Microsoft Surface Book 2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 44%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 37%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 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 76.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics50.8% 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 Drive149% 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.
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
Memory13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display3240 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190418
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 05 '19 at 23:03
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%
CPU Throttled 90%

 PC Performing way above expectations (92nd 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 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
76.7% Very good
Memory 80.4
1-Core 132
2-Core 262
86% 158 Pts
4-Core 394
8-Core 558
60% 476 Pts
64-Core 551
34% 551 Pts
Poor: 27%
This bench: 76.7%
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 (92nd percentile)
50.8% Above average
Lighting 64.3
Reflection 66.3
Parallax 56.8
52% 62.5 fps
MRender 63.1
Gravity 52.6
Splatting 59.4
48% 58.4 fps
Poor: 35%
This bench: 50.8%
Great: 52%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
BA HFS256GD9TNG-62A0A 256GB
201GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80001E00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 289 291 317 312 317 317 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
149% Outstanding
Read 1,033
Write 775
Mixed 912
SusWrite 307
169% 757 MB/s
4K Read 46
4K Write 121
4K Mixed 62
213% 76.2 MB/s
DQ Read 599
DQ Write 418
DQ Mixed 644
444% 554 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 149%
Great: 139%
SDXC Card 256GB
238GB free, PID null
SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 76 79 83 78 84 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
38.3% Below average
Read 76.6
Write 26.5
Mixed 47
SusWrite 76.3
73% 56.6 MB/s
4K Read 8.4
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 3.4
242% 4.87 MB/s
Poor: 8%
This bench: 38.3%
Great: 44%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix H9CCNNNCLGALAR-NUD 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB Row of chips LPDDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
64.7% Good
MC Read 24.1
MC Write 24.3
MC Mixed 19.8
65% 22.7 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 25.4
SC Mixed 20
58% 20.3 GB/s
Latency 79.8
50% 79.8 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 64.7%
Great: 81%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 54%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk

System: Microsoft Surface Book 2

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