Microsoft Surface Laptop 4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 55%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (19th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 81 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 54%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics9.3% 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 Drive94.6% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicrosoft Surface Laptop 4  (all builds)
MotherboardMicrosoft Surface Laptop 4
Memory7.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 4.3 GHz
Display2496 x 1664 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201204
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateMay 18 '21 at 02:51
Run Duration114 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 24%

 PC Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 Microsoft Surface Edition
FP6, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 1.95 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
54% Above average
Memory 56.2
1-Core 70.1
2-Core 139
50% 88.6 Pts
4-Core 278
8-Core 530
48% 404 Pts
64-Core 688
43% 688 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 54%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX Vega 8 4000 (iGPU)
Microsoft(1414 0051) 512MB
Ram: 512MB, Driver: 20.40.21.02
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
9.3% Terrible
Lighting 8.8
Reflection 10.5
Parallax 25.9
7% 15.1 fps
MRender 10.8
Gravity 19.8
Splatting 17.7
13% 16.1 fps
Poor: 8%
This bench: 9.3%
Great: 17%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HFM512GDGTNI-82A0A 512GB
414GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 11001C00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 505 453 459 443 444 446 MB/s
Performing below expectations (20th percentile)
94.6% Outstanding
Read 622
Write 460
Mixed 450
SusWrite 458
112% 498 MB/s
4K Read 27.8
4K Write 37.6
4K Mixed 22.2
90% 29.2 MB/s
DQ Read 477
DQ Write 170
DQ Mixed 374
263% 340 MB/s
Poor: 77%
This bench: 94.6%
Great: 168%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown H9HCNNNCPMMLXR-NEE 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB LPDDR4 clocked @ 4266 MHz
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
64.4% Good
MC Read 25.7
MC Write 21.7
MC Mixed 23.2
67% 23.5 GB/s
SC Read 13.6
SC Write 25.3
SC Mixed 19.5
56% 19.5 GB/s
Latency 139
29% 139 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 64.4%
Great: 86%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Surface Laptop 4 Builds (Compare 1,912 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 20%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard

System: Microsoft Surface Laptop 4

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