Microsoft Surface Book 2

Performance Results


Gaming 25% Surfboard	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall 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!
Processor	With 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 75.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	24.7% 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 Drive	148% 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.
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.

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	3.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	3000 x 2000 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181002
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 27 '19 at 03:59
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%
CPU Throttled	90%

PC Performing way above expectations (87^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 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	75.6% Very good	Memory 79.4 1-Core 130 2-Core 246 84% 152 Pts	4-Core 389 8-Core 548 59% 468 Pts	64-Core 541 34% 541 Pts
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 75.6% Great: 71%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050 (Mobile) 160,694 User benchmarks, average bench 23% Microsoft(1414 0024) 2GB Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 25.21.14.1967 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	24.7% Poor	Lighting 31.8 Reflection 24 Parallax 28 26% 27.9 fps	MRender 32.7 Gravity 30.3 Splatting 21.7 22% 28.2 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 24.7% Great: 25%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZFLW256HEHP-000MV 256GB 6,615 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 157GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXB72M0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 306 307 309 292 282 274 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	148% Outstanding	Read 1,573 Write 316 Mixed 343 SusWrite 295 137% 632 MB/s	4K Read 37.9 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 35.2 157% 58.7 MB/s	DQ Read 565 DQ Write 312 DQ Mixed 444 329% 440 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 148% Great: 145%
Generic- SD Card 197GB 177 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 183GB free, PID 090c Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 38 34 31 32 31 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	24.8% Poor	Read 90 Write 31.5 Mixed 32.5 SusWrite 33.9 54% 47 MB/s	4K Read 8.2 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 3 160% 4 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 24.8% Great: 38%

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 above expectations (87^th percentile)	65.2% Good	MC Read 24.1 MC Write 25 MC Mixed 19.8 66% 23 GB/s	SC Read 16.2 SC Write 25.7 SC Mixed 19.7 59% 20.5 GB/s	Latency 81.7 49% 81.7 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 65.2% Great: 81%

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Gaming 9%

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Desktop 54%

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Workstation 9%

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System: Microsoft Surface Book 2

CPU
Core i7-8650UIntelBench 52%, 42,414 samples	3,329x
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	2,783x
GTX 1060 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 47%, 177,775 samples	421x
HD 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake)IntelBench 5%, 387,149 samples	416x

SSD
MZFLW512HMJP-000MV 512GBSamsungBench 114%, 5,563 samples	969x
MZFLW256HEHP-000MV 256GBSamsungBench 105%, 6,615 samples	871x
HFS256GD9TNG-62A0A 256GBBABench 97%, 2,238 samples	613x

RAM
H9CCNNNCLGALAR-NUD 2x8GBHynixBench 60%, 11,327 samples	1,795x
2x8GBSamsungBench 62%, 17,576 samples	1,004x
H9CCNNNBJTALAR-NUD 2x4GBHynixBench 61%, 14,211 samples	994x

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Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16