Microsoft Surface Book 2

Performance Results


Gaming 10% Tree trunk	Desktop 56% Gunboat	Workstation 9% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 55.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	6.61% 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 Drive	59.1% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). 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

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Microsoft Surface Book 2 (all builds)
Motherboard	Microsoft Surface Book 2
Memory	3.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	3000 x 2000 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180628
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 13 '18 at 22:09
Run Duration	119 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	15%
CPU Throttled	90%

PC Performing as expected (51^st 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 2.25 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	55.8% Above average	Memory 67.5 1-Core 77.3 2-Core 143 56% 96.1 Pts	4-Core 243 8-Core 324 36% 283 Pts	64-Core 370 23% 370 Pts
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 55.8% 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. 24.20.100.6136 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	6.61% Terrible	Lighting 7.5 Reflection 24.7 Parallax 6.25 6% 12.8 fps	MRender 8.95 Gravity 5.9 Splatting 11.9 8% 8.92 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 6.61% Great: 6%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZFLW256HEHP-000MV 256GB 6,615 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 18GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXB72M0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 97 84 77 74 79 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	59.1% Above average	Read 428 Write 120 Mixed 145 SusWrite 86.7 43% 195 MB/s	4K Read 26.6 4K Write 46 4K Mixed 20.5 91% 31 MB/s	DQ Read 327 DQ Write 93.4 DQ Mixed 213 156% 211 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 59.1% Great: 145%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix H9CCNNNBJTALAR-NUD 2x4GB 14,211 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB Row of chips LPDDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing below potential (39^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	59.3% Above average	MC Read 20.6 MC Write 24.6 MC Mixed 18.8 61% 21.3 GB/s	SC Read 12.9 SC Write 22.5 SC Mixed 17.7 51% 17.7 GB/s	Latency 107 37% 107 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 59.3% Great: 80%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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	3,323x
Core i5-7300UIntelBench 45%, 24,421 samples	422x
Core i5-8350UIntelBench 52%, 19,808 samples	194x

GPU
UHD Graphics 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake R)IntelBench 5%, 420,154 samples	2,779x
GTX 1060 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 47%, 177,775 samples	420x
HD 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake)IntelBench 5%, 387,149 samples	416x

SSD
MZFLW512HMJP-000MV 512GBSamsungBench 114%, 5,563 samples	965x
MZFLW256HEHP-000MV 256GBSamsungBench 105%, 6,615 samples	870x
HFS256GD9TNG-62A0A 256GBBABench 97%, 2,238 samples	613x

RAM
H9CCNNNCLGALAR-NUD 2x8GBHynixBench 60%, 11,327 samples	1,791x
2x8GBSamsungBench 62%, 17,576 samples	1,003x
H9CCNNNBJTALAR-NUD 2x4GBHynixBench 61%, 14,211 samples	993x

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Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16