Microsoft Surface Pro 4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 56%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 52.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics9.13% 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 Drive61.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicrosoft Surface Pro 4  (all builds)
MotherboardMicrosoft Surface Pro 4
Memory3.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display2736 x 1824 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171206
Uptime48.6 Days
Run DateOct 03 '18 at 05:09
Run Duration115 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 18%

 PC Performing as expected (57th 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 2.55 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
52.7% Above average
Memory 66.6
1-Core 50.5
2-Core 146
50% 87.6 Pts
4-Core 226
8-Core 225
30% 226 Pts
64-Core 222
14% 222 Pts
Poor: 37%
This bench: 52.7%
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 (88th percentile)
9.13% Terrible
Lighting 10.4
Reflection 9.62
Parallax 10.2
8% 10.1 fps
MRender 11.4
Gravity 9.73
Splatting 15.6
10% 12.2 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 9.13%
Great: 10%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSN5256GPU7 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
103GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 57MS4109 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 363 412 401 328 388 423 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
61.1% Good
Read 395
Write 408
Mixed 267
SusWrite 386
82% 364 MB/s
4K Read 8.7
4K Write 15.6
4K Mixed 9.8
34% 11.4 MB/s
DQ Read 429
DQ Write 79.2
DQ Mixed 285
201% 265 MB/s
Poor: 77%
This bench: 61.1%
Great: 207%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB Row of chips LPDDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
79.4% Very good
MC Read 22.4
MC Write 49.9
MC Mixed 20.9
89% 31.1 GB/s
SC Read 9.1
SC Write 18.8
SC Mixed 14.3
40% 14.1 GB/s
Latency 110
36% 110 ns
Poor: 34%
This bench: 79.4%
Great: 81%

 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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