Microsoft Surface Book 2

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 66%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics6.27% 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.
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 (23%). 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.
SystemMicrosoft Surface Book 2  (all builds)
MotherboardMicrosoft Surface Book 2
Memory11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display3240 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190418
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 20 '19 at 06:06
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 23%
CPU Throttled 90%

 PC Performing above expectations (65th 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 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
66% Good
Memory 63
1-Core 121
2-Core 234
75% 139 Pts
4-Core 373
8-Core 523
56% 448 Pts
64-Core 514
32% 514 Pts
Poor: 27%
This bench: 66%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake R)
Microsoft(1414 0028) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 24.20.100.6293
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
6.27% Terrible
Lighting 6.77
Reflection 61.5
Parallax 7.09
6% 25.1 fps
MRender 7.67
Gravity 6.13
Splatting 13
8% 8.95 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.27%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZFLW1T0HMLH-000MU 1TB
909GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXY74M0Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 770
Write 706
Mixed 346
135% 608 MB/s
4K Read 31
4K Write 86.7
4K Mixed 41.6
146% 53.1 MB/s
DQ Read 672
DQ Write 372
DQ Mixed 620
435% 555 MB/s
Poor: 78% Great: 178%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix H9CCNNNCLGALAR-NUD 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB Row of chips LPDDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing below potential (13th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
52% Above average
MC Read 18.7
MC Write 20.2
MC Mixed 16.4
53% 18.4 GB/s
SC Read 13.6
SC Write 20
SC Mixed 16.6
48% 16.7 GB/s
Latency 119
34% 119 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 52%
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 3,939 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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