Microsoft Surface Pro 4

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing CPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (6th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 94 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.
Graphics3.47% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive57.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
Very high background CPU (88%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicrosoft Surface Pro 4  (all builds)
MotherboardMicrosoft Surface Pro 4
Memory9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display2736 x 1824 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171206
Uptime3 Days
Run DateJan 27 '18 at 16:23
Run Duration151 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 88%

 PC Performing way below expectations (6th 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 1.85 GHz (avg)
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
1-Core 10.7
2-Core 28.4
8% 19.5 Pts
4-Core 148
8-Core 178
21% 163 Pts
64-Core 170
10% 170 Pts
Poor: 37% Great: 61%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel Iris 540 (Mobile Skylake)
Microsoft(1414 0015) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 21.20.16.4627
Relative performance (0th percentile)
3.47% Terrible
Lighting 4.13
Reflection 4.27
Parallax 3.81
3% 4.07 fps
MRender 3.1
Gravity 4.17
Splatting 5.61
4% 4.29 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 3.47%
Great: 10%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZFLV512HCJH-000MV 512GB
148GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXV75M0Q
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
57.1% Above average
Read 580
Write 397
Mixed 513
110% 497 MB/s
4K Read 7.62
4K Write 9.32
4K Mixed 8.55
27% 8.5 MB/s
DQ Read 12.6
DQ Write 35.5
DQ Mixed 6.09
10% 18.1 MB/s
Poor: 62%
This bench: 57.1%
Great: 161%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB Row of chips LPDDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
49.3% Average
MC Read 14.2
MC Write 33.3
MC Mixed 16.3
61% 21.3 GB/s
SC Read 1.9
SC Write 4.1
SC Mixed 0.9
7% 2.3 GB/s
Latency 821
5% 821 ns
Poor: 48%
This bench: 49.3%
Great: 89%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Surface Pro 4 Builds (Compare 2,950 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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