Microsoft Surface Pro 4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 56%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 52.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics5.52% 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 Drive83% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 96% 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
Memory0.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190418
Uptime1.6 Days
Run DateNov 06 '19 at 09:28
Run Duration114 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU 17%
CPU Throttled 96%

 PC Performing as expected (58th 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 (91st percentile)
52.3% Above average
Memory 67
1-Core 83.6
2-Core 152
59% 101 Pts
4-Core 216
8-Core 233
30% 225 Pts
64-Core 212
13% 212 Pts
Poor: 16%
This bench: 52.3%
Great: 54%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)
Microsoft(1414 0015) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 24.20.100.6299
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
5.52% Terrible
Lighting 5.93
Reflection 8.27
Parallax 5.56
5% 6.59 fps
MRender 6.48
Gravity 5.33
Splatting 11.8
7% 7.88 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 5.52%
Great: 5%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSN5256GPU7 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
56GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 57MS4109 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 314 243 252 242 279 285 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
83% Excellent
Read 349
Write 495
Mixed 397
SusWrite 269
86% 378 MB/s
4K Read 23.8
4K Write 58
4K Mixed 42.1
121% 41.3 MB/s
DQ Read 459
DQ Write 171
DQ Mixed 352
250% 327 MB/s
Poor: 77%
This bench: 83%
Great: 207%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB Row of chips LPDDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing below potential (35th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
55.6% Above average
MC Read 20.1
MC Write 21.9
MC Mixed 19
58% 20.3 GB/s
SC Read 10.7
SC Write 19.8
SC Mixed 13.8
42% 14.8 GB/s
Latency 109
37% 109 ns
Poor: 25%
This bench: 55.6%
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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