Microsoft Surface Book 2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 68.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics6.6% 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 Drive157% 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.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 89% 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
Memory4.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display3000 x 2000 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181002
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 16 '19 at 19:35
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 14%
CPU Throttled 89%

 PC Performing above expectations (81st percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-8350U
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 1.9 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
68.5% Good
Memory 63.1
1-Core 114
2-Core 228
73% 135 Pts
4-Core 397
8-Core 571
61% 484 Pts
64-Core 562
35% 562 Pts
Poor: 24%
This bench: 68.5%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake R)
Microsoft(1414 0027) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 24.20.100.6293
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
6.6% Terrible
Lighting 6.67
Reflection 9.31
Parallax 6.66
5% 7.54 fps
MRender 10.2
Gravity 6.47
Splatting 14.3
9% 10.4 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.6%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$33
205GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AAMS4103 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 873 611 425 951 352 333 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
157% Outstanding
Read 1,035
Write 958
Mixed 706
SusWrite 591
184% 822 MB/s
4K Read 40.2
4K Write 98.3
4K Mixed 52
180% 63.5 MB/s
DQ Read 712
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 631
441% 563 MB/s
Poor: 73%
This bench: 157%
Great: 193%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix H9CCNNNBJTALAR-NUD 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB Row of chips LPDDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
59.6% Above average
MC Read 22
MC Write 23.4
MC Mixed 18.5
61% 21.3 GB/s
SC Read 14.2
SC Write 24
SC Mixed 18.9
54% 19 GB/s
Latency 119
34% 119 ns
Poor: 48%
This bench: 59.6%
Great: 80%

 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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