Microsoft Surface Pro 4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 53%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 49.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics6.21% 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 Drive72.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 (38%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. 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.
SystemMicrosoft Surface Pro 4  (all builds)
MotherboardMicrosoft Surface Pro 4
Memory4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display2736 x 1824 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 20 '20 at 03:04
Run Duration114 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 38%
CPU Throttled 96%

 PC Performing as expected (53rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6300U
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
49.7% Average
Memory 57.6
1-Core 84.9
2-Core 148
55% 97 Pts
4-Core 245
8-Core 229
32% 237 Pts
64-Core 250
16% 250 Pts
Poor: 16%
This bench: 49.7%
Great: 54%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)
Microsoft(1414 0015) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 24.20.100.6299
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
6.21% Terrible
Lighting 6.63
Reflection 8.96
Parallax 6.09
5% 7.23 fps
MRender 8.29
Gravity 6.07
Splatting 12.8
8% 9.04 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.21%
Great: 5%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSN5256GPU7 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
113GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 57MS4109 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 370 392 429 366 233 313 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
72.4% Very good
Read 445
Write 363
Mixed 327
SusWrite 351
83% 371 MB/s
4K Read 17.8
4K Write 60.6
4K Mixed 13.1
76% 30.5 MB/s
DQ Read 325
DQ Write 171
DQ Mixed 343
229% 280 MB/s
Poor: 77%
This bench: 72.4%
Great: 207%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB Row of chips LPDDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing below potential (27th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
53.3% Above average
MC Read 17.9
MC Write 23.1
MC Mixed 17.5
56% 19.5 GB/s
SC Read 13.3
SC Write 18.6
SC Mixed 13
43% 15 GB/s
Latency 135
30% 135 ns
Poor: 25%
This bench: 53.3%
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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