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Microsoft Surface Book 2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 35%
Sail boat
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (17th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 83 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 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 34.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics4.07% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive34.5% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.
Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 96% 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
Memory3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display3000 x 2000 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 09 '22 at 00:20
Run Duration166 Seconds
Run User NZL-User
Background CPU 100%
CPU Throttled 96%

 PC Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7300U
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 1.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
34.6% Below average
Memory 58.1
1-Core 19.9
2-Core 45.8
29% 41.3 Pts
4-Core 66
8-Core 73.8
9% 69.9 Pts
64-Core 62
4% 62 Pts
Poor: 22%
This bench: 34.6%
Great: 58%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake)
Microsoft(1414 0027) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8682
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
4.07% Terrible
Lighting 4.4
Reflection 3.8
Parallax 4.9
4% 4.37 fps
MRender 5.7
Gravity 4.5
Splatting 7.6
5% 5.93 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 4.07%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZFLW256HEHP-000MV 256GB
113GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXB72M0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 242 219 247 239 244 241 MB/s
Performing below potential (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
34.5% Below average
Read 166
Write 148
Mixed 138
SusWrite 239
39% 173 MB/s
4K Read 7.3
4K Write 13.6
4K Mixed 8.8
30% 9.9 MB/s
DQ Read 110
DQ Write 72.9
DQ Mixed 75.4
60% 86 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 34.5%
Great: 145%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB Row of chips LPDDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
33.7% Below average
MC Read 9.9
MC Write 20.7
MC Mixed 9.1
38% 13.2 GB/s
SC Read 2.2
SC Write 5.8
SC Mixed 2.2
10% 3.4 GB/s
Latency 133
30% 133 ns
Poor: 34%
This bench: 33.7%
Great: 81%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Surface Book 2 Builds (Compare 4,085 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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