Microsoft Surface Book 2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 53%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 8%
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 52.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics5.69% 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 Drive90.2% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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 (49%). 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
Memory9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display3240 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190821
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 26 '19 at 19:17
Run Duration117 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU 49%
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 2.1 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
52.9% Above average
Memory 70.3
1-Core 61.5
2-Core 109
50% 80.3 Pts
4-Core 193
8-Core 319
31% 256 Pts
64-Core 282
17% 282 Pts
Poor: 27%
This bench: 52.9%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake R)
Microsoft(1414 0028) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 25.20.100.6472
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
5.69% Terrible
Lighting 5.97
Reflection 54.7
Parallax 5.56
5% 22.1 fps
MRender 9.33
Gravity 5.87
Splatting 10.8
7% 8.66 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 5.69%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZFLW256HEHP-000MV 256GB
18GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXB72M0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 299 280 294 286 276 265 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
90.2% Outstanding
Read 691
Write 302
Mixed 260
SusWrite 283
85% 384 MB/s
4K Read 18.1
4K Write 62.7
4K Mixed 19.7
86% 33.5 MB/s
DQ Read 611
DQ Write 267
DQ Mixed 382
298% 420 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 90.2%
Great: 145%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB Row of chips LPDDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing below potential (13th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
51.5% Above average
MC Read 18.6
MC Write 21.3
MC Mixed 17.2
54% 19 GB/s
SC Read 8.5
SC Write 15.1
SC Mixed 12
34% 11.9 GB/s
Latency 101
40% 101 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 51.5%
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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