Microsoft Surface Book 2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 45%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 38%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics50.8% 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 Drive149% 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.
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
Memory10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display3240 x 2160 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181002
Uptime9.7 Days
Run DateMay 24 '19 at 11:15
Run Duration109 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU8%
CPU Throttled 90%

 PC Performing way above expectations (89th 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 3.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
79.8% Very good
Memory 82
1-Core 131
2-Core 261
87% 158 Pts
4-Core 430
8-Core 541
62% 486 Pts
64-Core 544
34% 544 Pts
Poor: 27%
This bench: 79.8%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060 (Mobile)
Microsoft(1414 0024) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 25.21.14.1735
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
50.8% Above average
Lighting 63.8
Reflection 66.2
Parallax 52.8
52% 60.9 fps
MRender 63.9
Gravity 54
Splatting 60.1
49% 59.3 fps
Poor: 35%
This bench: 50.8%
Great: 52%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZFLW512HMJP-000MV 512GB
226GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXY74M0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 527 581 603 612 601 563 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
149% Outstanding
Read 737
Write 608
Mixed 331
SusWrite 581
126% 564 MB/s
4K Read 38.7
4K Write 125
4K Mixed 43.7
181% 69.1 MB/s
DQ Read 892
DQ Write 427
DQ Mixed 525
425% 615 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 149%
Great: 151%
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 23.1
MC Write 24.5
MC Mixed 19.1
64% 22.2 GB/s
SC Read 16.2
SC Write 24.1
SC Mixed 21.2
59% 20.5 GB/s
Latency 77
52% 77 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 3,931 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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