Microsoft Surface Pro 4

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 55.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Boot Drive	63.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (36%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 96% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Microsoft Surface Pro 4 (all builds)
Motherboard	Microsoft Surface Pro 4
Memory	1.4 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	2736 x 1824 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180622
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 31 '18 at 22:30
Run Duration	134 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	36%
CPU Throttled	96%

PC Performing as expected (55^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6300U 59,619 User benchmarks, average bench 40% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	55.9% Above average	Memory 67.4 1-Core 70 2-Core 142 54% 93 Pts	4-Core 258 8-Core 256 34% 257 Pts	64-Core 252 16% 252 Pts
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 55.9% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZFLW128HEGR-000MV 128GB 706 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 85GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXB72M0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 156 162 166 163 166 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	63.3% Good	Read 397 Write 171 Mixed 181 SusWrite 162 50% 228 MB/s	4K Read 14.9 4K Write 82.2 4K Mixed 16.6 87% 37.9 MB/s	DQ Read 442 DQ Write 84.2 DQ Mixed 245 184% 257 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 63.3% Great: 127%
Generic- USB3.0 CRW -SD 2GB 20 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 2GB free, PID 090c Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.8 4.9 5.1 5 5 5.1 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	2.68% Terrible	Read 9.5 Write 4.3 Mixed 4.2 SusWrite 5 7% 5.75 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 3% 0.3 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 2.68% Great: 6%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung 2x2GB 9,651 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 2 of 2 slots used 4GB Row of chips LPDDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	62.5% Good	MC Read 22 MC Write 25.6 MC Mixed 20.5 65% 22.7 GB/s	SC Read 14.3 SC Write 23.3 SC Mixed 16.4 52% 18 GB/s	Latency 108 37% 108 ns
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 62.5% Great: 66%

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Gaming 8%

Tree trunk

Desktop 45%

Speed boat

Workstation 8%

Tree trunk

System: Microsoft Surface Pro 4

CPU
Core i5-6300UIntelBench 40%, 59,619 samples	1,857x
Core i7-6650UIntelBench 53%, 6,131 samples	891x
Core m3-6Y30IntelBench 44%, 5,480 samples	213x

GPU
HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 4%, 362,113 samples	1,856x
Iris Graphics 540IntelBench 7%, 6,448 samples	876x
HD 515 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 3%, 10,056 samples	213x

SSD
MZFLV256HCHP-000MV 256GBSamsungBench 98%, 8,268 samples	1,025x
MZFLV128HCGR-000MV 128GBSamsungBench 78%, 6,124 samples	765x
THNSN5256GPU7 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshibaBench 148%, 19,151 samples	379x

RAM
2x4GBSamsungBench 59%, 26,293 samples	715x
2x4GBHynixBench 60%, 11,918 samples	686x
2x2GBSamsungBench 46%, 9,651 samples	532x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $209	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4070 $515	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16