Microsoft Surface Book 2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 52%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 56.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics5.59% 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 Drive78.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.
High background CPU (30%). 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.
SystemMicrosoft Surface Book 2  (all builds)
MotherboardMicrosoft Surface Book 2
Memory7.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display3240 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190821
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateMar 26 '20 at 10:11
Run Duration115 Seconds
Run User SGP-User
Background CPU 30%
CPU Throttled 90%

 PC Performing as expected (45th 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 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
56.9% Above average
Memory 70.1
1-Core 47.7
2-Core 122
48% 79.8 Pts
4-Core 242
8-Core 312
35% 277 Pts
64-Core 295
18% 295 Pts
Poor: 27%
This bench: 56.9%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake R)
Microsoft(1414 0028) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 25.20.100.6472
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
5.59% Terrible
Lighting 5.57
Reflection 43.9
Parallax 5.94
4% 18.5 fps
MRender 8.95
Gravity 5.67
Splatting 12.2
8% 8.95 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 5.59%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZFLW256HEHP-000MV 256GB
147GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXB72M0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 272 271 296 296 293 292 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
78.2% Very good
Read 467
Write 282
Mixed 216
SusWrite 287
70% 313 MB/s
4K Read 22.4
4K Write 66.9
4K Mixed 17.5
92% 35.6 MB/s
DQ Read 483
DQ Write 192
DQ Mixed 367
264% 347 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 78.2%
Great: 145%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB Row of chips LPDDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
36.4% Below average
MC Read 16.1
MC Write 10.9
MC Mixed 11.7
37% 12.9 GB/s
SC Read 4.4
SC Write 11.1
SC Mixed 11.9
26% 9.13 GB/s
Latency 101
40% 101 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 36.4%
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 3,931 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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