Microsoft Surface Pro 4

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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 extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 16.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is terrible.
Graphics4.9% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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 (46%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
17 months ago, 17 months ago.
SystemMicrosoft Surface Pro 4  (all builds)
MotherboardMicrosoft Surface Pro 4
Memory3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date
Uptime4.3 Days
Run DateNov 19 '22 at 18:16
Run Duration154 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU 46%

 PC Performing below expectations (38th 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 below expectations (6th percentile)
16.1% Very poor
Memory 5.97
1-Core 69.6
2-Core 133
33% 69.5 Pts
4-Core 143
8-Core 184
21% 163 Pts
64-Core 182
11% 182 Pts
Poor: 16%
This bench: 16.1%
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 (85th percentile)
4.9% Terrible
Lighting 5.3
Reflection 4.2
Parallax 6.1
4% 5.2 fps
MRender 6.9
Gravity 5.9
Splatting 8.7
6% 7.17 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 4.9%
Great: 5%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSN5256GPU7 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
155GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 57MS4109 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 591
Write 462
Mixed 374
105% 475 MB/s
4K Read 18.1
4K Write 41.8
4K Mixed 28.1
86% 29.3 MB/s
DQ Read 250
DQ Write 148
DQ Mixed 211
154% 203 MB/s
Poor: 77% Great: 207%
Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex 500GB
248GB free, PID 5021
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 30.3
Write 32.8
Mixed 24.8
38% 29.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.6
56% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 11% Great: 31%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB Row of chips LPDDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
50.4% Above average
MC Read 17.8
MC Write 21.5
MC Mixed 18.5
55% 19.3 GB/s
SC Read 9.5
SC Write 16.8
SC Mixed 13.7
38% 13.3 GB/s
Latency 443
9% 443 ns
Poor: 25%
This bench: 50.4%
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 2,951 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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