Microsoft Surface Book 2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 41%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 34%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 75%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics48.6% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive118% 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 (25%). 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
Memory12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display3240 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 16 '22 at 12:40
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 25%
CPU Throttled 90%

 PC Performing above expectations (81st 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 3.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
75% Very good
Memory 81.4
1-Core 79.9
2-Core 220
70% 127 Pts
4-Core 380
8-Core 484
55% 432 Pts
64-Core 498
31% 498 Pts
Poor: 27%
This bench: 75%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060 (Mobile)
Microsoft(1414 0024) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 30.0.14.7111
Performing below potential (77th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
48.6% Average
Lighting 59.8
Reflection 66.2
Parallax 63
49% 63 fps
MRender 61.7
Gravity 56.9
Splatting 58.4
48% 59 fps
Poor: 35%
This bench: 48.6%
Great: 52%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZFLW256HEHP-000MV 256GB
203GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXB72M0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 311 308 313 314 313 316 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
118% Outstanding
Read 672
Write 303
Mixed 288
SusWrite 313
87% 394 MB/s
4K Read 38.1
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 35.1
160% 60.5 MB/s
DQ Read 776
DQ Write 315
DQ Mixed 438
353% 510 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 118%
Great: 145%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB Row of chips LPDDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
63.8% Good
MC Read 23.3
MC Write 24.8
MC Mixed 19.3
64% 22.5 GB/s
SC Read 13.8
SC Write 25.3
SC Mixed 19.8
56% 19.6 GB/s
Latency 78
51% 78 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 63.8%
Great: 83%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Surface Book 2 Builds (Compare 3,921 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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