Microsoft Surface Pro 4

Performance Results


Gaming 9% Tree trunk	Desktop 56% Gunboat	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 53.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	4.8% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	67.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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.

System	Microsoft Surface Pro 4 (all builds)
Motherboard	Microsoft Surface Pro 4
Memory	3.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	2736 x 1824 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180814
Uptime	6.5 Days
Run Date	Dec 28 '18 at 23:38
Run Duration	139 Seconds
Run User	JAM-User
Background CPU	10%
CPU Throttled	96%

PC Performing as expected (49^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6300U 59,619 User benchmarks, average bench 40% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	53.2% Above average	Memory 68.7 1-Core 76.5 2-Core 162 59% 103 Pts	4-Core 215 8-Core 243 30% 229 Pts	64-Core 238 15% 238 Pts
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 53.2% Great: 54%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 520 (Mobile Skylake) 362,113 User benchmarks, average bench 4% Microsoft(1414 0015) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 24.20.100.6299 Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	4.8% Terrible	Lighting 6.63 Reflection 9.08 Parallax 6.12 5% 7.28 fps	MRender 9.19 Gravity 6.07 Splatting 0.04 4% 5.1 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.8% Great: 5%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZFLV256HCHP-000MV 256GB 8,268 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 52GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXV75M0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 281 284 279 267 243 218 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	67.6% Good	Read 474 Write 300 Mixed 214 SusWrite 262 70% 312 MB/s	4K Read 12.5 4K Write 47.9 4K Mixed 10.2 57% 23.5 MB/s	DQ Read 507 DQ Write 208 DQ Mixed 361 266% 358 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 67.6% Great: 138%
Generic- USB3.0 CRW -SD 4GB 29 User benchmarks, average bench 8% 0GB free, PID 090c Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.4 4 6.5 6.4 6.1 6.1 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	4.31% Terrible	Read 18 Write 0.5 Mixed 4.2 SusWrite 5.4 7% 7.03 MB/s	4K Read 2.2 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0.8 35% 1 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 4.31% Great: 12%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung 2x4GB 26,293 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB Row of chips LPDDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing below potential (38^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	57.9% Above average	MC Read 20.5 MC Write 23.5 MC Mixed 17.7 59% 20.6 GB/s	SC Read 13.3 SC Write 23.3 SC Mixed 18 52% 18.2 GB/s	Latency 104 38% 104 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 57.9% Great: 81%

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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	1,854x
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	1,853x
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	764x
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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16