Microsoft Surface Pro 4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 63%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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. 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 58.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics9.59% 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 Drive112% 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.
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 (48%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicrosoft Surface Pro 4  (all builds)
MotherboardMicrosoft Surface Pro 4
Memory3.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display2736 x 1824 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171206
Uptime0.7 Days
Run DateMay 07 '18 at 21:48
Run Duration93 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 48%

 PC Performing above expectations (72nd 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 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
58.5% Above average
Memory 70.4
1-Core 77.4
2-Core 166
60% 105 Pts
4-Core 270
8-Core 275
36% 272 Pts
64-Core 268
17% 268 Pts
Poor: 37%
This bench: 58.5%
Great: 61%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel Iris 540 (Mobile Skylake)
Microsoft(1414 0015) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 21.20.16.4627
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
9.59% Terrible
Lighting 11
Reflection 11.2
Parallax 10.8
9% 11 fps
MRender 11.6
Gravity 10.3
Splatting 16.2
11% 12.7 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 9.59%
Great: 10%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSN5256GPU7 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
183GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 57MS4109 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
112% Outstanding
Read 1,324
Write 745
Mixed 1,057
231% 1,042 MB/s
4K Read 8.86
4K Write 11
4K Mixed 7.33
29% 9.07 MB/s
DQ Read 142
DQ Write 100
DQ Mixed 12.3
39% 85 MB/s
Poor: 77%
This bench: 112%
Great: 207%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB Row of chips LPDDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
81.1% Excellent
MC Read 25.7
MC Write 46.6
MC Mixed 19.5
87% 30.6 GB/s
SC Read 14.8
SC Write 24.1
SC Mixed 19.2
55% 19.4 GB/s
Latency 101
40% 101 ns
Poor: 25%
This bench: 81.1%
Great: 87%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Surface Pro 4 Builds (Compare 2,950 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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