Microsoft Surface Laptop 4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 18%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 60%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 17%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 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 51.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics15% 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 Drive89.5% 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.
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.
SystemMicrosoft Surface Laptop 4  (all builds)
MotherboardMicrosoft Surface Laptop 4
Memory4 GB free of 8 GB @ 4.3 GHz
Display2256 x 1504 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201216
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 25 '21 at 14:09
Run Duration114 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-1135G7
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
51.2% Above average
Memory 37
1-Core 99.3
2-Core 199
57% 112 Pts
4-Core 356
8-Core 474
53% 415 Pts
64-Core 415
26% 415 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 51.2%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel Iris Xe
Microsoft(1414 0050) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8861
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
15% Very poor
Lighting 17.3
Reflection 25.5
Parallax 23.3
14% 22 fps
MRender 19.7
Gravity 27.7
Splatting 15.6
17% 21 fps
Poor: 8%
This bench: 15%
Great: 20%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZ9LQ512HALU-00000 512GB
439GB free (System drive)
Firmware: FXV72M0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 561 587 580 590 567 578 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
89.5% Excellent
Read 527
Write 568
Mixed 467
SusWrite 577
121% 535 MB/s
4K Read 20.5
4K Write 26
4K Mixed 19.9
70% 22.1 MB/s
DQ Read 353
DQ Write 168
DQ Mixed 338
230% 286 MB/s
Poor: 69%
This bench: 89.5%
Great: 156%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 53E512M32D2NP-046 8x1GB
8 of 8 slots used
8GB Row of chips LPDDR4 clocked @ 4267 MHz
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
111% Outstanding
MC Read 39
MC Write 60
MC Mixed 37
130% 45.3 GB/s
SC Read 11.1
SC Write 27
SC Mixed 10.8
47% 16.3 GB/s
Latency 217
18% 217 ns
Poor: 82%
This bench: 111%
Great: 122%

 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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