Microsoft Surface Go 2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 49%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 46.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics5.07% 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 Drive87.4% 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.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMicrosoft Surface Go 2  (all builds)
MotherboardMicrosoft Surface Go 2
Memory4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1280 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200207
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateAug 23 '20 at 15:59
Run Duration118 Seconds
Run User MYS-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 1.7 GHz, turbo 1.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
46.7% Average
Memory 69.7
1-Core 53.2
2-Core 95.9
46% 72.9 Pts
4-Core 140
8-Core 137
18% 139 Pts
64-Core 140
9% 140 Pts
Poor: 26%
This bench: 46.7%
Great: 46%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 615
Quanta(152D 1237) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.7529
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
5.07% Terrible
Lighting 5.17
Reflection 7.88
Parallax 5.34
4% 6.13 fps
MRender 7.86
Gravity 4.7
Splatting 11
7% 7.85 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 5.07%
Great: 5%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme HFB1M8MQ331C0MR 128GB
82GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80042C00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 260 181 183 183 184 183 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
87.4% Excellent
Read 731
Write 366
Mixed 341
SusWrite 196
90% 408 MB/s
4K Read 30.8
4K Write 60.8
4K Mixed 31.3
119% 41 MB/s
DQ Read 275
DQ Write 165
DQ Mixed 229
168% 223 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 87.4%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix H9CCNNNCPTALBR-NUD 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB Row of chips LPDDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing below potential (35th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
55.5% Above average
MC Read 17.4
MC Write 23.1
MC Mixed 19.7
57% 20.1 GB/s
SC Read 10.2
SC Write 20.7
SC Mixed 15.3
44% 15.4 GB/s
Latency 102
39% 102 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 55.5%
Great: 65%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Surface Go 2 Builds (Compare 394 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 42%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

System: Microsoft Surface Go 2

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