Microsoft Surface Laptop 2

Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 55% Yacht	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 55.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	5.97% 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 Drive	81.3% 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.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Microsoft Surface Laptop 2 (all builds)
Motherboard	Microsoft Surface Laptop 2
Memory	0.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	2256 x 1504 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date
Uptime	6.9 Days
Run Date	Sep 02 '23 at 05:30
Run Duration	134 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing as expected (55^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8650U 42,414 User benchmarks, average bench 52% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.1 GHz, turbo 2.85 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	55.5% Above average	Memory 58.4 1-Core 86.1 2-Core 159 57% 101 Pts	4-Core 288 8-Core 384 43% 336 Pts	64-Core 399 25% 399 Pts
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 55.5% Great: 71%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake R) 420,154 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Microsoft(1414 0025) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 30.0.101.1340 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	5.97% Terrible	Lighting 6.6 Reflection 5.6 Parallax 7.7 5% 6.63 fps	MRender 7.7 Gravity 7 Splatting 10.6 7% 8.43 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5.97% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Skhynix BC501 NVMe 256GB 1,830 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 146GB free (System drive) Firmware: 80000C00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 289 279 287 297 286 298 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	81.3% Excellent	Read 561 Write 451 Mixed 299 SusWrite 289 89% 400 MB/s	4K Read 23 4K Write 48.1 4K Mixed 24.3 91% 31.8 MB/s	DQ Read 391 DQ Write 204 DQ Mixed 424 282% 340 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 81.3% Great: 130%
Samsung Flash Drive 257GB 246 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 218GB free, PID 1000, SAMSUNG BAR Plus Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 104 110 108 110 110 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Read 293 Write 105 Mixed 108 SusWrite 108 178% 154 MB/s	4K Read 9.1 4K Write 19.6 4K Mixed 2.5 785% 10.4 MB/s	DQ Read 14.8 DQ Write 26.6 DQ Mixed 3.1 1,065% 14.8 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 129%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix H9CCNNNBJTALAR-NUD 2x4GB 14,211 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB Row of chips LPDDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	46.7% Average	MC Read 17.7 MC Write 17.8 MC Mixed 15.3 48% 16.9 GB/s	SC Read 9.3 SC Write 16.7 SC Mixed 13.5 38% 13.2 GB/s	Latency 132 30% 132 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 46.7% Great: 80%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	69	57	60	13.5"	1280 720	MEI96A2 VVX14T092N00

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Gaming 9%

Tree trunk

Desktop 54%

Yacht

Workstation 9%

Tree trunk

System: Microsoft Surface Laptop 2

CPU
Core i5-8250UIntelBench 53%, 234,942 samples	387x
Core i7-8650UIntelBench 52%, 42,414 samples	260x
Core i5-8350UIntelBench 52%, 19,808 samples	128x

GPU
UHD Graphics 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake R)IntelBench 5%, 420,154 samples	775x

SSD
BC501 NVMe 256GBSkhynixBench 97%, 1,830 samples	217x
KUS030202M-B000 256GBSamsungBench 111%, 4,804 samples	141x
BC501 NVMe 128GBSkhynixBench 78%, 1,679 samples	106x

RAM
H9CCNNNBJTALAR-NUD 2x4GBHynixBench 61%, 14,211 samples	472x
H9CCNNNCLGALAR-NUD 2x8GBHynixBench 60%, 11,327 samples	145x
2x4GBSamsungBench 59%, 26,293 samples	98x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16