Microsoft Surface Book 2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 45%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 51.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics5.79% 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 Drive74.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.
Very high background CPU (93%). 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
4 years ago, 4 years ago.
SystemMicrosoft Surface Book 2  (all builds)
MotherboardMicrosoft Surface Book 2
Memory3.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display3000 x 2000 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190821
Uptime1.1 Days
Run DateOct 29 '19 at 22:40
Run Duration115 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU 93%
CPU Throttled 90%

 PC Performing as expected (41st 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 2.5 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
51.9% Above average
Memory 58
1-Core 43.1
2-Core 72
37% 57.7 Pts
4-Core 246
8-Core 442
41% 344 Pts
64-Core 424
26% 424 Pts
Poor: 27%
This bench: 51.9%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake R)
Microsoft(1414 0027) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 25.20.100.6472
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
5.79% Terrible
Lighting 6.1
Reflection 8.46
Parallax 6.06
5% 6.87 fps
MRender 8.76
Gravity 5.37
Splatting 11.8
7% 8.65 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 5.79%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZFLW256HEHP-000MV 256GB
145GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXB72M0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 279 272 279 281 280 290 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
74.3% Very good
Read 605
Write 248
Mixed 201
SusWrite 280
74% 334 MB/s
4K Read 17.5
4K Write 43.3
4K Mixed 13.1
66% 24.6 MB/s
DQ Read 436
DQ Write 167
DQ Mixed 297
221% 300 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 74.3%
Great: 145%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix H9CCNNNBJTALAR-NUD 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB Row of chips LPDDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
50.9% Above average
MC Read 20
MC Write 17.8
MC Mixed 17
52% 18.3 GB/s
SC Read 11.7
SC Write 21.3
SC Mixed 14.2
45% 15.7 GB/s
Latency 134
30% 134 ns
Poor: 48%
This bench: 50.9%
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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