Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 20%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 62.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics14.1% 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 Drive217% 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.
Run History
SystemMicrosoft Surface Laptop Go 2  (all builds)
MotherboardMicrosoft Surface Laptop Go 2
Memory12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 4.3 GHz
Display1536 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20220224
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 20 '22 at 18:20
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing as expected (51st percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-1135G7
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
62.2% Good
Memory 66.6
1-Core 142
2-Core 266
85% 158 Pts
4-Core 323
8-Core 391
46% 357 Pts
64-Core 418
26% 418 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 62.2%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel Iris Xe
Microsoft(1414 0060) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.9624
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
14.1% Very poor
Lighting 15.4
Reflection 24.8
Parallax 23.2
13% 21.1 fps
MRender 21.8
Gravity 26.9
Splatting 16.1
17% 21.6 fps
Poor: 8%
This bench: 14.1%
Great: 20%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HFM256GD3GX013N-SKhynix 255GB
188GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 41001C20
SusWrite @10s intervals: 869 823 433 425 429 421 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
217% Outstanding
Read 2,129
Write 1,295
Mixed 1,156
SusWrite 567
285% 1,287 MB/s
4K Read 56
4K Write 113
4K Mixed 71
236% 79.9 MB/s
DQ Read 746
DQ Write 308
DQ Mixed 544
398% 533 MB/s
Poor: 92%
This bench: 217%
Great: 225%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HCNNNCPMMLXR-NEE 8x2GB
8 of 8 slots used
16GB Row of chips LPDDR4 clocked @ 4267 MHz
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
118% Outstanding
MC Read 37.4
MC Write 58.9
MC Mixed 40.9
131% 45.7 GB/s
SC Read 13.8
SC Write 43.4
SC Mixed 17.6
71% 24.9 GB/s
Latency 110
36% 110 ns
Poor: 98%
This bench: 118%
Great: 127%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Surface Laptop Go 2 Builds (Compare 314 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 20%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard

System: Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 2

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