Microsoft Surface Pro 2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 48%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 47.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics2.71% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive72% 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 (46%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicrosoft Surface Pro 2  (all builds)
MotherboardMicrosoft Surface Pro 2
Memory4.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150410
Uptime6 Days
Run DateJun 22 '23 at 03:02
Run Duration118 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 46%

 PC Performing as expected (56th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4200U-$281
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 2.3 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
47.9% Average
Memory 72.4
1-Core 57.7
2-Core 99.3
48% 76.5 Pts
4-Core 137
8-Core 146
19% 142 Pts
64-Core 143
9% 143 Pts
Poor: 20%
This bench: 47.9%
Great: 56%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4400 (Mobile 1.0/1.1 GHz)
Microsoft(1414 0A16) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4331
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
2.71% Terrible
Lighting 3.1
Reflection 2.1
Parallax 5.4
2% 3.53 fps
MRender 5.3
Gravity 1.9
Splatting 4
3% 3.73 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 2.71%
Great: 3%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Liteonit LMT-19nmBGA-256G-DS 256GB
162GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DM828D1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 302 302 332 301 316 314 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
72% Very good
Read 414
Write 332
Mixed 266
SusWrite 311
74% 331 MB/s
4K Read 22.3
4K Write 36.2
4K Mixed 21.9
81% 26.8 MB/s
DQ Read 281
DQ Write 243
DQ Mixed 186
160% 237 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 72%
Great: 84%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix H9CCNNNBLTMLAR-NTM 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (12th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
44.4% Average
MC Read 14.9
MC Write 18.5
MC Mixed 14.7
46% 16 GB/s
SC Read 9.6
SC Write 11.2
SC Mixed 11.6
31% 10.8 GB/s
Latency 96
42% 96 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 44.4%
Great: 56%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Surface Pro 2 Builds (Compare 123 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 45%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk

System: Microsoft Surface Pro 2

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