Microsoft Surface Go 2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 43%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 40.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics4.28% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive67.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicrosoft Surface Go 2  (all builds)
MotherboardMicrosoft Surface Go 2
Memory2.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1280 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20210524
Uptime1.9 Days
Run DateNov 26 '21 at 03:20
Run Duration115 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 11%

 PC Performing as expected (44th 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 as expected (48th percentile)
40.3% Average
Memory 57.9
1-Core 49.6
2-Core 89.4
41% 65.6 Pts
4-Core 135
8-Core 130
18% 132 Pts
64-Core 130
8% 130 Pts
Poor: 26%
This bench: 40.3%
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)
4.28% Terrible
Lighting 4.7
Reflection 4.1
Parallax 5.4
4% 4.73 fps
MRender 5.5
Gravity 4.7
Splatting 8
5% 6.07 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 4.28%
Great: 5%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kbg40zpz128g TOSHIBA MEMORY 128GB
64GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AEMS0102
SusWrite @10s intervals: 307 255 367 277 173 158 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
67.3% Good
Read 568
Write 431
Mixed 431
SusWrite 256
94% 421 MB/s
4K Read 15.9
4K Write 25.6
4K Mixed 23.5
68% 21.7 MB/s
DQ Read 225
DQ Write 106
DQ Mixed 175
127% 169 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 67.3%
Great: 151%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix H9CCNNNCPTALBR-NUD 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB Row of chips LPDDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing below potential (38th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
55.8% Above average
MC Read 18.1
MC Write 24.6
MC Mixed 19.8
60% 20.8 GB/s
SC Read 9.3
SC Write 18.9
SC Mixed 13.8
40% 14 GB/s
Latency 134
30% 134 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 55.8%
Great: 65%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Surface Go 2 Builds (Compare 394 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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