Microsoft Surface Book 2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 40%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 34%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics45.8% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive152% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.
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.
Run History
SystemMicrosoft Surface Book 2  (all builds)
MotherboardMicrosoft Surface Book 2
Memory12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display3240 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190418
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJul 19 '19 at 01:16
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU0%
CPU Throttled 90%

 PC Performing as expected (60th 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 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
76.3% Very good
Memory 74.5
1-Core 132
2-Core 264
85% 157 Pts
4-Core 426
8-Core 575
63% 500 Pts
64-Core 567
35% 567 Pts
Poor: 27%
This bench: 76.3%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060 (Mobile)
Microsoft(1414 0024) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 23.21.13.9140
Performing below potential (38th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
45.8% Average
Lighting 55.6
Reflection 62.4
Parallax 48.5
45% 55.5 fps
MRender 64
Gravity 48.9
Splatting 58.4
47% 57.1 fps
Poor: 35%
This bench: 45.8%
Great: 52%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZFLW1T0HMLH-000MU 1TB
919GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXY74M0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 317 693 769 853 852 843 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
152% Outstanding
Read 587
Write 853
Mixed 355
SusWrite 721
142% 629 MB/s
4K Read 27.7
4K Write 134
4K Mixed 45.9
172% 69.1 MB/s
DQ Read 998
DQ Write 424
DQ Mixed 639
492% 687 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 152%
Great: 178%
SanDisk Ultra Fit USB 3.0 32GB-$16
19GB free, PID 5583
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 7.3 7.4 8.4 11 11 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
10.9% Very poor
Read 31.2
Write 9.3
Mixed 13.7
SusWrite 9.7
18% 16 MB/s
4K Read 2.5
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 2
118% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 10%
This bench: 10.9%
Great: 38%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB Row of chips LPDDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
64.9% Good
MC Read 24.6
MC Write 23.7
MC Mixed 20.6
66% 23 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 25.9
SC Mixed 20.6
59% 20.7 GB/s
Latency 91.5
44% 91.5 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 64.9%
Great: 83%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Surface Book 2 Builds (Compare 3,913 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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