Microsoft Surface Book 2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 50%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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 46.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics5.75% 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 Drive75.3% 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 (38%). 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
SystemMicrosoft Surface Book 2  (all builds)
MotherboardMicrosoft Surface Book 2
Memory7.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display3240 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190821
Uptime7.1 Days
Run DateMay 25 '20 at 02:22
Run Duration114 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 38%
CPU Throttled 90%

 PC Performing below expectations (36th 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 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
46.4% Average
Memory 34.1
1-Core 112
2-Core 182
58% 110 Pts
4-Core 314
8-Core 508
50% 411 Pts
64-Core 510
32% 510 Pts
Poor: 27%
This bench: 46.4%
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)
5.75% Terrible
Lighting 6.27
Reflection 59.3
Parallax 5.06
5% 23.5 fps
MRender 7.29
Gravity 5.3
Splatting 11.7
7% 8.11 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 5.75%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZFLW512HMJP-000MV 512GB
78GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXY74M0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 134 140 119 156 135 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
75.3% Very good
Read 518
Write 252
Mixed 212
SusWrite 145
62% 282 MB/s
4K Read 23.1
4K Write 48.1
4K Mixed 25.9
94% 32.4 MB/s
DQ Read 557
DQ Write 206
DQ Mixed 335
260% 366 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 75.3%
Great: 151%
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
51.4% Above average
MC Read 20.2
MC Write 19.8
MC Mixed 16.8
54% 18.9 GB/s
SC Read 8.7
SC Write 21
SC Mixed 17.4
45% 15.7 GB/s
Latency 232
17% 232 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 51.4%
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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