Microsoft Surface Book 2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 53%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 55.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics6.05% 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 Drive83.2% 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (38%). 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.
SystemMicrosoft Surface Book 2  (all builds)
MotherboardMicrosoft Surface Book 2
Memory3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display3000 x 2000 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date
Uptime4.9 Days
Run DateDec 06 '21 at 21:05
Run Duration135 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 38%
CPU Throttled 90%

 PC Performing as expected (53rd 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 2.6 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
55.5% Above average
Memory 57.4
1-Core 66.9
2-Core 159
52% 94.4 Pts
4-Core 289
8-Core 472
47% 381 Pts
64-Core 454
28% 454 Pts
Poor: 27%
This bench: 55.5%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake R)
Microsoft(1414 0027) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8682
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
6.05% Terrible
Lighting 6.5
Reflection 30.3
Parallax 7.9
5% 14.9 fps
MRender 8.7
Gravity 7.2
Splatting 10.9
8% 8.93 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.05%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
BK HFS256GD9MNC-5310A 256GB
113GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 20E00A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 475 559 556 496 600 639 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
83.2% Excellent
Read 386
Write 236
Mixed 293
SusWrite 554
83% 367 MB/s
4K Read 13.7
4K Write 44.5
4K Mixed 20.6
71% 26.3 MB/s
DQ Read 479
DQ Write 62.1
DQ Mixed 482
299% 341 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 83.2%
Great: 151%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix H9CCNNNBJTALAR-NUD 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB Row of chips LPDDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing below potential (39th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
59% Above average
MC Read 22.3
MC Write 23.4
MC Mixed 19.7
62% 21.8 GB/s
SC Read 10.9
SC Write 20
SC Mixed 17.5
46% 16.1 GB/s
Latency 136
30% 136 ns
Poor: 48%
This bench: 59%
Great: 80%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Surface Book 2 Builds (Compare 3,917 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 Book 2

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