Microsoft Surface Book 2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 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 brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. 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 67.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics7.6% 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 Drive154% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). 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 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display3240 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190821
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 06 '20 at 04:58
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 15%
CPU Throttled 90%

 PC Performing way above expectations (89th 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 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
67.9% Good
Memory 91.3
1-Core 119
2-Core 221
82% 144 Pts
4-Core 242
8-Core 380
38% 311 Pts
64-Core 483
30% 483 Pts
Poor: 27%
This bench: 67.9%
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 (100th percentile)
7.6% Terrible
Lighting 8.13
Reflection 10.5
Parallax 7.91
7% 8.85 fps
MRender 9.14
Gravity 7.33
Splatting 16.3
10% 10.9 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 7.6%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZFLW256HEHP-000MV 256GB
104GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXB72M0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 225 217 206 201 216 217 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
154% Outstanding
Read 1,632
Write 229
Mixed 218
SusWrite 214
123% 573 MB/s
4K Read 37.6
4K Write 123
4K Mixed 36.7
169% 65.8 MB/s
DQ Read 883
DQ Write 262
DQ Mixed 369
325% 504 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 154%
Great: 145%
SDXC Card 197GB
107GB free, PID null
SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 32 36 36 40 39 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
30.5% Below average
Read 92.8
Write 47.7
Mixed 32.5
SusWrite 33.9
61% 51.7 MB/s
4K Read 7.2
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 3.8
244% 4.53 MB/s
Poor: 8%
This bench: 30.5%
Great: 32%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB Row of chips LPDDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
64.1% Good
MC Read 23.9
MC Write 24.9
MC Mixed 18
64% 22.3 GB/s
SC Read 13.5
SC Write 26
SC Mixed 19.4
56% 19.6 GB/s
Latency 65.3
61% 65.3 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 64.1%
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 3,926 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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