Microsoft Surface Book 2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 23%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 20%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 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 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 67.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics25.3% 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 Drive144% 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 (11%). 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
Memory5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display3000 x 2000 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171212
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 25 '18 at 14:28
Run Duration112 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 11%
CPU Throttled 90%

 PC Performing way above expectations (87th 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 3.25 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
67.9% Good
Memory 73.1
1-Core 114
2-Core 231
76% 139 Pts
4-Core 341
8-Core 473
51% 407 Pts
64-Core 546
34% 546 Pts
Poor: 27%
This bench: 67.9%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050 (Mobile)
Microsoft(1414 0024) 2GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 25.21.14.1634
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
25.3% Poor
Lighting 32.5
Reflection 24.3
Parallax 29
26% 28.6 fps
MRender 34.5
Gravity 31.1
Splatting 21.9
23% 29.2 fps
Poor: 18%
This bench: 25.3%
Great: 25%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZFLW256HEHP-000MV 256GB
171GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXB72M0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 301 315 318 318 319 318 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
144% Outstanding
Read 1,329
Write 323
Mixed 296
SusWrite 315
123% 566 MB/s
4K Read 38.2
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 36.9
160% 59.6 MB/s
DQ Read 725
DQ Write 324
DQ Mixed 448
353% 499 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 144%
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 above expectations (68th percentile)
62.4% Good
MC Read 23.2
MC Write 23.5
MC Mixed 19.6
63% 22.1 GB/s
SC Read 14.7
SC Write 24.6
SC Mixed 20
56% 19.8 GB/s
Latency 94.5
42% 94.5 ns
Poor: 48%
This bench: 62.4%
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 3,916 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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