Microsoft Surface Pro 4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 53%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 50.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics5.21% 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 Drive44.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory4GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (25%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicrosoft Surface Pro 4  (all builds)
MotherboardMicrosoft Surface Pro 4
Memory0.9 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display2736 x 1824 - 32 Bit farver
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160801
Uptime5.4 Days
Run DateOct 28 '16 at 11:51
Run Duration155 Seconds
Run User DNK-User
Background CPU 25%

 PC Performing above expectations (61st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6300U
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
50.7% Above average
Memory 64.4
1-Core 81.7
2-Core 154
58% 100 Pts
4-Core 214
8-Core 223
29% 219 Pts
64-Core 227
14% 227 Pts
Poor: 16%
This bench: 50.7%
Great: 54%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)
Microsoft(1414 0015) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4463
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
5.21% Terrible
Lighting 5.4
Reflection 8.08
Parallax 5.38
4% 6.28 fps
MRender 6.9
Gravity 5.3
Splatting 11.4
7% 7.87 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 5.21%
Great: 5%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZFLV128 NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB
10GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5M0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
44.8% Average
Read 473
Write 71.8
Mixed 134
49% 226 MB/s
4K Read 15.2
4K Write 35.8
4K Mixed 7.55
52% 19.5 MB/s
DQ Read 230
DQ Write 67.1
DQ Mixed 8.92
43% 102 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 44.8%
Great: 105%
Generic- USB3.0 CRW -SD 129GB
54GB free, PID 090c
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
18.9% Very poor
Read 76.3
Write 18.7
Mixed 22.6
39% 39.2 MB/s
4K Read 4.51
4K Write 0.88
4K Mixed 0.42
61% 1.94 MB/s
Poor: 10%
This bench: 18.9%
Great: 20%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung 2x2GB
2 of 4 slots used
4GB SODIMM LPDDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing below potential (37th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
46% Average
MC Read 17
MC Write 17.4
MC Mixed 16.3
48% 16.9 GB/s
SC Read 7.9
SC Write 14
SC Mixed 11.7
32% 11.2 GB/s
Latency 115
35% 115 ns
Poor: 15%
This bench: 46%
Great: 66%

 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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