Microsoft Surface Laptop 4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 22%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 22%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics17.4% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive145% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
2 years ago, 2 years ago.
SystemMicrosoft Surface Laptop 4  (all builds)
MotherboardMicrosoft Surface Laptop 4
Memory7.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 4.3 GHz
Display2256 x 1504 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201204
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateMay 19 '21 at 16:27
Run Duration136 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 12%

 PC Performing above expectations (77th 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 3.75 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
75.4% Very good
Memory 61.5
1-Core 139
2-Core 279
84% 160 Pts
4-Core 478
8-Core 790
77% 634 Pts
64-Core 1,196
74% 1,196 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 75.4%
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 above expectations (95th percentile)
17.4% Very poor
Lighting 23.1
Reflection 19.9
Parallax 28.5
19% 23.8 fps
MRender 14.7
Gravity 17.8
Splatting 19.8
15% 17.4 fps
Poor: 8%
This bench: 17.4%
Great: 17%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HFM512GDGTNI-82A0A 512GB
343GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 11001C00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 615 614 666 748 525 527 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
145% Outstanding
Read 827
Write 858
Mixed 605
SusWrite 616
163% 726 MB/s
4K Read 41
4K Write 83.7
4K Mixed 50.6
171% 58.4 MB/s
DQ Read 696
DQ Write 242
DQ Mixed 551
385% 496 MB/s
Poor: 77%
This bench: 145%
Great: 168%
Samsung Flash Drive 257GB
150GB free, PID 1000
Operating at USB 3.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 67 63 64 65 67 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
85.4% Excellent
Read 177
Write 123
Mixed 20.5
SusWrite 65.8
113% 96.5 MB/s
4K Read 11.7
4K Write 13.9
4K Mixed 8.4
802% 11.3 MB/s
DQ Read 15.6
DQ Write 14.7
DQ Mixed 10.7
922% 13.7 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 85.4%
Great: 129%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown H9HCNNNCPMMLXR-NEE 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB LPDDR4 clocked @ 4266 MHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
87.3% Excellent
MC Read 35.4
MC Write 30
MC Mixed 31.2
92% 32.2 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 36.9
SC Mixed 23.6
74% 25.9 GB/s
Latency 123
32% 123 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 87.3%
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 1,910 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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