Microsoft Surface Pro 4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 45%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 40.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics6.27% 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 Drive80.6% 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.
Very high background CPU (54%). 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.
SystemMicrosoft Surface Pro 4  (all builds)
MotherboardMicrosoft Surface Pro 4
Memory4.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display2736 x 1824 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180814
Uptime2.7 Days
Run DateNov 10 '18 at 12:11
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU 54%
CPU Throttled 96%

 PC Performing as expected (47th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6300U
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (40th percentile)
40.4% Average
Memory 49.8
1-Core 58.9
2-Core 118
43% 75.5 Pts
4-Core 175
8-Core 203
25% 189 Pts
64-Core 209
13% 209 Pts
Poor: 16%
This bench: 40.4%
Great: 54%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)
Microsoft(1414 0015) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 24.20.100.6136
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
6.27% Terrible
Lighting 6.7
Reflection 8.88
Parallax 6.28
6% 7.29 fps
MRender 8.57
Gravity 6
Splatting 12.8
8% 9.13 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.27%
Great: 5%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSN5256GPU7 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
42GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 57MS4109 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 273 214 208 212 191 195 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
80.6% Excellent
Read 662
Write 473
Mixed 504
SusWrite 216
103% 464 MB/s
4K Read 18
4K Write 50.6
4K Mixed 30.1
93% 32.9 MB/s
DQ Read 336
DQ Write 191
DQ Mixed 344
234% 290 MB/s
Poor: 77%
This bench: 80.6%
Great: 207%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB Row of chips LPDDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
59.1% Above average
MC Read 20.8
MC Write 24.3
MC Mixed 21
63% 22 GB/s
SC Read 11.2
SC Write 20.3
SC Mixed 16.5
46% 16 GB/s
Latency 161
25% 161 ns
Poor: 25%
This bench: 59.1%
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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