Microsoft Surface Go

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 45%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 43.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics4.2% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive52.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
Run History
SystemMicrosoft Surface Go  (all builds)
MotherboardMicrosoft Surface Go
Memory3.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190624
Uptime0.8 Days
Run DateNov 17 '19 at 00:33
Run Duration132 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing above expectations (66th 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 above expectations (74th percentile)
43.1% Average
Memory 67.1
1-Core 45
2-Core 77.7
41% 63.3 Pts
4-Core 112
8-Core 121
15% 117 Pts
64-Core 124
8% 124 Pts
Poor: 24%
This bench: 43.1%
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)
4.2% Terrible
Lighting 4.7
Reflection 6.42
Parallax 4.44
4% 5.19 fps
MRender 6.48
Gravity 4.1
Splatting 7.04
5% 5.87 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 4.2%
Great: 5%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kbg30zpz128g TOSHIBA 128GB
66GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ADMS0101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 99 98 93 63 41 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
52.8% Above average
Read 455
Write 99.5
Mixed 166
SusWrite 84
44% 201 MB/s
4K Read 20.9
4K Write 38.1
4K Mixed 19.4
77% 26.1 MB/s
DQ Read 192
DQ Write 84.8
DQ Mixed 93.8
81% 123 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 52.8%
Great: 82%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung K3QF4F40BM-AGCF 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB Row of chips LPDDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing below potential (40th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
54.8% Above average
MC Read 16.3
MC Write 24.8
MC Mixed 19.7
58% 20.3 GB/s
SC Read 9.3
SC Write 18.2
SC Mixed 12.8
38% 13.4 GB/s
Latency 108
37% 108 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 54.8%
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 317 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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