Microsoft Surface Laptop 2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 50%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 49.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics6.16% 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.
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 VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
High background CPU (29%). 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
Memory10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display2256 x 1504 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date
Uptime15.7 Days
Run DateNov 06 '21 at 12:08
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User IRN-User
Background CPU 29%
CPU Throttled 90%

 PC Performing as expected (54th 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 2.15 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
49.9% Average
Memory 54.8
1-Core 61.2
2-Core 122
46% 79.2 Pts
4-Core 253
8-Core 303
36% 278 Pts
64-Core 278
17% 278 Pts
Poor: 27%
This bench: 49.9%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake R)
Microsoft(1414 0025) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8681
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
6.16% Terrible
Lighting 6.3
Reflection 9.3
Parallax 8.7
5% 8.1 fps
MRender 9.9
Gravity 7.4
Splatting 11.8
8% 9.7 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.16%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Skhynix BC501 NVMe 512GB
383GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80000C00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 589 578 579 551 511 562 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
135% Outstanding
Read 741
Write 531
Mixed 412
SusWrite 562
126% 561 MB/s
4K Read 35.2
4K Write 94.6
4K Mixed 37
151% 55.6 MB/s
DQ Read 655
DQ Write 481
DQ Mixed 577
429% 571 MB/s
Poor: 76%
This bench: 135%
Great: 162%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix H9CCNNNCLGALAR-NUD 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB Row of chips LPDDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
47.2% Average
MC Read 19.6
MC Write 20
MC Mixed 15.5
52% 18.4 GB/s
SC Read 5.6
SC Write 7.8
SC Mixed 10.6
23% 8 GB/s
Latency 144
28% 144 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 47.2%
Great: 81%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Surface Laptop 2 Builds (Compare 773 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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