Microsoft Surface Pro 9

Performance Results


Gaming 14% Tree trunk	Desktop 57% Gunboat	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 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.
Processor	With 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 52.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	11.1% 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 Drive	139% 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.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Very high background CPU (49%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Microsoft Surface Pro 9 (all builds)
Motherboard	Microsoft Surface Pro 9
Memory	2 GB free of 8 GB
Display	2880 x 1920 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20230508
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 02 '23 at 03:34
Run Duration	116 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	49%

PC Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
12th Gen Intel Core i5-1235U 456 User benchmarks, average bench 52% , 1 CPU, 10 cores, 12 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 2.65 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	52.8% Above average	Memory 27.9 1-Core 108 2-Core 210 58% 115 Pts	4-Core 416 8-Core 595 63% 506 Pts	64-Core 586 36% 586 Pts
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 52.8% Great: 74%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel Iris Xe Graphics 18,007 User benchmarks, average bench 13% Microsoft(1414 0063) 1GB Driver: <> Ver. 30.0.101.3118 Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	11.1% Very poor	Lighting 11.7 Reflection 17 Parallax 13 10% 13.9 fps	MRender 17.2 Gravity 21.7 Splatting 13.7 14% 17.5 fps
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 11.1% Great: 18%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
MZ9L4256HCJQ-00BMV-SAMSUNG 256GB 337 User benchmarks, average bench 146% 172GB free (System drive) Firmware: HXC75M0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 838 895 986 846 268 287 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	139% Outstanding	Read 1,008 Write 996 Mixed 944 SusWrite 687 205% 909 MB/s	4K Read 32.6 4K Write 59.5 4K Mixed 43.4 136% 45.2 MB/s	DQ Read 436 DQ Write 199 DQ Mixed 407 278% 347 MB/s
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 139% Great: 199%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron MT62F512M32D2DR-031 8x1GB 816 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 8 of 8 slots used 8GB Row of chips 23h 6400 MHz clocked @ 5200 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	77.1% Very good	MC Read 29.1 MC Write 35 MC Mixed 26.2 86% 30.1 GB/s	SC Read 11.2 SC Write 20.2 SC Mixed 20 49% 17.1 GB/s	Latency 267 15% 267 ns
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 77.1% Great: 129%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 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	35	4	120	13"	1280 720	LGD0719

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Gaming 17%

Surfboard

Desktop 62%

Destroyer

Workstation 18%

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System: Microsoft Surface Pro 9

CPU
Gen Intel Core i5-1235U12thBench 52%, 456 samples	267x
Gen Intel Core i7-1255U12thBench 52%, 541 samples	260x
Core i7-1255UIntelBench 65%, 11,564 samples	104x

GPU
Iris Xe GraphicsIntelBench 13%, 18,007 samples	824x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	3x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2x

SSD
MZ9L4256HCJQ-00BMV-SAMSUNG 256GBBench 146%, 337 samples	420x
HFM256GD3GX013N-SKhynix 255GBBench 153%, 731 samples	118x
MZ9L4512HBLU-00BMV-SAMSUNG 512GBBench 163%, 125 samples	69x

RAM
K3LKBKB@BM-MGCP 8x2GBSamsungBench 116%, 4,018 samples	270x
MT62F512M32D2DR-031 8x1GBMicronBench 107%, 816 samples	159x
H9JCNNNCP3MLYR-N6E 8x2GBHynixBench 118%, 2,587 samples	118x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16