Microsoft Surface Book 2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 25%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 22%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 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 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 72.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics26.2% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive141% 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.
High background CPU (21%). 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
Memory4.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display3000 x 2000 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190821
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateDec 21 '19 at 23:29
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 21%
CPU Throttled 90%

 PC Performing way above expectations (90th 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 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
72.4% Very good
Memory 68
1-Core 106
2-Core 238
74% 137 Pts
4-Core 428
8-Core 513
61% 471 Pts
64-Core 548
34% 548 Pts
Poor: 27%
This bench: 72.4%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050 (Mobile)
Microsoft(1414 0024) 2GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 26.21.14.3086
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
26.2% Poor
Lighting 33.6
Reflection 25.9
Parallax 30.2
27% 29.9 fps
MRender 34.4
Gravity 33
Splatting 23.3
24% 30.2 fps
Poor: 18%
This bench: 26.2%
Great: 25%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZFLW256HEHP-000MV 256GB
151GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXB72M0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 317 325 325 325 322 320 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
141% Outstanding
Read 1,144
Write 330
Mixed 321
SusWrite 322
116% 529 MB/s
4K Read 37.6
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 37.7
163% 61.3 MB/s
DQ Read 878
DQ Write 330
DQ Mixed 458
377% 556 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 141%
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 above expectations (68th percentile)
61.7% Good
MC Read 22.4
MC Write 24.5
MC Mixed 18.8
63% 21.9 GB/s
SC Read 15.3
SC Write 24.8
SC Mixed 20
57% 20 GB/s
Latency 106
38% 106 ns
Poor: 48%
This bench: 61.7%
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 3,916 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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