Microsoft Surface Pro 4

Performance Results


Gaming 9% Tree trunk	Desktop 56% Gunboat	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 52.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	4.74% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	78.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Windows 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). 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.

Run History

14 days ago, 14 days ago, 14 days ago.

System	Microsoft Surface Pro 4 (all builds)
Motherboard	Microsoft Surface Pro 4
Memory	3.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	2736 x 1824 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 08 '21 at 05:50
Run Duration	131 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%
CPU Throttled	96%

PC Performing as expected (49^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6300U 41,123 User benchmarks, average bench 53% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	52.1% Above average	Memory 67.8 1-Core 87.6 2-Core 147 60% 101 Pts	4-Core 211 8-Core 218 29% 214 Pts	64-Core 214 14% 214 Pts
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 52.1% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 520 (Mobile Skylake) 239,453 User benchmarks, average bench 4% Microsoft(1414 0015) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 24.20.100.6299 Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	4.74% Terrible	Lighting 5.7 Reflection 3.7 Parallax 6.1 5% 5.17 fps	MRender 5.6 Gravity 6.1 Splatting 8.7 5% 6.8 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 4.74% Great: 5%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSN5256GPU7 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 10,841 User benchmarks, average bench 149% 33GB free (System drive) Firmware: 57MS4109 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 225 290 296 254 145 156 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	78.6% Very good	Read 280 Write 320 Mixed 343 SusWrite 228 66% 293 MB/s	4K Read 31.4 4K Write 49.5 4K Mixed 40.9 126% 40.6 MB/s	DQ Read 466 DQ Write 149 DQ Mixed 298 222% 304 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 78.6% Great: 212%
SDXC Card 64GB 9,233 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 2GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.9 12 14 14 14 14 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	14.8% Very poor	Read 69.5 Write 15.5 Mixed 14.2 SusWrite 12.8 28% 28 MB/s	4K Read 3.1 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 1.1 62% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 14.8% Great: 41%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung 2x4GB 17,936 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB Row of chips LPDDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	61% Good	MC Read 21.4 MC Write 23.8 MC Mixed 20.4 62% 21.9 GB/s	SC Read 12.8 SC Write 23.6 SC Mixed 19.6 53% 18.7 GB/s	Latency 107 38% 107 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 61% Great: 76%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds.

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Gaming 9%

Tree trunk

Desktop 55%

Gunboat

Workstation 8%

Tree trunk

System: Microsoft Surface Pro 4

CPU
Core i5-6300UIntelBench 53%, 41,123 samples	2,463x
Core i7-6650UIntelBench 53%, 4,646 samples	1,061x
Core m3-6Y30IntelBench 44%, 4,614 samples	319x

GPU
HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 4%, 239,453 samples	2,462x
Iris Graphics 540IntelBench 8%, 4,154 samples	1,016x
HD 515 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 3%, 7,674 samples	319x

SSD
MZFLV256HCHP-000MV 256GBSamsungBench 94%, 5,688 samples	1,149x
MZFLV128HCGR-000MV 128GBSamsungBench 74%, 4,271 samples	1,039x
THNSN5256GPU7 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshibaBench 149%, 10,841 samples	421x

RAM
2x4GBSamsungBench 60%, 17,936 samples	891x
2x4GBHynixBench 60%, 8,290 samples	828x
2x2GBSamsungBench 47%, 8,223 samples	817x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-11400F $180	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Crucial MX500 250GB $50
Intel Core i5-10600K $215	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i5-11600K $255	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $240	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $40

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $43	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $79	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $73	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16