Microsoft Surface Pro 4

Performance Results


Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 56% Gunboat	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 58.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	4.3% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	75.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 96% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.

System	Microsoft Surface Pro 4 (all builds)
Motherboard	Microsoft Surface Pro 4
Memory	0.3 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	2736 x 1824 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190418
Uptime	8 Days
Run Date	Apr 03 '20 at 11:12
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	11%
CPU Throttled	96%

PC Performing as expected (55^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6300U 59,619 User benchmarks, average bench 40% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	58.4% Above average	Memory 75.9 1-Core 61 2-Core 145 56% 94 Pts	4-Core 241 8-Core 224 32% 232 Pts	64-Core 228 14% 228 Pts
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 58.4% Great: 54%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 520 (Mobile Skylake) 362,113 User benchmarks, average bench 4% Microsoft(1414 0015) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 24.20.100.6299 Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	4.3% Terrible	Lighting 6.17 Reflection 7.12 Parallax 4.97 5% 6.08 fps	MRender 6.81 Gravity 5.23 Splatting 0.13 3% 4.06 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.3% Great: 5%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZFLV128 NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB 2,108 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 27GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXV75M0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 77 76 72 76 73 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	75.4% Very good	Read 442 Write 80.7 Mixed 124 SusWrite 74.4 39% 180 MB/s	4K Read 33.3 4K Write 96.3 4K Mixed 25.8 134% 51.8 MB/s	DQ Read 513 DQ Write 91.2 DQ Mixed 150 149% 252 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 75.4% Great: 105%
G-DRIVE mobile 4TB 101 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 4GB free, PID 1026 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 35 35 35 34 34 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	14.8% Very poor	Read 33.7 Write 34.3 Mixed 20.8 SusWrite 34.6 42% 30.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.6 48% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 14.8% Great: 64%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung 2x2GB 9,651 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 2 of 2 slots used 4GB Row of chips LPDDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	53.3% Above average	MC Read 18.3 MC Write 19.9 MC Mixed 19.7 55% 19.3 GB/s	SC Read 7.5 SC Write 21.2 SC Mixed 11.7 38% 13.5 GB/s	Latency 88.6 45% 88.6 ns
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 53.3% Great: 66%

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Gaming 8%

Tree trunk

Desktop 45%

Speed boat

Workstation 8%

Tree trunk

System: Microsoft Surface Pro 4

CPU
Core i5-6300UIntelBench 40%, 59,619 samples	1,853x
Core i7-6650UIntelBench 53%, 6,131 samples	886x
Core m3-6Y30IntelBench 44%, 5,480 samples	212x

GPU
HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 4%, 362,113 samples	1,852x
Iris Graphics 540IntelBench 7%, 6,448 samples	871x
HD 515 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 3%, 10,056 samples	212x

SSD
MZFLV256HCHP-000MV 256GBSamsungBench 98%, 8,268 samples	1,020x
MZFLV128HCGR-000MV 128GBSamsungBench 78%, 6,124 samples	763x
THNSN5256GPU7 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshibaBench 148%, 19,151 samples	378x

RAM
2x4GBSamsungBench 59%, 26,293 samples	713x
2x4GBHynixBench 60%, 11,918 samples	684x
2x2GBSamsungBench 46%, 9,651 samples	531x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16