Microsoft Surface Pro 4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 59%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 50.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics9.4% 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 Drive112% 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.
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.
SystemMicrosoft Surface Pro 4  (all builds)
MotherboardMicrosoft Surface Pro 4
Memory10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171206
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateMay 15 '18 at 02:21
Run Duration132 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (64th 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 below expectations (27th percentile)
50.2% Above average
Memory 56.3
1-Core 100
2-Core 173
61% 110 Pts
4-Core 251
8-Core 272
34% 262 Pts
64-Core 275
17% 275 Pts
Poor: 37%
This bench: 50.2%
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 (90th percentile)
9.4% Terrible
Lighting 11.1
Reflection 9
Parallax 8.78
9% 9.63 fps
MRender 10
Gravity 10.2
Splatting 15.3
10% 11.9 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 9.4%
Great: 10%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZFLV512 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB
232GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXV75M0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
112% Outstanding
Read 1,088
Write 530
Mixed 619
164% 746 MB/s
4K Read 31.6
4K Write 61.6
4K Mixed 24.9
112% 39.4 MB/s
DQ Read 30.5
DQ Write 95.3
DQ Mixed 51.4
43% 59.1 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 112%
Great: 143%
WD My Passport 0830 2TB
293GB free, PID 0830
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
34.4% Below average
Read 79.3
Write 85.9
Mixed 67.6
100% 77.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.41
4K Write 1.33
4K Mixed 0.23
55% 0.66 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 34.4%
Great: 43%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB Row of chips LPDDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
67.3% Good
MC Read 22.1
MC Write 35.3
MC Mixed 18.2
72% 25.2 GB/s
SC Read 13.7
SC Write 21.6
SC Mixed 17.5
50% 17.6 GB/s
Latency 139
29% 139 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 67.3%
Great: 83%

 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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