% 42.6 MB/s
DQ Read 37.4
DQ Write 296
DQ Mixed 112
103% 149 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 116%
Great: 145%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix H9CCNNNBJTALAR-NUD 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB Row of chips LPDDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing below potential (39th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
58.8% Above average
MC Read 22.5
MC Write 23.7
MC Mixed 18.1
61% 21.4 GB/s
SC Read 10.4
SC Write 19.9
SC Mixed 18.8
47% 16.4 GB/s
Latency 111
36% 111 ns
Poor: 48%
This bench: 58.8%
Great: 80%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Surface Book 2 Builds (Compare 3,937 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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