Microsoft Surface Book 2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 46%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 46.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics5.19% 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 Drive110% 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.
Very high background CPU (68%). 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
Memory10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display3240 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190418
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 28 '19 at 20:31
Run Duration115 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 68%
CPU Throttled 90%

 PC Performing below expectations (39th 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 2.1 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
46.3% Average
Memory 48
1-Core 49.9
2-Core 143
44% 80.4 Pts
4-Core 246
8-Core 313
36% 280 Pts
64-Core 297
18% 297 Pts
Poor: 27%
This bench: 46.3%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake R)
Microsoft(1414 0028) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 24.20.100.6293
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
5.19% Terrible
Lighting 5.97
Reflection 56.4
Parallax 3.38
5% 21.9 fps
MRender 4.71
Gravity 5.27
Splatting 10.1
6% 6.69 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 5.19%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZFLW512HMJP-000MV 512GB
273GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXY74M0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 528 477 466 505 447 467 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Read 450
Write 586
Mixed 260
SusWrite 482
100% 444 MB/s
4K Read 24.3
4K Write 92.4
4K Mixed 38.5
135% 51.7 MB/s
DQ Read 653
DQ Write 301
DQ Mixed 470
350% 475 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 110%
Great: 151%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix H9CCNNNCLGALAR-NUD 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB Row of chips LPDDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
47.1% Average
MC Read 18.4
MC Write 20.4
MC Mixed 14
50% 17.6 GB/s
SC Read 7.7
SC Write 19.5
SC Mixed 8.6
34% 11.9 GB/s
Latency 168
24% 168 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 47.1%
Great: 81%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical Surface Book 2 Builds (Compare 3,917 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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