Microsoft Surface Book 2

Performance Results


Gaming 9% Tree trunk	Desktop 50% Yacht	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 50.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	5.28% 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	102% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 89% 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 Book 2 (all builds)
Motherboard	Microsoft Surface Book 2
Memory	3.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	3000 x 2000 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date
Uptime	1.7 Days
Run Date	Apr 06 '21 at 18:29
Run Duration	129 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%
CPU Throttled	89%

PC Performing as expected (48^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8350U 19,808 User benchmarks, average bench 52% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 1.9 GHz, turbo 2.3 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	50.5% Above average	Memory 50.1 1-Core 66.3 2-Core 155 49% 90.5 Pts	4-Core 284 8-Core 346 41% 315 Pts	64-Core 340 21% 340 Pts
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 50.5% 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 0027) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8682 Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	5.28% Terrible	Lighting 5.2 Reflection 5.7 Parallax 7.5 4% 6.13 fps	MRender 8.4 Gravity 6.8 Splatting 10.8 7% 8.67 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5.28% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
BA HFS256GD9TNG-62A0A 256GB 2,238 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 192GB free (System drive) Firmware: 80001E00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 273 314 317 319 319 318 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 420 Write 743 Mixed 434 SusWrite 310 108% 477 MB/s	4K Read 34.7 4K Write 78.2 4K Mixed 46.8 154% 53.2 MB/s	DQ Read 543 DQ Write 255 DQ Mixed 509 348% 436 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 139%
SDXC Card 256GB 3,434 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 239GB free, PID null Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 76.9 Write 72.7 Mixed 56 86% 68.5 MB/s	4K Read 11.7 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 2.9 227% 5.7 MB/s
Poor: 8% Great: 44%

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 (15^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	54.4% Above average	MC Read 19.7 MC Write 22.1 MC Mixed 17.7 57% 19.8 GB/s	SC Read 11.3 SC Write 23.3 SC Mixed 15 47% 16.5 GB/s	Latency 160 25% 160 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 54.4% Great: 80%

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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	3,303x
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	2,761x
GTX 1060 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 47%, 177,775 samples	419x
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	865x
HFS256GD9TNG-62A0A 256GBBABench 97%, 2,238 samples	611x

RAM
H9CCNNNCLGALAR-NUD 2x8GBHynixBench 60%, 11,327 samples	1,778x
2x8GBSamsungBench 62%, 17,576 samples	1,001x
H9CCNNNBJTALAR-NUD 2x4GBHynixBench 61%, 14,211 samples	987x

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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