Microsoft Surface Book 2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 69.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics6.15% 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 Drive129% 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). 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
Memory8.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display3240 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, , 1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180628
Uptime6.2 Days
Run DateSep 06 '18 at 12:17
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU 11%
CPU Throttled 90%

 PC Performing above expectations (60th 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 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
69.6% Good
Memory 66.6
1-Core 123
2-Core 223
75% 137 Pts
4-Core 398
8-Core 526
59% 462 Pts
64-Core 544
34% 544 Pts
Poor: 27%
This bench: 69.6%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake R)
Microsoft(1414 0028) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 24.20.100.6136
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
6.15% Terrible
Lighting 6.93
Reflection 61.6
Parallax 6.88
6% 25.1 fps
MRender 8.57
Gravity 5.67
Splatting 11
7% 8.4 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.15%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZFLW256HEHP-000MV 256GB
162GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXB72M0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 297 305 314 291 309 312 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
129% Outstanding
Read 1,064
Write 326
Mixed 278
SusWrite 305
108% 493 MB/s
4K Read 36.4
4K Write 101
4K Mixed 35.9
155% 57.8 MB/s
DQ Read 687
DQ Write 280
DQ Mixed 448
341% 472 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 129%
Great: 145%
Samsung 850 EVO mSATA 250GB
227GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 332 301 308 291 310 310 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
66.2% Good
Read 308
Write 311
Mixed 290
SusWrite 309
69% 305 MB/s
4K Read 23.5
4K Write 38.2
4K Mixed 28.1
92% 29.9 MB/s
DQ Read 141
DQ Write 145
DQ Mixed 153
112% 146 MB/s
Poor: 66%
This bench: 66.2%
Great: 118%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB Row of chips LPDDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing below potential (19th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
54.3% Above average
MC Read 19.8
MC Write 20.5
MC Mixed 16.7
54% 19 GB/s
SC Read 14.7
SC Write 22.3
SC Mixed 18
52% 18.3 GB/s
Latency 110
36% 110 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 54.3%
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 3,913 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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