Microsoft Surface Pro 4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 50%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 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 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 38%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics7.01% 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 Drive81% 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.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicrosoft Surface Pro 4  (all builds)
MotherboardMicrosoft Surface Pro 4
Memory9.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display2736 x 1824 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180622
Uptime1.8 Days
Run DateSep 09 '18 at 02:34
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 14%

 PC Performing below expectations (27th 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 below expectations (6th percentile)
38% Below average
Memory 44.5
1-Core 98.4
2-Core 173
57% 105 Pts
4-Core 176
8-Core 220
25% 198 Pts
64-Core 193
12% 193 Pts
Poor: 37%
This bench: 38%
Great: 61%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel Iris Graphics 540
Microsoft(1414 0015) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 24.20.100.6136
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
7.01% Terrible
Lighting 11.5
Reflection 9.73
Parallax 10.4
9% 10.5 fps
MRender 10.5
Gravity 0.07
Splatting 0.09
2% 3.54 fps
Poor: 5%
This bench: 7.01%
Great: 9%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZFLV256 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
86GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXV75M0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 214 192 177 169 160 156 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
81% Excellent
Read 507
Write 275
Mixed 220
SusWrite 178
65% 295 MB/s
4K Read 27.4
4K Write 59.6
4K Mixed 23.8
104% 36.9 MB/s
DQ Read 588
DQ Write 256
DQ Mixed 291
250% 378 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 81%
Great: 127%
Generic- USB3.0 CRW -SD 64GB
50GB free, PID 090c
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 12 12 12 11 11 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
12.1% Very poor
Read 37.3
Write 1.8
Mixed 7.8
SusWrite 11.6
15% 14.6 MB/s
4K Read 6
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.2
60% 2.37 MB/s
Poor: 10%
This bench: 12.1%
Great: 40%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB Row of chips LPDDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
57.7% Above average
MC Read 18.8
MC Write 33.3
MC Mixed 15.2
64% 22.4 GB/s
SC Read 7.8
SC Write 10.4
SC Mixed 16.5
33% 11.6 GB/s
Latency 183
22% 183 ns
Poor: 48%
This bench: 57.7%
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 2,951 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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