Microsoft Surface Pro 4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 62%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 55.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics9.51% 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 Drive58.8% 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.
High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicrosoft Surface Pro 4  (all builds)
MotherboardMicrosoft Surface Pro 4
Memory0.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display2736 x 1824 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190418
Uptime1.8 Days
Run DateJan 19 '20 at 17:55
Run Duration132 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 26%

 PC Performing above expectations (65th 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 above expectations (64th percentile)
55.6% Above average
Memory 64.1
1-Core 101
2-Core 170
64% 112 Pts
4-Core 272
8-Core 277
36% 274 Pts
64-Core 276
17% 276 Pts
Poor: 37%
This bench: 55.6%
Great: 61%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel Iris Graphics 540
Microsoft(1414 0015) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 24.20.100.6299
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
9.51% Terrible
Lighting 11
Reflection 10.7
Parallax 11.2
9% 11 fps
MRender 9.48
Gravity 10.8
Splatting 16.5
10% 12.3 fps
Poor: 5%
This bench: 9.51%
Great: 9%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZFLV256 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
42GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXV75M0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 64 89 96 93 92 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
58.8% Above average
Read 355
Write 106
Mixed 126
SusWrite 84.6
37% 168 MB/s
4K Read 27.4
4K Write 66.7
4K Mixed 14.2
95% 36.1 MB/s
DQ Read 418
DQ Write 126
DQ Mixed 218
175% 254 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 58.8%
Great: 127%
SDXC Card 128GB
74GB free, PID null
SusWrite @10s intervals: 47 45 50 44 47 51 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
23.8% Poor
Read 74
Write 50
Mixed 39.8
SusWrite 47.3
67% 52.8 MB/s
4K Read 5.3
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 2.6
125% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 8%
This bench: 23.8%
Great: 45%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB Row of chips LPDDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
84.1% Excellent
MC Read 29.6
MC Write 47.1
MC Mixed 20.9
93% 32.5 GB/s
SC Read 12.3
SC Write 23.6
SC Mixed 16.3
50% 17.4 GB/s
Latency 116
34% 116 ns
Poor: 34%
This bench: 84.1%
Great: 81%

 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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