Microsoft Surface Book 2

Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 56% Gunboat	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With 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 48.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	4.04% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	110% 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.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (41%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Microsoft Surface Book 2 (all builds)
Motherboard	Microsoft Surface Book 2
Memory	11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	3000 x 2000 - 32 Bit kolorów,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150811
Uptime	14.8 Days
Run Date	Apr 05 '24 at 19:51
Run Duration	115 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	41%

PC Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8650U 42,414 User benchmarks, average bench 52% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.1 GHz, turbo 2.5 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	48.2% Average	Memory 56.4 1-Core 106 2-Core 191 64% 118 Pts	4-Core 225 8-Core 267 32% 246 Pts	64-Core 283 18% 283 Pts
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 48.2% Great: 71%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake R) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Microsoft(1414 0027) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 30.0.101.1339 Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	4.04% Terrible	Lighting 4.3 Reflection 6.1 Parallax 5.4 4% 5.27 fps	MRender 7.3 Gravity 4.4 Splatting 6.8 5% 6.17 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.04% Great: 6%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZFLW1T0HMLH-000MU 1TB 2,091 User benchmarks, average bench 128% 917GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXY74M0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 557 558 542 623 613 631 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 541 Write 770 Mixed 258 SusWrite 587 122% 539 MB/s	4K Read 32.8 4K Write 77.8 4K Mixed 29.5 129% 46.7 MB/s	DQ Read 457 DQ Write 171 DQ Mixed 370 259% 333 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 178%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix H9CCNNNCLGALAR-NUD 2x8GB 11,327 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB Row of chips LPDDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	55.9% Above average	MC Read 20.8 MC Write 21.8 MC Mixed 17.8 58% 20.1 GB/s	SC Read 12.5 SC Write 22.7 SC Mixed 17.2 50% 17.5 GB/s	Latency 134 30% 134 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 55.9% Great: 81%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	67	55	60	13.5"	1280 720	MEI96A2 TDM13O56

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Gaming 9%

Tree trunk

Desktop 54%

Yacht

Workstation 9%

Tree trunk

System: Microsoft Surface Book 2

CPU
Core i7-8650UIntelBench 52%, 42,414 samples	3,338x
Core i5-7300UIntelBench 45%, 24,421 samples	422x
Core i5-8350UIntelBench 52%, 19,808 samples	194x

GPU
UHD Graphics 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake R)IntelBench 5%, 420,154 samples	2,790x
GTX 1060 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 47%, 177,775 samples	423x
HD 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake)IntelBench 5%, 387,149 samples	416x

SSD
MZFLW512HMJP-000MV 512GBSamsungBench 114%, 5,563 samples	970x
MZFLW256HEHP-000MV 256GBSamsungBench 105%, 6,615 samples	874x
HFS256GD9TNG-62A0A 256GBBABench 97%, 2,238 samples	613x

RAM
H9CCNNNCLGALAR-NUD 2x8GBHynixBench 60%, 11,327 samples	1,799x
2x8GBSamsungBench 62%, 17,576 samples	1,007x
H9CCNNNBJTALAR-NUD 2x4GBHynixBench 61%, 14,211 samples	995x

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Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16