Microsoft Surface Book 2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (94th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 6 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. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics5.53% 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 Drive135% 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.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). 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
Memory4.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display3000 x 2000 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date
Uptime1.5 Days
Run DateFeb 18 '21 at 23:31
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 16%
CPU Throttled 90%

 PC Performing way above expectations (94th 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 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
79.1% Very good
Memory 78.5
1-Core 132
2-Core 265
86% 159 Pts
4-Core 442
8-Core 549
64% 496 Pts
64-Core 576
36% 576 Pts
Poor: 27%
This bench: 79.1%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake R)
Microsoft(1414 0027) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.7639
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
5.53% Terrible
Lighting 6.1
Reflection 29.5
Parallax 6.7
5% 14.1 fps
MRender 8.5
Gravity 6
Splatting 9.3
7% 7.93 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 5.53%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZFLW256HEHP-000MV 256GB
192GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXB72M0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 309 317 307 321 321 320 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
135% Outstanding
Read 898
Write 328
Mixed 330
SusWrite 316
103% 468 MB/s
4K Read 40.4
4K Write 122
4K Mixed 36.7
173% 66.5 MB/s
DQ Read 942
DQ Write 326
DQ Mixed 450
381% 573 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 135%
Great: 145%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix H9CCNNNBJTALAR-NUD 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB Row of chips LPDDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
65.3% Good
MC Read 24.7
MC Write 23.9
MC Mixed 20.5
66% 23 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 25.3
SC Mixed 20.7
59% 20.5 GB/s
Latency 83.4
48% 83.4 ns
Poor: 48%
This bench: 65.3%
Great: 80%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Surface Book 2 Builds (Compare 3,939 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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