Microsoft Surface Pro 4

Performance Results


Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 55% Gunboat	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 54.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	2.77% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	63.1% 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.

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.

System	Microsoft Surface Pro 4 (all builds)
Motherboard	Microsoft Surface Pro 4
Memory	0.8 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	2736 x 1824 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181207
Uptime	5.9 Days
Run Date	Apr 23 '19 at 00:40
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%
CPU Throttled	96%

PC Performing as expected (50^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 (97^th percentile)	54.9% Above average	Memory 67.2 1-Core 83.2 2-Core 162 60% 104 Pts	4-Core 247 8-Core 250 33% 249 Pts	64-Core 250 16% 250 Pts
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 54.9% Great: 54%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 520 (Mobile Skylake) 362,113 User benchmarks, average bench 4% Microsoft(1414 0015) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 24.20.100.6299 Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	2.77% Terrible	Lighting 0.07 Reflection 8.73 Parallax 6.16 0% 4.98 fps	MRender 8.48 Gravity 6.13 Splatting 13.3 8% 9.32 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 2.77% Great: 5%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZFLV128 NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB 2,108 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 76GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXV75M0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 148 149 148 149 149 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	63.1% Good	Read 418 Write 154 Mixed 135 SusWrite 149 47% 214 MB/s	4K Read 18.2 4K Write 59.4 4K Mixed 12.1 74% 29.9 MB/s	DQ Read 556 DQ Write 149 DQ Mixed 214 193% 306 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 63.1% Great: 105%
Sandisk Extreme SSD 1TB 4,980 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 741GB free Firmware: 1012 SusWrite @10s intervals: 309 311 303 306 332 311 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	51% Above average	Read 259 Write 304 Mixed 215 SusWrite 312 62% 273 MB/s	4K Read 13.6 4K Write 17.8 4K Mixed 15.5 50% 15.6 MB/s	DQ Read 135 DQ Write 134 DQ Mixed 146 106% 138 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 51% Great: 87%
SDHC Card 32GB 13,791 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 29GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 9.7 9.6 9.7 9.7 9.7 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 37 Write 22.9 SusWrite 10.7 26% 23.5 MB/s	4K Read 5.2 4K Write 3.6 4K Mixed 2.5 227% 3.77 MB/s
Poor: 5% Great: 33%

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 (90^th percentile)	63.9% Good	MC Read 23.3 MC Write 24.5 MC Mixed 21.1 66% 23 GB/s	SC Read 14.1 SC Write 24.6 SC Mixed 20.1 56% 19.6 GB/s	Latency 108 37% 108 ns
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 63.9% Great: 66%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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	1,853x
Core i7-6650UIntelBench 53%, 6,131 samples	886x
Core m3-6Y30IntelBench 44%, 5,480 samples	212x

GPU
HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 4%, 362,113 samples	1,852x
Iris Graphics 540IntelBench 7%, 6,448 samples	871x
HD 515 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 3%, 10,056 samples	212x

SSD
MZFLV256HCHP-000MV 256GBSamsungBench 98%, 8,268 samples	1,020x
MZFLV128HCGR-000MV 128GBSamsungBench 78%, 6,124 samples	763x
THNSN5256GPU7 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshibaBench 148%, 19,151 samples	378x

RAM
2x4GBSamsungBench 59%, 26,293 samples	713x
2x4GBHynixBench 60%, 11,918 samples	684x
2x2GBSamsungBench 46%, 9,651 samples	531x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16