Microsoft Surface Book 2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 45%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (19th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 81 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 below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 36.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics4.49% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive66% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 (82%). 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.
SystemMicrosoft Surface Book 2  (all builds)
MotherboardMicrosoft Surface Book 2
Memory0.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display3000 x 2000 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateFeb 05 '21 at 16:46
Run Duration119 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 82%
CPU Throttled 96%

 PC Performing way below expectations (19th 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 2.8 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (20th percentile)
36.2% Below average
Memory 65.7
1-Core 59.8
2-Core 93.7
46% 73.1 Pts
4-Core 39.4
8-Core 149
10% 94 Pts
64-Core 156
10% 156 Pts
Poor: 22%
This bench: 36.2%
Great: 58%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake)
Microsoft(1414 0027) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.7639
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
4.49% Terrible
Lighting 5
Reflection 4.3
Parallax 5.7
4% 5 fps
MRender 6.2
Gravity 5.2
Splatting 7.6
5% 6.33 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 4.49%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
BK HFS256GD9MNC-5310A 256GB
19GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 20E00A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 158 194 189 209 218 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
66% Good
Read 395
Write 158
Mixed 253
SusWrite 188
55% 248 MB/s
4K Read 18.5
4K Write 38.1
4K Mixed 24.8
80% 27.1 MB/s
DQ Read 469
DQ Write 148
DQ Mixed 228
189% 281 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 66%
Great: 151%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix H9CCNNNBJTALAR-NUD 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB Row of chips LPDDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
45.4% Average
MC Read 19
MC Write 13.4
MC Mixed 19.5
49% 17.3 GB/s
SC Read 8.5
SC Write 6.5
SC Mixed 8.8
23% 7.93 GB/s
Latency 112
36% 112 ns
Poor: 48%
This bench: 45.4%
Great: 80%

 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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