Microsoft Surface Book 2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 53%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 53.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics4.36% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive122% 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 (24%). 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.
SystemMicrosoft Surface Book 2  (all builds)
MotherboardMicrosoft Surface Book 2
Memory8.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display3000 x 2000 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171212
Uptime1.8 Days
Run DateJul 26 '18 at 17:24
Run Duration132 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 24%
CPU Throttled 90%

 PC Performing as expected (47th 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 2.2 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
53.1% Above average
Memory 72.3
1-Core 75.8
2-Core 87.1
51% 78.4 Pts
4-Core 184
8-Core 266
28% 225 Pts
64-Core 284
18% 284 Pts
Poor: 27%
This bench: 53.1%
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 below expectations (37th percentile)
4.36% Terrible
Lighting 4.3
Reflection 23.8
Parallax 4.75
4% 11 fps
MRender 6.71
Gravity 4.7
Splatting 9.7
6% 7.04 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 4.36%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZFLW1T0HMLH-000MU 1TB
504GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXY74M0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 525 566 465 490 652 690 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
122% Outstanding
Read 887
Write 555
Mixed 378
SusWrite 565
133% 596 MB/s
4K Read 30
4K Write 69.9
4K Mixed 35.4
128% 45.1 MB/s
DQ Read 420
DQ Write 169
DQ Mixed 336
238% 308 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 122%
Great: 178%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 16GB-$7
10GB free, PID 1666
Operating at USB 3.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.1 8.4 11 9.7 11 11 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
21.6% Poor
Read 117
Write 23.3
Mixed 5.2
SusWrite 9.9
35% 38.9 MB/s
4K Read 8.9
4K Write 0.1
4K Mixed 0.1
40% 3.03 MB/s
Poor: 5%
This bench: 21.6%
Great: 23%
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 (9th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
48.3% Average
MC Read 17.6
MC Write 19.4
MC Mixed 14.9
49% 17.3 GB/s
SC Read 10.5
SC Write 15.3
SC Mixed 13.5
37% 13.1 GB/s
Latency 96.1
42% 96.1 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 48.3%
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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