Microsoft Surface Laptop 2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 68.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics6.45% 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 Drive145% 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.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). 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
2 years ago, 2 years ago.
SystemMicrosoft Surface Laptop 2  (all builds)
MotherboardMicrosoft Surface Laptop 2
Memory9.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display2256 x 1504 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181207
Uptime65.5 Days
Run DateSep 17 '21 at 03:58
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 12%
CPU Throttled 90%

 PC Performing way above expectations (89th 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 3.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
68.3% Good
Memory 70.5
1-Core 116
2-Core 246
78% 144 Pts
4-Core 360
8-Core 495
54% 427 Pts
64-Core 492
30% 492 Pts
Poor: 27%
This bench: 68.3%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake R)
Microsoft(1414 0025) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 24.20.100.6294
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
6.45% Terrible
Lighting 7
Reflection 7.7
Parallax 7.4
6% 7.37 fps
MRender 9.4
Gravity 6.8
Splatting 11.9
8% 9.37 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.45%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung KUS040202M-B000 512GB
268GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DXY86M1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 340 558 565 560 593 601 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
145% Outstanding
Read 427
Write 345
Mixed 252
SusWrite 536
88% 390 MB/s
4K Read 45.4
4K Write 96.3
4K Mixed 59.5
196% 67.1 MB/s
DQ Read 783
DQ Write 761
DQ Mixed 715
552% 753 MB/s
Poor: 77%
This bench: 145%
Great: 170%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix H9CCNNNCLGALAR-NUD 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB Row of chips LPDDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
65.6% Good
MC Read 24.3
MC Write 25.3
MC Mixed 20.5
67% 23.4 GB/s
SC Read 16
SC Write 25.9
SC Mixed 21.1
60% 21 GB/s
Latency 100
40% 100 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 65.6%
Great: 81%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

 SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score Hit Rate Shots EFps 0.1% Low Refresh Rate Screen Resolution Monitor
0% 0% 0 9 7 60 13.5" 1280 720 MEI96A2 VVX14T092N00
Typical Surface Laptop 2 Builds (Compare 774 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 Laptop 2

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