Microsoft Surface Book 2

Performance Results


Gaming 9% Tree trunk	Desktop 62% Destroyer	Workstation 9% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 63.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	5.74% 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 Drive	121% 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.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (56%). 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.

System	Microsoft Surface Book 2 (all builds)
Motherboard	Microsoft Surface Book 2
Memory	2.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	3000 x 2000 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190821
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Dec 26 '19 at 00:55
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	56%
CPU Throttled	90%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8650U 42,414 User benchmarks, average bench 52% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.1 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	63.4% Good	Memory 60.9 1-Core 90.1 2-Core 224 66% 125 Pts	4-Core 357 8-Core 497 54% 427 Pts	64-Core 535 33% 535 Pts
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 63.4% Great: 71%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake R) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Microsoft(1414 0027) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 25.20.100.6472 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	5.74% Terrible	Lighting 7.77 Reflection 23.3 Parallax 2.94 6% 11.3 fps	MRender 4.38 Gravity 3.77 Splatting 7.78 5% 5.31 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5.74% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZFLW256HEHP-000MV 256GB 6,615 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 73GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXB72M0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 288 239 236 210 202 191 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 964 Write 306 Mixed 258 SusWrite 228 96% 439 MB/s	4K Read 38 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 31.3 155% 59.4 MB/s	DQ Read 749 DQ Write 277 DQ Mixed 384 318% 470 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 145%
WD My Passport 259D 2TB 3,839 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 638GB free, PID 259d Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 71 76 75 76 77 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	32.5% Below average	Read 75.4 Write 74.5 Mixed 46.7 SusWrite 72.9 91% 67.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 90% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 32.5% Great: 43%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 32GB-$7 33,725 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 22GB free, PID 5581 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 21 35 26 14 13 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	28.2% Poor	Read 132 Write 36.4 Mixed 43.7 SusWrite 24.6 64% 59.2 MB/s	4K Read 6.4 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 1 82% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 28.2% Great: 38%
Generic Flash Disk 16GB 18,883 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 7GB free, PID 6387 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.2 6.4 6.4 6.5 6 6.4 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	4.86% Terrible	Read 14.8 Write 4.8 Mixed 3.5 SusWrite 6.3 8% 7.35 MB/s	4K Read 5.7 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 21% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 4.86% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix H9CCNNNBJTALAR-NUD 2x4GB 14,211 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB Row of chips LPDDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	51.6% Above average	MC Read 15.7 MC Write 21.5 MC Mixed 17.4 52% 18.2 GB/s	SC Read 12.4 SC Write 20.4 SC Mixed 18.8 49% 17.2 GB/s	Latency 125 32% 125 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 51.6% Great: 80%

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Gaming 9%

Tree trunk

Desktop 54%

Yacht

Workstation 9%

Tree trunk

System: Microsoft Surface Book 2

CPU
Core i7-8650UIntelBench 52%, 42,414 samples	3,305x
Core i5-7300UIntelBench 45%, 24,421 samples	421x
Core i5-8350UIntelBench 52%, 19,808 samples	194x

GPU
UHD Graphics 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake R)IntelBench 5%, 420,154 samples	2,763x
GTX 1060 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 47%, 177,775 samples	419x
HD 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake)IntelBench 5%, 387,149 samples	415x

SSD
MZFLW512HMJP-000MV 512GBSamsungBench 114%, 5,563 samples	958x
MZFLW256HEHP-000MV 256GBSamsungBench 105%, 6,615 samples	866x
HFS256GD9TNG-62A0A 256GBBABench 97%, 2,238 samples	611x

RAM
H9CCNNNCLGALAR-NUD 2x8GBHynixBench 60%, 11,327 samples	1,779x
2x8GBSamsungBench 62%, 17,576 samples	1,001x
H9CCNNNBJTALAR-NUD 2x4GBHynixBench 61%, 14,211 samples	988x

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Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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