Microsoft Surface Pro 6

Performance Results


Gaming 10% Tree trunk	Desktop 53% Yacht	Workstation 9% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 52.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	5.57% 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 Drive	138% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 88% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Microsoft Surface Pro 6 (all builds)
Motherboard	Microsoft Surface Pro 6
Memory	13 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	2736 x 1824 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190418
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 18 '20 at 23:10
Run Duration	112 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	100%
CPU Throttled	88%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8250U 234,942 User benchmarks, average bench 53% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 1.8 GHz, turbo 2.6 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	52.9% Above average	Memory 67 1-Core 61.2 2-Core 119 50% 82.3 Pts	4-Core 209 8-Core 438 38% 324 Pts	64-Core 438 27% 438 Pts
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 52.9% Great: 71%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake R) 420,154 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Microsoft(1414 0026) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 25.20.100.6471 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	5.57% Terrible	Lighting 6.4 Reflection 6.3 Parallax 5.6 5% 6.1 fps	MRender 7.7 Gravity 5.8 Splatting 8.9 6% 7.47 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5.57% Great: 6%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung KUS030202M-B000 256GB 4,804 User benchmarks, average bench 111% 203GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXY8AM1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 348 287 300 297 301 297 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	138% Outstanding	Read 798 Write 713 Mixed 487 SusWrite 305 129% 576 MB/s	4K Read 45.1 4K Write 96.9 4K Mixed 60.4 197% 67.5 MB/s	DQ Read 860 DQ Write 318 DQ Mixed 533 409% 571 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 138% Great: 151%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix H9CCNNNCLGALAR-NUD 2x8GB 11,327 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB Row of chips LPDDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	59.7% Above average	MC Read 23 MC Write 23.6 MC Mixed 19.2 63% 21.9 GB/s	SC Read 10.5 SC Write 20.9 SC Mixed 16 45% 15.8 GB/s	Latency 109 37% 109 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 59.7% Great: 81%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 9%

Tree trunk

Desktop 55%

Yacht

Workstation 9%

Tree trunk

System: Microsoft Surface Pro 6

CPU
Core i5-8250UIntelBench 53%, 234,942 samples	803x
Core i7-8650UIntelBench 52%, 42,414 samples	506x
Core i5-8350UIntelBench 52%, 19,808 samples	367x

GPU
UHD Graphics 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake R)IntelBench 5%, 420,154 samples	1,676x

SSD
KUS030202M-B000 256GBSamsungBench 111%, 4,804 samples	372x
KUS020203M-B000 128GBSamsungBench 96%, 2,816 samples	282x
BC501 NVMe 256GBSkhynixBench 97%, 1,830 samples	238x

RAM
2x4GBSamsungBench 59%, 26,293 samples	932x
H9CCNNNBJTALAR-NUD 2x4GBHynixBench 61%, 14,211 samples	380x
2x8GBSamsungBench 62%, 17,576 samples	236x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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