Microsoft Surface Laptop 2

Performance Results


Gaming 10% Tree trunk	Desktop 58% Gunboat	Workstation 10% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 61.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	7% 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	57.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

CPU throttled at 88% 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 Laptop 2 (all builds)
Motherboard	Microsoft Surface Laptop 2
Memory	3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	2256 x 1504 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190418
Uptime	13.8 Days
Run Date	Apr 03 '20 at 22:22
Run Duration	113 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%
CPU Throttled	88%

PC Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8250U 234,942 User benchmarks, average bench 53% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 1.8 GHz, turbo 2.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	61.7% Good	Memory 60 1-Core 88.3 2-Core 172 60% 107 Pts	4-Core 353 8-Core 429 50% 391 Pts	64-Core 431 27% 431 Pts
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 61.7% Great: 71%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake R) 420,154 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Microsoft(1414 0025) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 25.20.100.6471 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	7% Terrible	Lighting 7.23 Reflection 9.62 Parallax 7.53 6% 8.13 fps	MRender 10.8 Gravity 6.8 Splatting 14.6 9% 10.7 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 7% Great: 6%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kbg30zpz256g TOSHIBA 256GB 1,520 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 176GB free (System drive) Firmware: ADMS0101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 170 173 144 136 132 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	57.5% Above average	Read 315 Write 205 Mixed 189 SusWrite 157 48% 217 MB/s	4K Read 28.2 4K Write 31.5 4K Mixed 20 85% 26.6 MB/s	DQ Read 353 DQ Write 83.6 DQ Mixed 130 118% 189 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 57.5% Great: 117%

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 as expected (48^th percentile)	59.7% Above average	MC Read 22 MC Write 24.9 MC Mixed 19.2 63% 22 GB/s	SC Read 12.4 SC Write 19.8 SC Mixed 16.2 46% 16.1 GB/s	Latency 128 31% 128 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 59.7% Great: 80%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 9%

Tree trunk

Desktop 54%

Yacht

Workstation 9%

Tree trunk

System: Microsoft Surface Laptop 2

CPU
Core i5-8250UIntelBench 53%, 234,942 samples	385x
Core i7-8650UIntelBench 52%, 42,414 samples	260x
Core i5-8350UIntelBench 52%, 19,808 samples	128x

GPU
UHD Graphics 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake R)IntelBench 5%, 420,154 samples	773x

SSD
BC501 NVMe 256GBSkhynixBench 97%, 1,830 samples	215x
KUS030202M-B000 256GBSamsungBench 111%, 4,804 samples	141x
BC501 NVMe 128GBSkhynixBench 78%, 1,679 samples	106x

RAM
H9CCNNNBJTALAR-NUD 2x4GBHynixBench 61%, 14,211 samples	470x
H9CCNNNCLGALAR-NUD 2x8GBHynixBench 60%, 11,327 samples	145x
2x4GBSamsungBench 59%, 26,293 samples	98x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16