Microsoft Surface Go 2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 47%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 43.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics4.36% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive103% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.
Very high background CPU (43%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
3 years ago, 3 years ago.
SystemMicrosoft Surface Go 2  (all builds)
MotherboardMicrosoft Surface Go 2
Memory4.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1280 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200422
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 21 '20 at 07:33
Run Duration116 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 43%

 PC Performing as expected (57th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 1.7 GHz, turbo 1.7 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
43.9% Average
Memory 69.8
1-Core 45.8
2-Core 78.3
42% 64.6 Pts
4-Core 108
8-Core 106
14% 107 Pts
64-Core 109
7% 109 Pts
Poor: 26%
This bench: 43.9%
Great: 46%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 615
Quanta(152D 1237) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.7529
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
4.36% Terrible
Lighting 4.8
Reflection 3.8
Parallax 5.3
4% 4.63 fps
MRender 5.7
Gravity 4.8
Splatting 8
5% 6.17 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 4.36%
Great: 5%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kbg40zpz128g TOSHIBA MEMORY 128GB
78GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AEMS0102
SusWrite @10s intervals: 330 466 512 399 216 215 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 880
Write 615
Mixed 642
SusWrite 356
139% 623 MB/s
4K Read 31.1
4K Write 45.5
4K Mixed 35
116% 37.2 MB/s
DQ Read 226
DQ Write 208
DQ Mixed 212
161% 216 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 103%
Great: 151%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix H9CCNNNCPTALBR-NUD 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB Row of chips LPDDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing below potential (20th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
53.2% Above average
MC Read 15.8
MC Write 22.8
MC Mixed 19.3
55% 19.3 GB/s
SC Read 9.7
SC Write 19.3
SC Mixed 13.9
41% 14.3 GB/s
Latency 102
39% 102 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 53.2%
Great: 65%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Surface Go 2 Builds (Compare 397 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 42%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

System: Microsoft Surface Go 2

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