Microsoft Surface Pro 4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 40%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (15th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 85 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 37.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics4.98% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive78.2% 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 (73%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicrosoft Surface Pro 4  (all builds)
MotherboardMicrosoft Surface Pro 4
Memory4.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display2736 x 1824 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170224
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 21 '17 at 02:38
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 73%

 PC Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6650U
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 1.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
37.2% Below average
Memory 59.9
1-Core 35
2-Core 58.2
34% 51 Pts
4-Core 87.1
8-Core 81.6
11% 84.3 Pts
64-Core 114
7% 114 Pts
Poor: 37%
This bench: 37.2%
Great: 61%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel Iris 540 (Mobile Skylake)
Microsoft(1414 0015) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4463
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
4.98% Terrible
Lighting 5.4
Reflection 5.73
Parallax 5.5
4% 5.54 fps
MRender 6.62
Gravity 5.57
Splatting 9.35
6% 7.18 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 4.98%
Great: 10%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZFLV256 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
201GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5M0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
78.2% Very good
Read 932
Write 265
Mixed 435
118% 544 MB/s
4K Read 18
4K Write 35
4K Mixed 18.3
69% 23.8 MB/s
DQ Read 85.3
DQ Write 73.4
DQ Mixed 39.9
41% 66.2 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 78.2%
Great: 127%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB SODIMM LPDDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
38.3% Below average
MC Read 12.1
MC Write 17.7
MC Mixed 12.6
40% 14.1 GB/s
SC Read 1.8
SC Write 16.1
SC Mixed 8.3
25% 8.73 GB/s
Latency 128
31% 128 ns
Poor: 34%
This bench: 38.3%
Great: 81%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Surface Pro 4 Builds (Compare 2,951 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 45%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk

System: Microsoft Surface Pro 4

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