Microsoft Surface Book 2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 21%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 59%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 17%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (16th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 84 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 48.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics33% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive78.7% 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 (44%). 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.
Run History
4 years ago, 4 years ago.
SystemMicrosoft Surface Book 2  (all builds)
MotherboardMicrosoft Surface Book 2
Memory9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display3240 x 2160 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190418
Uptime11.1 Days
Run DateAug 27 '19 at 02:46
Run Duration114 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU 44%
CPU Throttled 90%

 PC Performing way below expectations (16th 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 1.5 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
48.3% Average
Memory 74
1-Core 48.7
2-Core 73.1
44% 65.3 Pts
4-Core 125
8-Core 184
19% 154 Pts
64-Core 175
11% 175 Pts
Poor: 27%
This bench: 48.3%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060 (Mobile)
Microsoft(1414 0024) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 23.21.13.9140
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
33% Below average
Lighting 32.3
Reflection 49.7
Parallax 48.9
26% 43.6 fps
MRender 63
Gravity 48.1
Splatting 57.3
46% 56.1 fps
Poor: 35%
This bench: 33%
Great: 52%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZFLW1T0HMLH-000MU 1TB
880GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXY74M0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 203 187 273 258 395 518 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
78.7% Very good
Read 668
Write 450
Mixed 348
SusWrite 305
99% 443 MB/s
4K Read 16.2
4K Write 37.7
4K Mixed 22.7
74% 25.5 MB/s
DQ Read 340
DQ Write 126
DQ Mixed 285
197% 250 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 78.7%
Great: 178%
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
54.6% Above average
MC Read 19.1
MC Write 22.4
MC Mixed 18.5
57% 20 GB/s
SC Read 8
SC Write 19.5
SC Mixed 12.2
38% 13.2 GB/s
Latency 92.5
43% 92.5 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 54.6%
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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