Microsoft Surface Laptop 2

Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 48% Yacht	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (25th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 75 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.
Processor	With 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 53%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	4.01% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	50% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (58%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 88% 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.

System	Microsoft Surface Laptop 2 (all builds)
Motherboard	Microsoft Surface Laptop 2
Memory	1.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	2256 x 1504 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date
Uptime	3 Days
Run Date	Nov 05 '20 at 23:18
Run Duration	128 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	58%
CPU Throttled	88%

PC Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8250U 234,942 User benchmarks, average bench 53% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 1.8 GHz, turbo 2.15 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	53% Above average	Memory 65.4 1-Core 39.7 2-Core 130 46% 78.4 Pts	4-Core 222 8-Core 308 33% 265 Pts	64-Core 319 20% 319 Pts
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 53% Great: 71%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake R) 420,154 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Microsoft(1414 0025) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.7637 Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	4.01% Terrible	Lighting 5.27 Reflection 8.12 Parallax 6.91 4% 6.76 fps	MRender 9 Gravity 5.6 Splatting 0.04 4% 4.88 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.01% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Skhynix BC501 NVMe 128GB 1,679 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 10GB free (System drive) Firmware: 80000C00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 43 50 47 50 45 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	50% Average	Read 470 Write 75.3 Mixed 137 SusWrite 48.1 40% 183 MB/s	4K Read 20.6 4K Write 47.6 4K Mixed 12.7 73% 27 MB/s	DQ Read 257 DQ Write 57.4 DQ Mixed 100 88% 138 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 50% Great: 103%
Seagate Expansion SSD 1TB 244 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 922GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 35 37 37 37 29 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	6.76% Terrible	Read 36.5 Write 35.5 Mixed 38.2 SusWrite 34.9 8% 36.3 MB/s	4K Read 2.7 4K Write 3.9 4K Mixed 3.1 10% 3.23 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 6.76% Great: 66%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix H9CCNNNBJTALAR-NUD 2x4GB 14,211 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB Row of chips LPDDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	51% Above average	MC Read 18 MC Write 21.1 MC Mixed 17.3 54% 18.8 GB/s	SC Read 9.5 SC Write 16.2 SC Mixed 12.2 36% 12.6 GB/s	Latency 113 36% 113 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 51% Great: 80%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 9%

Tree trunk

Desktop 54%

Yacht

Workstation 9%

Tree trunk

System: Microsoft Surface Laptop 2

CPU
Core i5-8250UIntelBench 53%, 234,942 samples	387x
Core i7-8650UIntelBench 52%, 42,414 samples	260x
Core i5-8350UIntelBench 52%, 19,808 samples	128x

GPU
UHD Graphics 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake R)IntelBench 5%, 420,154 samples	775x

SSD
BC501 NVMe 256GBSkhynixBench 97%, 1,830 samples	217x
KUS030202M-B000 256GBSamsungBench 111%, 4,804 samples	141x
BC501 NVMe 128GBSkhynixBench 78%, 1,679 samples	106x

RAM
H9CCNNNBJTALAR-NUD 2x4GBHynixBench 61%, 14,211 samples	472x
H9CCNNNCLGALAR-NUD 2x8GBHynixBench 60%, 11,327 samples	145x
2x4GBSamsungBench 59%, 26,293 samples	98x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16