Microsoft Surface Book 2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 47%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (26th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 74 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.
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 48.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics4.35% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive71.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.
Very high background CPU (48%). 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
Memory9.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display3240 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180814
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateJun 28 '19 at 03:29
Run Duration147 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 48%
CPU Throttled 90%

 PC Performing below expectations (26th 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 2.05 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
48.7% Average
Memory 59.7
1-Core 63.7
2-Core 109
47% 77.6 Pts
4-Core 208
8-Core 280
31% 244 Pts
64-Core 268
17% 268 Pts
Poor: 27%
This bench: 48.7%
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 below expectations (37th percentile)
4.35% Terrible
Lighting 4.33
Reflection 5.88
Parallax 4.59
4% 4.94 fps
MRender 6.67
Gravity 4.83
Splatting 9.35
6% 6.95 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 4.35%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
BA HFS256GD9TNG-62A0A 256GB
181GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80001E00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 334 304 316 317 315 312 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
71.4% Very good
Read 515
Write 528
Mixed 505
SusWrite 316
105% 466 MB/s
4K Read 17.8
4K Write 29
4K Mixed 20.3
68% 22.4 MB/s
DQ Read 321
DQ Write 141
DQ Mixed 271
190% 244 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 71.4%
Great: 139%
Generic- SD Card 512GB
476GB free, PID 090c
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 75 77 78 78 76 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
39.2% Below average
Read 85.9
Write 71.2
Mixed 58.5
SusWrite 76.6
97% 73.1 MB/s
4K Read 7.4
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 3.6
242% 4.57 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 39.2%
Great: 43%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix H9CCNNNCLGALAR-NUD 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB Row of chips LPDDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
41% Average
MC Read 17.4
MC Write 15
MC Mixed 12.5
43% 15 GB/s
SC Read 6.3
SC Write 16.3
SC Mixed 8.3
29% 10.3 GB/s
Latency 129
31% 129 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 41%
Great: 81%

 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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