Microsoft Surface Book 2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 55%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 51.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics6.28% 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 Drive67.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). 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
Memory3.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display3000 x 2000 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181002
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 28 '19 at 01:47
Run Duration117 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 18%
CPU Throttled 90%

 PC Performing as expected (49th 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 2.45 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
51.1% Above average
Memory 61.5
1-Core 79
2-Core 169
58% 103 Pts
4-Core 219
8-Core 397
37% 308 Pts
64-Core 396
24% 396 Pts
Poor: 27%
This bench: 51.1%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake R)
Microsoft(1414 0027) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 24.20.100.6293
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
6.28% Terrible
Lighting 6.47
Reflection 25.2
Parallax 6.53
5% 12.7 fps
MRender 10.1
Gravity 6.07
Splatting 12.9
8% 9.71 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.28%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
BA HFS256GD9TNG-62A0A 256GB
177GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80001E00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 331 310 310 315 314 316 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
67.8% Good
Read 501
Write 685
Mixed 414
SusWrite 316
108% 479 MB/s
4K Read 23.1
4K Write 50.5
4K Mixed 10.1
75% 27.9 MB/s
DQ Read 203
DQ Write 118
DQ Mixed 201
139% 174 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 67.8%
Great: 139%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix H9CCNNNBJTALAR-NUD 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB Row of chips LPDDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
60.2% Good
MC Read 21.8
MC Write 23.8
MC Mixed 19.5
62% 21.7 GB/s
SC Read 13.5
SC Write 25.5
SC Mixed 16.7
53% 18.6 GB/s
Latency 123
32% 123 ns
Poor: 48%
This bench: 60.2%
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 3,911 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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