Microsoft Surface Book 2

Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 40% Jet ski	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (13th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 87 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.
Processor	With 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 37.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics	3.38% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	52.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (57%). 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.

System	Microsoft Surface Book 2 (all builds)
Motherboard	Microsoft Surface Book 2
Memory	4.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	3000 x 2000 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180207
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 15 '18 at 18:12
Run Duration	181 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	57%
CPU Throttled	90%

PC Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8650U 42,414 User benchmarks, average bench 52% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.1 GHz, turbo 1.85 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	37.6% Below average	Memory 49.2 1-Core 62.4 2-Core 90.9 41% 67.5 Pts	4-Core 141 8-Core 204 22% 172 Pts	64-Core 272 17% 272 Pts
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 37.6% Great: 71%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake R) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Microsoft(1414 0027) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 22.20.16.4840 Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	3.38% Terrible	Lighting 3.47 Reflection 23.5 Parallax 3.38 3% 10.1 fps	MRender 4.95 Gravity 3.73 Splatting 7.04 4% 5.24 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.38% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZFLW256HEHP-000MV 256GB 6,615 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 179GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXB72M0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 113 93 74 67 76 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	52.7% Above average	Read 615 Write 249 Mixed 252 SusWrite 93.3 66% 302 MB/s	4K Read 15.5 4K Write 25.9 4K Mixed 11.6 52% 17.7 MB/s	DQ Read 223 DQ Write 83.7 DQ Mixed 174 123% 160 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 52.7% Great: 145%
WD My Passport 25F3 512GB 640 User benchmarks, average bench 175% 379GB free, PID 25f3 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 56 56 40 57 115 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	83.8% Excellent	Read 209 Write 132 Mixed 126 SusWrite 68.4 166% 134 MB/s	4K Read 8.7 4K Write 11.9 4K Mixed 10.1 781% 10.2 MB/s	DQ Read 20.4 DQ Write 30.8 DQ Mixed 22.3 1,882% 24.5 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 83.8% Great: 339%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung 2x4GB 26,293 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB Row of chips LPDDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	51.1% Above average	MC Read 18.4 MC Write 22.7 MC Mixed 19 57% 20 GB/s	SC Read 4.3 SC Write 10.7 SC Mixed 11.3 25% 8.77 GB/s	Latency 164 24% 164 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 51.1% Great: 81%

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

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Gaming 9%

Tree trunk

Desktop 54%

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Workstation 9%

Tree trunk

System: Microsoft Surface Book 2

CPU
Core i7-8650UIntelBench 52%, 42,414 samples	3,299x
Core i5-7300UIntelBench 45%, 24,421 samples	420x
Core i5-8350UIntelBench 52%, 19,808 samples	194x

GPU
UHD Graphics 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake R)IntelBench 5%, 420,154 samples	2,758x
GTX 1060 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 47%, 177,775 samples	418x
HD 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake)IntelBench 5%, 387,149 samples	414x

SSD
MZFLW512HMJP-000MV 512GBSamsungBench 114%, 5,563 samples	958x
MZFLW256HEHP-000MV 256GBSamsungBench 105%, 6,615 samples	863x
HFS256GD9TNG-62A0A 256GBBABench 97%, 2,238 samples	611x

RAM
H9CCNNNCLGALAR-NUD 2x8GBHynixBench 60%, 11,327 samples	1,776x
2x8GBSamsungBench 62%, 17,576 samples	1,000x
H9CCNNNBJTALAR-NUD 2x4GBHynixBench 61%, 14,211 samples	986x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16