Microsoft Surface Pro 4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 53%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 44.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics9.33% 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 Drive68.1% 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.
High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMicrosoft Surface Pro 4  (all builds)
MotherboardMicrosoft Surface Pro 4
Memory4.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display2736 x 1824 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180814
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJan 17 '19 at 16:25
Run Duration165 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 29%

 PC Performing as expected (59th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6650U
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 2.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
44.6% Average
Memory 63.7
1-Core 75.7
2-Core 95.7
49% 78.4 Pts
4-Core 139
8-Core 229
22% 184 Pts
64-Core 225
14% 225 Pts
Poor: 37%
This bench: 44.6%
Great: 61%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel Iris Graphics 540
Microsoft(1414 0015) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 24.20.100.6299
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
9.33% Terrible
Lighting 10
Reflection 6.42
Parallax 8.06
8% 8.16 fps
MRender 13.6
Gravity 10.9
Splatting 17
12% 13.8 fps
Poor: 5%
This bench: 9.33%
Great: 9%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZFLV256HCHP-000MV 256GB
135GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXV75M0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 287 279 276 263 254 252 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
68.1% Good
Read 466
Write 299
Mixed 262
SusWrite 268
72% 324 MB/s
4K Read 30.4
4K Write 51.4
4K Mixed 16.3
94% 32.7 MB/s
DQ Read 134
DQ Write 118
DQ Mixed 190
125% 147 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 68.1%
Great: 138%
USB 2.0 PenDrive 1GB
1GB free, PID 4567
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.5 5.7 5.6 5.5 5.6 5.6 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
12.5% Very poor
Read 17.8
Write 5.3
Mixed 12.2
SusWrite 5.6
12% 10.2 MB/s
4K Read 4.2
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 3.6
223% 3.43 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 12.5%
Great: 12%
Innostor Innostor 64GB
55GB free, PID 0917
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 40 41 41 41 40 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
15% Very poor
Read 39.3
Write 31
Mixed 40
SusWrite 40.4
51% 37.7 MB/s
4K Read 2
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
7% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 8%
This bench: 15%
Great: 30%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB Row of chips LPDDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
77.3% Very good
MC Read 25.4
MC Write 44
MC Mixed 19.5
85% 29.6 GB/s
SC Read 11.1
SC Write 21.5
SC Mixed 17.7
48% 16.8 GB/s
Latency 117
34% 117 ns
Poor: 34%
This bench: 77.3%
Great: 81%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Surface Pro 4 Builds (Compare 2,962 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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