Microsoft Surface Laptop 2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 48%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (25th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 75 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 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 50.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics4.27% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive69.6% 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 (62%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 88% 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 Laptop 2  (all builds)
MotherboardMicrosoft Surface Laptop 2
Memory3.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display2256 x 1504 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190418
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateJul 10 '19 at 11:42
Run Duration114 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU 62%
CPU Throttled 88%

 PC Performing below expectations (25th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-8250U
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 1.8 GHz, turbo 2.35 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
50.6% Above average
Memory 59.7
1-Core 54.9
2-Core 131
47% 81.8 Pts
4-Core 227
8-Core 308
34% 267 Pts
64-Core 328
20% 328 Pts
Poor: 26%
This bench: 50.6%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake R)
Microsoft(1414 0025) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 24.20.100.6294
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
4.27% Terrible
Lighting 5.8
Reflection 8.65
Parallax 6
5% 6.82 fps
MRender 8.52
Gravity 5.63
Splatting 0.09
3% 4.75 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 4.27%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Skhynix BC501 NVMe 256GB
151GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80000C00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 290 299 289 303 284 289 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
69.6% Good
Read 494
Write 303
Mixed 253
SusWrite 292
75% 336 MB/s
4K Read 14.4
4K Write 35
4K Mixed 16.6
62% 22 MB/s
DQ Read 431
DQ Write 162
DQ Mixed 261
202% 285 MB/s
Poor: 62%
This bench: 69.6%
Great: 130%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix H9CCNNNBJTALAR-NUD 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB Row of chips LPDDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
51% Above average
MC Read 19
MC Write 21
MC Mixed 17.3
55% 19.1 GB/s
SC Read 9.4
SC Write 15
SC Mixed 11.4
34% 11.9 GB/s
Latency 128
31% 128 ns
Poor: 48%
This bench: 51%
Great: 80%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Surface Laptop 2 Builds (Compare 773 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 Laptop 2

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