Microsoft Surface Pro 9

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 20%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 20%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 62.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics16.1% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive166% 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.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
SystemMicrosoft Surface Pro 9  (all builds)
MotherboardMicrosoft Surface Pro 9
Memory7.7 GB free of 16 GB
Display2880 x 1920 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20231114
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateApr 26 '24 at 09:33
Run Duration116 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (60th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-1255U
U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 2.65 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
62.7% Good
Memory 48.1
1-Core 126
2-Core 253
73% 143 Pts
4-Core 414
8-Core 717
68% 566 Pts
64-Core 897
56% 897 Pts
Poor: 38%
This bench: 62.7%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel Iris Xe Graphics
Microsoft(1414 0063) 1GB
Driver: <> Ver. 31.0.101.4502
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
16.1% Very poor
Lighting 21.1
Reflection 26.1
Parallax 24.4
17% 23.9 fps
MRender 21.1
Gravity 10.9
Splatting 18.8
14% 16.9 fps
Poor: 8%
This bench: 16.1%
Great: 18%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
MZ9L4256HCJQ-00BMV-SAMSUNG 256GB
114GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HXC75M0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 963 611 305 242 225 210 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
166% Outstanding
Read 1,542
Write 1,094
Mixed 1,157
SusWrite 426
235% 1,055 MB/s
4K Read 49.4
4K Write 92.1
4K Mixed 61
202% 67.5 MB/s
DQ Read 469
DQ Write 217
DQ Mixed 427
295% 371 MB/s
Poor: 90%
This bench: 166%
Great: 199%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung K3LKBKB@BM-MGCP 8x2GB
8 of 8 slots used
16GB Row of chips 23h 6400 MHz clocked @ 5200 MHz
Performing below potential (45th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
116% Outstanding
MC Read 41.6
MC Write 51.3
MC Mixed 45
131% 46 GB/s
SC Read 14.7
SC Write 32.9
SC Mixed 19.5
64% 22.4 GB/s
Latency 166
24% 166 ns
Poor: 78%
This bench: 116%
Great: 143%

 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 43 16 60 27" 2048 1129 VSC6B34 VA2719-2K
Typical Surface Pro 9 Builds (Compare 830 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 17%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 62%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard

System: Microsoft Surface Pro 9

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