Microsoft Surface Pro 4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 65%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 58.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics9.57% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive83.7% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.
High background CPU (25%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMicrosoft Surface Pro 4  (all builds)
MotherboardMicrosoft Surface Pro 4
Memory1.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171206
Uptime3.7 Days
Run DateMay 10 '18 at 23:46
Run Duration338 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 25%

 PC Performing as expected (58th 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 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
58.8% Above average
Memory 72
1-Core 99.8
2-Core 171
66% 114 Pts
4-Core 265
8-Core 268
36% 266 Pts
64-Core 252
16% 252 Pts
Poor: 37%
This bench: 58.8%
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
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
9.57% Terrible
Lighting 11
Reflection 11
Parallax 10.8
9% 10.9 fps
MRender 11.4
Gravity 10.3
Splatting 16.4
11% 12.7 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 9.57%
Great: 10%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZFLV256 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
24GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXV75M0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
83.7% Excellent
Read 1,093
Write 127
Mixed 176
99% 466 MB/s
4K Read 21.4
4K Write 56.6
4K Mixed 18.7
86% 32.2 MB/s
DQ Read 212
DQ Write 74.6
DQ Mixed 69.2
71% 119 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 83.7%
Great: 127%
WD My Passport 0820 1TB
282GB free, PID 0820
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
14.8% Very poor
Read 68.5
Write 17.7
Mixed 31.7
42% 39.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.46
4K Write 0.3
4K Mixed 0.18
18% 0.31 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 14.8%
Great: 44%
SMI USB DISK 16GB
15GB free, PID null
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
4.82% Terrible
Read 18.7
Write 5.77
Mixed 5.44
10% 9.97 MB/s
4K Read 3.52
4K Write 0.005
4K Mixed 0.001
13% 1.18 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 4.82%
Great: 35%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB Row of chips LPDDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
80.6% Excellent
MC Read 27.1
MC Write 44.6
MC Mixed 19.4
87% 30.4 GB/s
SC Read 14.3
SC Write 24.3
SC Mixed 18.6
54% 19.1 GB/s
Latency 96.9
41% 96.9 ns
Poor: 25%
This bench: 80.6%
Great: 87%

 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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