Microsoft Surface Laptop 4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 17%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 55%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 16%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 44.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics15% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive105% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
Very high background CPU (51%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMicrosoft Surface Laptop 4  (all builds)
MotherboardMicrosoft Surface Laptop 4
Memory9.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 4.3 GHz
Display2256 x 1504 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20211215
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 17 '22 at 01:13
Run Duration189 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 51%

 PC Performing below expectations (38th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-1185G7
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 2.25 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
44.5% Average
Memory 38.3
1-Core 92.5
2-Core 129
48% 86.7 Pts
4-Core 274
8-Core 382
41% 328 Pts
64-Core 407
25% 407 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 44.5%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel Iris Xe
Microsoft(1414 0050) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.9621
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
15% Very poor
Lighting 14.7
Reflection 27.9
Parallax 27.6
12% 23.4 fps
MRender 22.9
Gravity 36.5
Splatting 19.6
21% 26.3 fps
Poor: 8%
This bench: 15%
Great: 20%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kbg40zns512g BG4A KIOXIA 512GB
392GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AEMS0104
SusWrite @10s intervals: 507 509 492 396 337 357 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 691
Write 517
Mixed 600
SusWrite 433
126% 560 MB/s
4K Read 22.3
4K Write 77.5
4K Mixed 26.1
108% 42 MB/s
DQ Read 608
DQ Write 201
DQ Mixed 448
319% 419 MB/s
Poor: 77%
This bench: 105%
Great: 171%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung UBE3D4AA-MGCR 8x2GB
8 of 8 slots used
16GB Row of chips LPDDR4 clocked @ 4267 MHz
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
111% Outstanding
MC Read 38
MC Write 59.9
MC Mixed 39.3
131% 45.7 GB/s
SC Read 7.2
SC Write 23.8
SC Mixed 13.3
42% 14.8 GB/s
Latency 210
19% 210 ns
Poor: 72%
This bench: 111%
Great: 122%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Surface Laptop 4 Builds (Compare 1,912 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 20%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard

System: Microsoft Surface Laptop 4

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