Microsoft Surface Book 2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics3.45% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive139% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.
High background CPU (26%). 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
Memory12 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 22 '20 at 20:15
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 26%
CPU Throttled 90%

 PC Performing above expectations (64th 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 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
71.2% Very good
Memory 76.8
1-Core 126
2-Core 252
83% 152 Pts
4-Core 353
8-Core 550
56% 452 Pts
64-Core 541
34% 541 Pts
Poor: 27%
This bench: 71.2%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060 (Mobile)
Microsoft(1414 0024) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 26.21.14.4614
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
3.45% Terrible
Lighting 3.9
Reflection 3.62
Parallax 3.75
3% 3.76 fps
MRender 5.29
Gravity 3.37
Splatting 5.61
4% 4.75 fps
Poor: 35%
This bench: 3.45%
Great: 52%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZFLW256HEHP-000MV 256GB
181GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXB72M0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 326 323 323 323 323 323 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
139% Outstanding
Read 1,000
Write 332
Mixed 303
SusWrite 323
107% 489 MB/s
4K Read 40.4
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 37
170% 64.6 MB/s
DQ Read 930
DQ Write 331
DQ Mixed 455
382% 572 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 139%
Great: 145%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130
242GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 264 260 247 246 244 239 MB/s
Performing below potential (1st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
62.1% Good
Read 272
Write 270
Mixed 246
SusWrite 250
58% 260 MB/s
4K Read 23.6
4K Write 38.8
4K Mixed 29.2
94% 30.5 MB/s
DQ Read 142
DQ Write 155
DQ Mixed 162
118% 153 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 62.1%
Great: 133%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB Row of chips LPDDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
63.6% Good
MC Read 23.9
MC Write 23.6
MC Mixed 19.9
64% 22.5 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 25.3
SC Mixed 19.9
57% 20 GB/s
Latency 86.6
46% 86.6 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 63.6%
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 3,917 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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