Microsoft Surface Pro 4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 57%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 47.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics9.9% 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 Drive111% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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 (40%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicrosoft Surface Pro 4  (all builds)
MotherboardMicrosoft Surface Pro 4
Memory5.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display2736 x 1824 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170224
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 18 '20 at 01:00
Run Duration114 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 40%

 PC Performing above expectations (73rd 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 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (20th percentile)
47.9% Average
Memory 71.8
1-Core 74.4
2-Core 84.8
50% 77 Pts
4-Core 135
8-Core 178
20% 156 Pts
64-Core 132
8% 132 Pts
Poor: 37%
This bench: 47.9%
Great: 61%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel Iris 540 (Mobile Skylake)
Microsoft(1414 0015) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4463
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
9.9% Terrible
Lighting 11.3
Reflection 10.6
Parallax 11
9% 11 fps
MRender 10.6
Gravity 11.1
Splatting 17.9
11% 13.2 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 9.9%
Great: 10%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZFLV256 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
211GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5M0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 261 278 282 290 279 281 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 827
Write 135
Mixed 112
SusWrite 278
73% 338 MB/s
4K Read 20.5
4K Write 83.1
4K Mixed 30.5
114% 44.7 MB/s
DQ Read 865
DQ Write 284
DQ Mixed 385
334% 511 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 111%
Great: 127%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB SODIMM LPDDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
81.5% Excellent
MC Read 27
MC Write 46.1
MC Mixed 19.2
88% 30.8 GB/s
SC Read 13.8
SC Write 24.3
SC Mixed 19.6
55% 19.2 GB/s
Latency 97.2
41% 97.2 ns
Poor: 25%
This bench: 81.5%
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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