Microsoft Surface Pro 4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 40%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (26th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 74 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 a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 38.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics3.02% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive79.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
Very high background CPU (69%). 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
Memory4.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display2736 x 1824 - 32 Bit colori
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 26 '21 at 16:18
Run Duration147 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 69%
CPU Throttled 96%

 PC Performing below expectations (26th 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 1.7 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
38.2% Below average
Memory 58.1
1-Core 33
2-Core 75.4
35% 55.5 Pts
4-Core 109
8-Core 105
14% 107 Pts
64-Core 91.4
6% 91.4 Pts
Poor: 16%
This bench: 38.2%
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 below expectations (19th percentile)
3.02% Terrible
Lighting 3.3
Reflection 3.5
Parallax 3.5
3% 3.43 fps
MRender 4.6
Gravity 3.3
Splatting 5.2
4% 4.37 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.02%
Great: 5%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSN5256GPU7 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
203GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 57MS4109 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 242 167 221 201 286 376 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
79.4% Very good
Read 534
Write 308
Mixed 415
SusWrite 249
84% 377 MB/s
4K Read 25.4
4K Write 50.3
4K Mixed 31.3
105% 35.7 MB/s
DQ Read 339
DQ Write 114
DQ Mixed 247
177% 233 MB/s
Poor: 77%
This bench: 79.4%
Great: 207%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB Row of chips LPDDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
58.9% Above average
MC Read 21.3
MC Write 25.2
MC Mixed 22.1
65% 22.9 GB/s
SC Read 8.3
SC Write 11.2
SC Mixed 13.2
31% 10.9 GB/s
Latency 133
30% 133 ns
Poor: 25%
This bench: 58.9%
Great: 87%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Surface Pro 4 Builds (Compare 2,950 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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