Microsoft Surface Book 2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 36%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 31%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics45.5% 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 Drive145% 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 (45%). 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
Memory12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display3240 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190821
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 11 '19 at 22:34
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User MYS-User
Background CPU 45%
CPU Throttled 90%

 PC Performing above expectations (71st 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 3.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
68% Good
Memory 79.9
1-Core 85.4
2-Core 200
69% 122 Pts
4-Core 302
8-Core 529
50% 416 Pts
64-Core 532
33% 532 Pts
Poor: 27%
This bench: 68%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060 (Mobile)
Microsoft(1414 0024) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 26.21.14.4112
Performing below potential (38th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
45.5% Average
Lighting 53.3
Reflection 58.7
Parallax 48
43% 53.3 fps
MRender 64.4
Gravity 53.8
Splatting 62.8
50% 60.3 fps
Poor: 35%
This bench: 45.5%
Great: 52%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZFLW512HMJP-000MV 512GB
387GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXY74M0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 542 621 623 629 613 608 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
145% Outstanding
Read 678
Write 631
Mixed 313
SusWrite 606
125% 557 MB/s
4K Read 37.4
4K Write 117
4K Mixed 40.7
171% 65 MB/s
DQ Read 921
DQ Write 411
DQ Mixed 524
426% 619 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 145%
Great: 151%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB Row of chips LPDDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
63.2% Good
MC Read 23.5
MC Write 23.2
MC Mixed 19.7
63% 22.1 GB/s
SC Read 15
SC Write 25.3
SC Mixed 20.2
58% 20.2 GB/s
Latency 80.7
50% 80.7 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 63.2%
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 3,917 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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