Microsoft Surface Pro 4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 56%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 52.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics5.1% 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 Drive113% 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.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). 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.
SystemMicrosoft Surface Pro 4  (all builds)
MotherboardMicrosoft Surface Pro 4
Memory4.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display2736 x 1824 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 11 '21 at 19:00
Run Duration152 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 19%
CPU Throttled 96%

 PC Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6300U
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
52.4% Above average
Memory 61.2
1-Core 84.3
2-Core 155
57% 100 Pts
4-Core 253
8-Core 248
34% 251 Pts
64-Core 243
15% 243 Pts
Poor: 16%
This bench: 52.4%
Great: 54%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)
Microsoft(1414 0015) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 24.20.100.6299
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
5.1% Terrible
Lighting 5.4
Reflection 4
Parallax 6.3
4% 5.23 fps
MRender 7.4
Gravity 6.1
Splatting 9.5
6% 7.67 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 5.1%
Great: 5%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSN5256GPU7 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
182GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 57MS4109 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 437 362 409 344 537 514 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
113% Outstanding
Read 511
Write 562
Mixed 422
SusWrite 434
109% 482 MB/s
4K Read 33.2
4K Write 71
4K Mixed 49.6
152% 51.3 MB/s
DQ Read 607
DQ Write 220
DQ Mixed 459
327% 428 MB/s
Poor: 77%
This bench: 113%
Great: 207%
SDXC Card 268GB
250GB free, PID null
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.2 8.9 10 8.2 11 8.1 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
3.58% Terrible
Read 6.5
Write 3.7
Mixed 6.7
SusWrite 8.2
9% 6.27 MB/s
4K Read 3.6
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
13% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 2%
This bench: 3.58%
Great: 19%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB Row of chips LPDDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
65.6% Good
MC Read 23.5
MC Write 26.6
MC Mixed 21.1
68% 23.7 GB/s
SC Read 15.3
SC Write 25.3
SC Mixed 20.7
58% 20.4 GB/s
Latency 124
32% 124 ns
Poor: 25%
This bench: 65.6%
Great: 87%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

 SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score Hit Rate Shots EFps 0.1% Low Refresh Rate Screen Resolution Monitor
0% 0% 0 28 5 60 12.3" 1368 912 LGD0555
Typical Surface Pro 4 Builds (Compare 2,951 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 45%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk

System: Microsoft Surface Pro 4

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