Microsoft Surface Go

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 42%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 42.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics3.92% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive33.8% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicrosoft Surface Go  (all builds)
MotherboardMicrosoft Surface Go
Memory0.4 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1800 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200617
Uptime11.1 Days
Run DateFeb 25 '21 at 06:41
Run Duration119 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 18%

 PC Performing as expected (54th 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 1.55 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
42.4% Average
Memory 62.6
1-Core 39.6
2-Core 88.8
40% 63.7 Pts
4-Core 130
8-Core 133
18% 131 Pts
64-Core 125
8% 125 Pts
Poor: 24%
This bench: 42.4%
Great: 46%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 615 (Mobile Kaby Lake)
Quanta(152D 1182) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.7637
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
3.92% Terrible
Lighting 4.2
Reflection 2.5
Parallax 5.1
3% 3.93 fps
MRender 5.4
Gravity 4.6
Splatting 7.3
5% 5.77 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 3.92%
Great: 5%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kbg30zpz128g TOSHIBA 128GB
62GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ADMS0101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 66 73 83 59 71 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
33.8% Below average
Read 318
Write 122
Mixed 135
SusWrite 69.9
35% 161 MB/s
4K Read 10.6
4K Write 12.9
4K Mixed 9.3
35% 10.9 MB/s
DQ Read 199
DQ Write 79.2
DQ Mixed 71.4
71% 116 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 33.8%
Great: 82%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix H9CCNNNBKTALBR-NTD 2x2GB
2 of 2 slots used
4GB Row of chips LPDDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
50.1% Above average
MC Read 17.1
MC Write 22.7
MC Mixed 17.4
54% 19.1 GB/s
SC Read 8.1
SC Write 15.1
SC Mixed 6.4
28% 9.87 GB/s
Latency 120
33% 120 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 50.1%
Great: 55%

 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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