Microsoft Surface Go

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 33.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics3.7% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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 (73%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
4 years ago, 4 years ago.
SystemMicrosoft Surface Go  (all builds)
MotherboardMicrosoft Surface Go
Memory5.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1800 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190624
Uptime33.2 Days
Run DateOct 18 '19 at 00:25
Run Duration72 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 73%

 PC Performing as expected (46th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Pentium Gold 4415Y
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 1.6 GHz, turbo 1.6 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
33.6% Below average
Memory 43.4
1-Core 34.6
2-Core 60.9
29% 46.3 Pts
4-Core 139
8-Core 136
18% 138 Pts
64-Core 137
8% 137 Pts
Poor: 24%
This bench: 33.6%
Great: 46%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 615 (Mobile Kaby Lake)
Quanta(152D 1182) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 24.20.100.6287
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
3.7% Terrible
Lighting 3.73
Reflection 5.5
Parallax 3.81
3% 4.35 fps
MRender 5.95
Gravity 3.67
Splatting 7.87
5% 5.83 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 3.7%
Great: 5%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung K3QF4F40BM-AGCF 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB Row of chips LPDDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
54.3% Above average
MC Read 17.7
MC Write 25.2
MC Mixed 20.7
61% 21.2 GB/s
SC Read 6.8
SC Write 13.2
SC Mixed 11.5
30% 10.5 GB/s
Latency 187
21% 187 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 54.3%
Great: 65%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Surface Go Builds (Compare 318 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 40%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

System: Microsoft Surface Go

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