Microsoft Surface Pro 4

Performance Results


Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 57% Gunboat	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 50.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	4.79% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	264% 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.
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.

CPU throttled at 60% 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	0.7 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	2736 x 1824 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190418
Uptime	2.2 Days
Run Date	Aug 26 '19 at 12:43
Run Duration	136 Seconds
Run User	CHN-User
Background CPU	10%
CPU Throttled	60%

PC Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core m3-6Y30 5,480 User benchmarks, average bench 44% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 1.5 GHz, turbo 2.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	50.2% Above average	Memory 72.2 1-Core 62.7 2-Core 109 51% 81.4 Pts	4-Core 166 8-Core 161 22% 164 Pts	64-Core 166 10% 166 Pts
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 50.2% Great: 52%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 515 (Mobile Skylake) 10,056 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Microsoft(1414 0015) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 24.20.100.6299 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	4.79% Terrible	Lighting 4.73 Reflection 6.88 Parallax 5.09 4% 5.57 fps	MRender 7.62 Gravity 4.8 Splatting 10.7 7% 7.7 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 4.79% Great: 5%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Toshiba THNSN5128GPU7 NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB 2,421 User benchmarks, average bench 150% 27GB free (System drive) Firmware: 57MS4109 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 20 23 23 21 24 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	264% Outstanding	Read 3,107 Write 19.5 Mixed 45.3 SusWrite 21.7 166% 798 MB/s	4K Read 341 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 4 523% 116 MB/s
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 264% Great: 279%
SDXC Card 128GB 9,908 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 67GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 15 14 13 15 18 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	16.6% Very poor	Read 75.8 Write 19.2 Mixed 16.7 SusWrite 15.7 33% 31.8 MB/s	4K Read 4.1 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 2.6 117% 2.37 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 16.6% Great: 45%

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 above expectations (73^rd percentile)	58.7% Above average	MC Read 20.7 MC Write 23.8 MC Mixed 20.9 62% 21.8 GB/s	SC Read 6.6 SC Write 19.7 SC Mixed 14.6 39% 13.6 GB/s	Latency 96.3 42% 96.3 ns
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 58.7% Great: 66%

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

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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