Microsoft Surface Go 2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 34%
Sail boat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 30.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics4.36% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive94.6% 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.
Run History
3 years ago, 3 years ago.
SystemMicrosoft Surface Go 2  (all builds)
MotherboardMicrosoft Surface Go 2
Memory4.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1280 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200422
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateDec 21 '20 at 06:48
Run Duration116 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing as expected (45th 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 1.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
30.3% Below average
Memory 47.4
1-Core 24.9
2-Core 55.4
28% 42.6 Pts
4-Core 74
8-Core 101
11% 87.6 Pts
64-Core 130
8% 130 Pts
Poor: 26%
This bench: 30.3%
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 above expectations (73rd percentile)
4.36% Terrible
Lighting 4.7
Reflection 4.2
Parallax 5.4
4% 4.77 fps
MRender 6.4
Gravity 4.8
Splatting 8
5% 6.4 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 4.36%
Great: 5%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kbg40zpz128g TOSHIBA MEMORY 128GB
80GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AEMS0102
SusWrite @10s intervals: 366 393 461 408 260 224 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
94.6% Outstanding
Read 680
Write 493
Mixed 559
SusWrite 352
117% 521 MB/s
4K Read 29.3
4K Write 47.5
4K Mixed 35.9
116% 37.6 MB/s
DQ Read 313
DQ Write 123
DQ Mixed 264
183% 233 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 94.6%
Great: 151%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix H9CCNNNCPTALBR-NUD 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB Row of chips LPDDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
56.8% Above average
MC Read 19.4
MC Write 23.7
MC Mixed 21.4
61% 21.5 GB/s
SC Read 9
SC Write 18.5
SC Mixed 14.4
40% 14 GB/s
Latency 171
23% 171 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 56.8%
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 396 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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