Microsoft Surface Book 2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 69.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics7.14% 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 Drive116% 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 (17%). 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
Memory7.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181002
Uptime7.1 Days
Run DateJun 14 '19 at 10:07
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 17%
CPU Throttled 90%

 PC Performing above expectations (65th 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 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
69.1% Good
Memory 67.6
1-Core 118
2-Core 233
76% 140 Pts
4-Core 388
8-Core 508
57% 448 Pts
64-Core 506
31% 506 Pts
Poor: 27%
This bench: 69.1%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake R)
Microsoft(1414 0028) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 25.20.100.6472
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
7.14% Terrible
Lighting 7.57
Reflection 43.6
Parallax 7.72
6% 19.6 fps
MRender 9.62
Gravity 6.8
Splatting 15
9% 10.5 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 7.14%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZFLW256HEHP-000MV 256GB
120GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXB72M0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 306 302 301 286 302 303 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
116% Outstanding
Read 1,043
Write 313
Mixed 266
SusWrite 300
105% 481 MB/s
4K Read 37
4K Write 113
4K Mixed 33.4
159% 61.1 MB/s
DQ Read 132
DQ Write 262
DQ Mixed 248
174% 214 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 116%
Great: 145%
Generic- SD Card 256GB
71GB free, PID 090c
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 82 30 77 68 74 MB/s
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
27.8% Poor
Read 69.7
Write 25.7
Mixed 36.8
SusWrite 66.8
64% 49.8 MB/s
4K Read 9.4
4K Write 0.3
4K Mixed 0.6
66% 3.43 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 27.8%
Great: 46%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB Row of chips LPDDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing below potential (31st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
58% Above average
MC Read 21.6
MC Write 21.9
MC Mixed 18.4
59% 20.6 GB/s
SC Read 14.2
SC Write 21.7
SC Mixed 18.8
52% 18.2 GB/s
Latency 107
37% 107 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 58%
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 3,928 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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