In this ebook, we outline an effective framework for monitoring modern infrastructure and applications, however large. The microsoft surface book 2 is the most powerful surface laptop ever. Dec 10, 2015 on 3dmark fire strike, which measures graphics performance, the surface book with integrated graphics scored 843, which is on par with the toshiba radius 12 and better than the older xps 743. Windows performance analyzer wpa is a tool that creates graphs and data tables of event tracing for windows etw events that are recorded by windows performance recorder wpr or xperf.
It lets you see temps, fan speeds, and other statsand cam does. Its a powerful tablet you can take anywhere, and its a portable studio you. I am using my 15 surface book 2 i7 with gtx 1060 display to play football manager 2020 through steam. Surface book 2 suffering from performance throttling, charging issues, and heavy ghosting. Handson with microsofts highend surface book 2 techcrunch. Thats great when youre finishing a book report but not so much when youre gaming. I use a custom resolution of 1500 x in many titles so both the picture and play experience are great, and have optimized my power settings to help get that extra ounce of. Gaming on the surface book 2 15in gaming on the surface book 2 15in. Thanks to the parallel nature of ssds, this model should offer the best performance. Surface book 2 suffers from performance throttling, charging. Microsoft says its powerful enough to be your gaming pc, and also a workstation replacement. Values from 128256 are values that are biased towards battery life.
Monitor your gpu on windows with gpuz by techpowerup. Its a laptop with highspeed processing and graphics power you can control with a full keyboard, a large trackpad, or an interactive touch screen. Many enthusiasts prefer to handle this via bios, but intel. Intel extreme tuning utility xtu is a windowsbased program that intel promotes as a way to overclock and performancetune your system. Even surface book with performance base, while approaching gaming pc specifications, still falls short of any quadcore laptop with a nvidia gtx. In some intense, prolonged gaming scenarios with power mode slider set to best performance the battery may discharge while connected to the power supply provided inbox with surface book. Nov 28, 2017 gaming on the surface book 2 15in gaming on the surface book 2 15in. The allinone versatility has attracted many people to the microsoft surface book since its introduction in late 2015.
Welcome to the third episode of the ultimate laptop setup. Nov 23, 2015 microsofts surface book is tested but not just in the normal way. Not that you should buy the surface book 2 for gaming. With the surface book i7s upgrade you already know microsoft didnt touch the tablet portion, which has the same dynmade 18 watthour batteries. Wpa can open any event trace log etl file for analysis. Best external monitors for surface book 2 and book 3 in. Yes, there are cheaper laptops that can do most of what the surface book with performance base can do, but few look or feel so good doing them. Microsofts surface book 2 drains the battery while gaming. Microsofts surface book 2 can replace your gaming pc hands. Sadly, it also struggles with a maddening battery drain issue during intense loads or when gaming, even while plugged in. I have the sb2 15 and use the surface dock to connect it to an external monitor. Facebook app for win 10 mobile 121115 having major issues. By default, the surface book 2 is set to run in its lowestpower, lowestperformance state, even when plugged in.
May 01, 2020 now click on the box in the main window for whichever profile you want to use while on battery. If battery life is a concern, i recommend checking the disable turbo box. Thanks to the extra boost from the discrete graphics chip, the surface book also has more than double the performance for gaming. Why surface laptop and surface pro are no good for gaming. This option from viewsonic is one of the best around, with a 1920x1080 resolution, 2ms response time. Microsoft has released the windows 10 fall creators update and theres so. When you start moving the slider away from best battery life, the system. Work your way in a robust laptop, powerful tablet with.
Nov 10, 2016 the surface book really is the ultraportable that can do it all. Microsofts surface book 2 can replace your gaming pc. Jan 27, 2020 thanks to the extra boost from the discrete graphics chip, the surface book also has more than double the performance for gaming. It delivers powerhouse performance and amazing graphics in a robust laptop, tablet, and portable studio in one. Microsofts surface book is tested but not just in the normal way. The refreshed surface book has very few flaws, with a wellcrafted chassis, comfortable keyboard, vibrant screen, fast performance and even longer battery life than on. You dont have to keep the monitor on all the time, but its. Additionally, a more conservative speed shift value will help preserve battery life as well. Ultimate tips for mastering microsoft surface book 2 get to know more about microsoft surface book 2 with our collections of surface book 2 tips, tricks, and tutorials. How powerful the microsoft surface book 2 is for gaming. I checked my ingame preference setting, it detected the 3d graphic performance of my sb2 as only 1 star out of 5.
The device model tested here is the lowest specced dgpu model available, with an i56300u, 8gb lpddr3 1866mhz and a 256gb pcie based ssd. Cpu and storage performance the microsoft surface book 2. Nov 15, 2016 yes, there are cheaper laptops that can do most of what the surface book with performance base can do, but few look or feel so good doing them. Premium, lightweight materials and up to 17 hours of battery life let you create anywhere without sacrificing performance. Test microsoft surface book mit performance base gtx 965m. If you have no experience with microsoft surface products before, you probably have many things to catch up.
Modern infrastructure is now made up of constantly changing, often shortlived vms or containers. Why gaming benchmarker josh heslop loves surface microsoft. There have been quite a few bug fixes as well as a few new features added, but. Honestly, you can get the same experience at a much cheaper price, spending what you saved on games or even an external gpu box and a. I try to play overwatch use the adapter connect to my monitor. If youre concerned that your system might be running a bit hot, then one of the best ways to ease your mind is to learn how to check your cpu temperature. This has elevated the need for new methods and new tools for monitoring. Its amazing how much information you can see about your gpu from this view. Download this app from microsoft store for windows 10, windows 10 mobile, windows 10 team surface hub, hololens.
How to fix surface book 2 battery drain while gaming or in. The refreshed surface book has very few flaws, with a wellcrafted chassis, comfortable keyboard, vibrant screen, fast performance and even longer battery life than on last years model. To that effect, the new surface book 2 is 3x more powerful than the original surface book. Jul 26, 2017 even surface book with performance base, while approaching gaming pc specifications, still falls short of any quadcore laptop with a nvidia gtx 1060 graphics card, which can be purchased for well.
On 3dmark fire strike, which measures graphics performance, the surface book with integrated graphics scored 843, which is on par with the toshiba radius 12. The surface book is more than capable at providing a quality experience for overwatch, albeit less pretty than its xbox one counterpart. Switching over to the sensors view enables you to view realtime gpu data including clock speeds, gpu utilization, and more. Hp spectre x360 15bl002xx asus ux310uqfc396t microsoft surface book with performance base apple macbook pro 2016 2. The custom nvidia graphics card in the new surface book isnt really intended for gaming, but dont let that stop you. In this episode we feature the microsoft surface book 2. Microsoft surface book 2 15 touchscreen pixelsense 2in1 laptop intel core i7 16gb memory 256gb ssd silver. Intel extreme tuning utility xtu undervolting guide. The surface book 2 isnt cheap, so its understandable if youre looking for a budget monitor. Improving minecraft performance on old and new computers.
We play games on it and show whether or not it can game on the go with the best of them. Oct 17, 2017 to that effect, the new surface book 2 is 3x more powerful than the original surface book. While most will not purchase surface book with performance base for gaming, this capability is indeed among the several major advantages it has over its predecessors. In order to judge performance levels, the surface book i5 with no dgpu and the surface book i7 with dgpu have been put through our standard notebook workload.
This is evidenced by its 1,868 point fire strike score compared to. When gaming overwatch there is a noticeable delay that is not there when using the integrated screen. Microsoft surface book 2 15 i7, 16gb ram, 512gb ssd dgpu. Stupidgood battery performance too with the surface book i7s upgrade you already know microsoft didnt touch the tablet portion, which has the same dynmade 18 watthour batteries. Just upgraded to the surface book performance base yesterday and just wanting to know what games you guy play on it and graphics settings please. I also played a bit of fortnite and ashes of singularity as well but i dont closely monitor the performance of the last two games as the first three. There arent many utilities that provide the same level of functionality as cam, which we is a great allinone monitoring tool. The surface book i7s geforce gtx 965m mashes the competing inch laptops in gaming performance. Whats games can you play on the surface book performance. Microsoft surface book with performance base wired. I published a more comprehensive guide for notebookcheck back in 2017, but i felt it was time to update the guide for 2020. I bought a surface book 2 151t, and typec to hdmi adapter in microsoft store. It is pretty interesting that microsoft decided to offer a discrete gpu in the base of the surface book. I pair some great accessories that mesh well with the.
Other than the powerful hardware, the surface book 2 becomes a great gaming laptop with the software. Surface book 2 suffers from performance throttling. It easily blows away the surface pro, surface laptop and, of course, the old surface book. By thaddyusmaximus in forum microsoft lumia 950 xl. External monitor capabilities on surface book with. Jan 27, 2017 while most will not purchase surface book with performance base for gaming, this capability is indeed among the several major advantages it has over its predecessors. Its great for beginner and advanced users who want to take full advantages and controls of their device. I have tried to force launching the game with gtx 1060 but however it seems not. Do you have any idea if my desired configuration will cause the surface book to perform slowly or otherwise cause any trouble. The surface book 2 is sleek, svelte, and damn powerful. If i play on surface book 2 without connect to the monitor it can have 200 fps which is good. Microsofts new graphicsboosted hybrid is a morepowerful version of last years machine.
Apr 14, 2020 if youre concerned that your system might be running a bit hot, then one of the best ways to ease your mind is to learn how to check your cpu temperature. I do have it set to best performance and as a side note there is battery drain since the dock is only 60w. In combination with the graphing tools in excel 20, i was able to quickly assemble a multigpu utilization graph for a recent blog. The surface book isnt designed to power highend pc gaming experiences, but instead provide a highly mobile solution for creative industries working in video production or photo editing. The surface book with performance base has a super high 3000 x 2000 native resolution, which looks amazing but can affect performance for graphically intense games. This is pretty much the thinnest device out there with an nvidia.
Its got great performance, strong battery life and a gorgeous. Ultimate tips for mastering microsoft surface book 2. The microsoft surface book 2 is a powerful laptop, tablet, and portable studio packs with highspeed processors and superior graphics. Aug 29, 2016 the surface book isnt designed to power highend pc gaming experiences, but instead provide a highly mobile solution for creative industries working in video production or photo editing.