Microsoft Surface Pro 4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 44%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 41.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics6.12% 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 Drive74% 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.
CPU throttled at 50% 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.
SystemMicrosoft Surface Pro 4  (all builds)
MotherboardMicrosoft Surface Pro 4
Memory1.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display2736 x 1824 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170224
Uptime5.9 Days
Run DateJun 01 '17 at 03:47
Run Duration188 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU9%
CPU Throttled 50%

 PC Performing as expected (54th 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 1.2 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
41.1% Average
Memory 64.7
1-Core 37.5
2-Core 66.4
38% 56.2 Pts
4-Core 104
8-Core 105
14% 105 Pts
64-Core 102
6% 102 Pts
Poor: 16%
This bench: 41.1%
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 (100th percentile)
6.12% Terrible
Lighting 6.5
Reflection 9.19
Parallax 6.09
5% 7.26 fps
MRender 7.86
Gravity 5.73
Splatting 13.1
8% 8.91 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.12%
Great: 5%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZFLV256 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
103GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXV75M0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
74% Very good
Read 988
Write 285
Mixed 394
121% 556 MB/s
4K Read 16.3
4K Write 32.1
4K Mixed 6.36
50% 18.2 MB/s
DQ Read 26.8
DQ Write 101
DQ Mixed 11.7
24% 46.6 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 74%
Great: 127%
ADATA USB Flash Drive 124GB
115GB free, PID de7a, Adata UE700
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
45% Average
Read 194
Write 71.6
Mixed 113
142% 126 MB/s
4K Read 2.98
4K Write 0.16
4K Mixed 0.14
22% 1.09 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 45%
Great: 62%
Generic- USB3.0 CRW -SD 197GB
69GB free, PID 090c, Sandisk 200GB
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
23.6% Poor
Read 85.9
Write 20.8
Mixed 68.1
66% 58.2 MB/s
4K Read 4.8
4K Write 1.79
4K Mixed 1.43
127% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 23.6%
Great: 35%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB SODIMM LPDDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing below potential (30th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
53.8% Above average
MC Read 16.2
MC Write 25.6
MC Mixed 19.1
58% 20.3 GB/s
SC Read 8
SC Write 14.7
SC Mixed 11.8
33% 11.5 GB/s
Latency 114
35% 114 ns
Poor: 25%
This bench: 53.8%
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 2,951 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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