Microsoft Surface Studio 2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 58%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 49%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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 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 72.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics73.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive146% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicrosoft Surface Studio 2  (all builds)
MotherboardMicrosoft Surface Studio 2
Memory21.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display4500 x 3000 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date
Uptime8.2 Days
Run DateFeb 28 '21 at 00:59
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 11%

 PC Performing below expectations (37th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7820HQ
, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
72.6% Very good
Memory 79.7
1-Core 104
2-Core 196
72% 127 Pts
4-Core 365
8-Core 451
52% 408 Pts
64-Core 543
34% 543 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 72.6%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070
Microsoft(1414 0020) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1982 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.72
Performing below potential (12th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
73.3% Very good
Lighting 88.6
Reflection 115
Parallax 99.9
72% 101 fps
MRender 86.3
Gravity 89.9
Splatting 97.7
76% 91.3 fps
Poor: 73%
This bench: 73.3%
Great: 80%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB
498GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AAMS4103 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 271 398 534 615 664 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
146% Outstanding
Read 1,414
Write 104
Mixed 170
SusWrite 425
114% 528 MB/s
4K Read 30.2
4K Write 81.2
4K Mixed 41.4
142% 50.9 MB/s
DQ Read 771
DQ Write 90
DQ Mixed 170
190% 344 MB/s
Poor: 99%
This bench: 146%
Great: 251%
SDXC Card 512GB
303GB free, PID null
SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 79 77 80 80 77 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
42.9% Average
Read 89.5
Write 75
Mixed 57
SusWrite 76
98% 74.4 MB/s
4K Read 10.9
4K Write 3.5
4K Mixed 4.4
309% 6.27 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 42.9%
Great: 45%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA82GS6CJR8N-VK 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
78.1% Very good
MC Read 29
MC Write 30.6
MC Mixed 25.6
81% 28.4 GB/s
SC Read 14.4
SC Write 28.8
SC Mixed 22.2
62% 21.8 GB/s
Latency 81.2
49% 81.2 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 78.1%
Great: 89%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Surface Studio 2 Builds (Compare 127 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 63%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 54%
Yacht

System: Microsoft Surface Studio 2

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