Microsoft Surface Pro 4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 56%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk
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 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.
Graphics9.26% 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 Drive90.3% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.
Very high background CPU (36%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicrosoft Surface Pro 4  (all builds)
MotherboardMicrosoft Surface Pro 4
Memory4.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display2736 x 1824 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171206
Uptime6.1 Days
Run DateJun 02 '18 at 07:33
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 36%

 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 i7-6650U
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 2.6 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
52.8% Above average
Memory 66.2
1-Core 54
2-Core 139
50% 86.4 Pts
4-Core 230
8-Core 230
31% 230 Pts
64-Core 229
14% 229 Pts
Poor: 37%
This bench: 52.8%
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 (90th percentile)
9.26% Terrible
Lighting 10.5
Reflection 10.7
Parallax 10.5
9% 10.6 fps
MRender 11.2
Gravity 9.9
Splatting 16.3
11% 12.5 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 9.26%
Great: 10%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Ts128gmt S400S 128GB
119GB free
Firmware: P122
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
46.3% Average
Read 410
Write 165
Mixed 239
60% 271 MB/s
4K Read 10.9
4K Write 31.3
4K Mixed 11.3
48% 17.8 MB/s
DQ Read 125
DQ Write 122
DQ Mixed 45.7
56% 97.7 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 46.3%
Great: 86%
Samsung MZFLV256 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
51GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXV75M0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
90.3% Outstanding
Read 992
Write 231
Mixed 380
116% 534 MB/s
4K Read 19.3
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 5.88
93% 43.8 MB/s
DQ Read 298
DQ Write 188
DQ Mixed 5.82
68% 164 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 90.3%
Great: 127%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB Row of chips LPDDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
80.4% Excellent
MC Read 22.8
MC Write 47.7
MC Mixed 21.3
87% 30.6 GB/s
SC Read 12.2
SC Write 25.7
SC Mixed 17.5
53% 18.5 GB/s
Latency 111
36% 111 ns
Poor: 34%
This bench: 80.4%
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 2,951 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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