Microsoft Surface Book 2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 48%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (93rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 7 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 brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics52.6% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive233% 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.
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.
Run History
SystemMicrosoft Surface Book 2  (all builds)
MotherboardMicrosoft Surface Book 2
Memory12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display3240 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181002
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 08 '19 at 04:01
Run Duration170 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 11%
CPU Throttled 90%

 PC Performing way above expectations (93rd 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 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
81.6% Excellent
Memory 81.6
1-Core 129
2-Core 264
86% 158 Pts
4-Core 439
8-Core 643
68% 541 Pts
64-Core 597
37% 597 Pts
Poor: 27%
This bench: 81.6%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060 (Mobile)
Microsoft(1414 0024) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 23.21.13.9140
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
52.6% Above average
Lighting 65.7
Reflection 67.5
Parallax 59.7
54% 64.3 fps
MRender 65.3
Gravity 55.9
Splatting 64
51% 61.7 fps
Poor: 35%
This bench: 52.6%
Great: 52%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
BA HFS001TD9TNG-62A0A 1TB
879GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80001E00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1065 1114 1133 1117 1165 1089 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
233% Outstanding
Read 1,402
Write 1261
Mixed 1,329
SusWrite 1,114
287% 1,276 MB/s
4K Read 46.9
4K Write 125
4K Mixed 66.4
222% 79.5 MB/s
DQ Read 964
DQ Write 846
DQ Mixed 915
683% 908 MB/s
Poor: 83%
This bench: 233%
Great: 206%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB Row of chips LPDDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
65.9% Good
MC Read 24.6
MC Write 25
MC Mixed 20
66% 23.2 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 25.4
SC Mixed 21
58% 20.4 GB/s
Latency 77.6
52% 77.6 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 65.9%
Great: 83%

 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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