Microsoft Surface Laptop 4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 59%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 13%
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 50.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics6.03% 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 Drive106% 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 VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
High background CPU (25%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicrosoft Surface Laptop 4  (all builds)
MotherboardMicrosoft Surface Laptop 4
Memory3 GB free of 8 GB @ 4.3 GHz
Display2256 x 1504 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20210416
Uptime2.6 Days
Run DateOct 10 '21 at 15:29
Run Duration150 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 25%

 PC Performing way below expectations (19th 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 2.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
50.8% Above average
Memory 59.7
1-Core 105
2-Core 165
62% 110 Pts
4-Core 227
8-Core 325
35% 276 Pts
64-Core 323
20% 323 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 50.8%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel Iris Xe
Microsoft(1414 0050) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.9268
Relative performance (0th percentile)
6.03% Terrible
Lighting 6.8
Reflection 6
Parallax 8.7
6% 7.17 fps
MRender 8.3
Gravity 9.7
Splatting 7.8
7% 8.6 fps
Poor: 8%
This bench: 6.03%
Great: 20%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZ9LQ512HALU-00000 512GB
356GB free (System drive)
Firmware: FXV72M0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 387 332 426 480 857 781 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
106% Outstanding
Read 498
Write 684
Mixed 643
SusWrite 544
134% 592 MB/s
4K Read 33.2
4K Write 57.9
4K Mixed 40.2
132% 43.8 MB/s
DQ Read 390
DQ Write 140
DQ Mixed 237
182% 256 MB/s
Poor: 69%
This bench: 106%
Great: 156%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130
840GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 98 100 96 104 98 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
13.5% Very poor
Read 135
Write 95.9
Mixed 112
SusWrite 97.9
25% 110 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 2.5
6% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 13.5%
Great: 133%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 53E512M32D2NP-046 8x1GB
8 of 8 slots used
8GB Row of chips LPDDR4 clocked @ 4267 MHz
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
101% Outstanding
MC Read 32.7
MC Write 54.9
MC Mixed 33.3
115% 40.3 GB/s
SC Read 9.5
SC Write 24.1
SC Mixed 13.5
45% 15.7 GB/s
Latency 128
31% 128 ns
Poor: 82%
This bench: 101%
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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER
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Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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