Microsoft Surface Book 2

Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 52% Yacht	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 50.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	4.35% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	85.4% 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.
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 (45%). 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

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Microsoft Surface Book 2 (all builds)
Motherboard	Microsoft Surface Book 2
Memory	2.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	3000 x 2000 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date
Uptime	8.8 Days
Run Date	Feb 12 '21 at 04:45
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	45%
CPU Throttled	90%

PC Performing as expected (49^th 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 2.2 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	50.2% Above average	Memory 67.4 1-Core 75.1 2-Core 127 54% 89.8 Pts	4-Core 179 8-Core 362 32% 270 Pts	64-Core 374 23% 374 Pts
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 50.2% 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. 26.20.100.7639 Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	4.35% Terrible	Lighting 4.8 Reflection 30.2 Parallax 5.8 4% 13.6 fps	MRender 6.5 Gravity 4.3 Splatting 7.7 5% 6.17 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.35% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
BA HFS256GD9TNG-62A0A 256GB 2,238 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 98GB free (System drive) Firmware: 80001E00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 238 260 218 182 188 167 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	85.4% Excellent	Read 781 Write 188 Mixed 328 SusWrite 209 82% 376 MB/s	4K Read 18.9 4K Write 46.7 4K Mixed 28 89% 31.2 MB/s	DQ Read 420 DQ Write 182 DQ Mixed 194 172% 265 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 85.4% Great: 139%
WD My Passport 2627 2TB 1,748 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 2TB free, PID 2627 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 112 101 105 114 112 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	68.3% Good	Read 128 Write 110 Mixed 73.5 SusWrite 107 138% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 8.6 4K Mixed 0.7 319% 3.3 MB/s	DQ Read 0.4 DQ Write 10.3 DQ Mixed 0.5 369% 3.73 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 68.3% Great: 64%

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 (26^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	57.4% Above average	MC Read 21.9 MC Write 20.3 MC Mixed 19.6 59% 20.6 GB/s	SC Read 13.2 SC Write 20.6 SC Mixed 17.9 49% 17.2 GB/s	Latency 108 37% 108 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 57.4% Great: 80%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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 Book 2

CPU
Core i7-8650UIntelBench 52%, 42,414 samples	3,299x
Core i5-7300UIntelBench 45%, 24,421 samples	420x
Core i5-8350UIntelBench 52%, 19,808 samples	194x

GPU
UHD Graphics 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake R)IntelBench 5%, 420,154 samples	2,758x
GTX 1060 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 47%, 177,775 samples	418x
HD 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake)IntelBench 5%, 387,149 samples	414x

SSD
MZFLW512HMJP-000MV 512GBSamsungBench 114%, 5,563 samples	958x
MZFLW256HEHP-000MV 256GBSamsungBench 105%, 6,615 samples	863x
HFS256GD9TNG-62A0A 256GBBABench 97%, 2,238 samples	611x

RAM
H9CCNNNCLGALAR-NUD 2x8GBHynixBench 60%, 11,327 samples	1,776x
2x8GBSamsungBench 62%, 17,576 samples	1,000x
H9CCNNNBJTALAR-NUD 2x4GBHynixBench 61%, 14,211 samples	986x

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Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	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