Microsoft Surface Go 2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 48%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 45.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics4.39% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive106% 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 VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
SystemMicrosoft Surface Go 2  (all builds)
MotherboardMicrosoft Surface Go 2
Memory3.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1280 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20210524
Uptime1.2 Days
Run DateSep 16 '21 at 21:13
Run Duration166 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (65th 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 way above expectations (88th percentile)
45.4% Average
Memory 66.6
1-Core 52.7
2-Core 90.7
44% 70 Pts
4-Core 142
8-Core 142
19% 142 Pts
64-Core 142
9% 142 Pts
Poor: 26%
This bench: 45.4%
Great: 46%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 615
Quanta(152D 1237) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8681
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
4.39% Terrible
Lighting 4.8
Reflection 4
Parallax 5.4
4% 4.73 fps
MRender 6.2
Gravity 4.7
Splatting 8
5% 6.3 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 4.39%
Great: 5%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kbg40zpz128g TOSHIBA MEMORY 128GB
83GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AEMS0102
SusWrite @10s intervals: 320 312 439 350 363 212 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Read 740
Write 506
Mixed 575
SusWrite 333
120% 538 MB/s
4K Read 37
4K Write 62.3
4K Mixed 44.5
146% 47.9 MB/s
DQ Read 324
DQ Write 138
DQ Mixed 227
169% 230 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 106%
Great: 151%
Hitachi HTS542520K9SA00 200GB
66GB free
Firmware: 0301
SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 27 27 28 28 28 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
19.4% Very poor
Read 40.3
Write 38.9
Mixed 21.7
SusWrite 27.2
24% 32 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.7
117% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 10%
This bench: 19.4%
Great: 28%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix H9CCNNNCPTALBR-NUD 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB Row of chips LPDDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
59.6% Above average
MC Read 19.1
MC Write 25.4
MC Mixed 22
63% 22.2 GB/s
SC Read 9.2
SC Write 20.3
SC Mixed 14.4
42% 14.6 GB/s
Latency 110
36% 110 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 59.6%
Great: 65%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

 SkillBench Score 16: 3R 0G 1B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score Hit Rate Shots EFps 0.1% Low Refresh Rate Screen Resolution Monitor
16% 17% 23 56 35 60 10.5" 1280 853 BOE088B
Typical Surface Go 2 Builds (Compare 396 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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