Microsoft Surface Studio

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	42.1% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Microsoft Surface Studio (all builds)
Motherboard	Microsoft Surface Studio
Memory	22.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	4500 x 3000 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161118
Uptime	4.2 Days
Run Date	Nov 03 '17 at 16:56
Run Duration	239 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	27%

PC Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6820HQ 33,920 User benchmarks, average bench 60% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	73.9% Very good	Memory 83.2 1-Core 96.3 2-Core 186 71% 122 Pts	4-Core 349 8-Core 547 55% 448 Pts	64-Core 548 34% 548 Pts
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 73.9% Great: 70%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980M 14,160 User benchmarks, average bench 41% Microsoft(1414 0020) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1126 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	42.1% Average	Lighting 52.7 Reflection 51.7 Parallax 50.5 43% 51.6 fps	MRender 54.7 Gravity 49.6 Splatting 45.9 40% 50.1 fps
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 42.1% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate ST2000LM 003 HN-M201RAD 2TB 867 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 2BE1 Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 19% Great: 71%
ST2000DX 002-2DV164 2TB 20 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	77.7% Very good	Read 171 Write 165 Mixed 129 195% 155 MB/s	4K Read 0.73 4K Write 5.46 4K Mixed 0.64 210% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 77.7% Great: 78%
ST2000DX 002-2DV164 2TB 2TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	75.3% Very good	Read 162 Write 159 Mixed 165 209% 162 MB/s	4K Read 0.71 4K Write 5.54 4K Mixed 0.65 213% 2.3 MB/s

ST2000DX 002-2DV164 2TB 2TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	74.8% Very good	Read 154 Write 162 Mixed 132 192% 149 MB/s	4K Read 0.66 4K Write 5.55 4K Mixed 0.64 213% 2.29 MB/s

ST2000DX 002-2DV164 2TB 1.5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	82.2% Excellent	Read 186 Write 176 Mixed 151 216% 171 MB/s	4K Read 0.64 4K Write 5.45 4K Mixed 0.56 207% 2.22 MB/s

Generic- SD Card 128GB 200 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 47GB free, PID 090c Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	38.1% Below average	Read 85.4 Write 64.3 Mixed 65.2 88% 71.6 MB/s	4K Read 8.43 4K Write 3.16 4K Mixed 2.53 225% 4.71 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 38.1% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471A4K43BM1-CPB 2x16GB 249 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	70.6% Very good	MC Read 25.4 MC Write 27.7 MC Mixed 23 72% 25.4 GB/s	SC Read 14.7 SC Write 25.1 SC Mixed 19.7 57% 19.8 GB/s	Latency 74.8 54% 74.8 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 70.6% Great: 76%

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Gaming 32%

Sail boat

Desktop 73%

Battleship

Workstation 27%

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System: Microsoft Surface Studio

CPU
Core i7-6820HQIntelBench 60%, 33,920 samples	57x
Core i5-6440HQIntelBench 74%, 98 samples	8x

GPU
GTX 980MNvidiaBench 41%, 14,160 samples	36x
GTX 965MNvidiaBench 24%, 3,914 samples	29x

SSD
Samsung SSD 980 1TBNvmeBench 265%, 5,348 samples	5x
970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $320Bench 327%, 38,669 samples	4x
THNSN5128GPU7 NVMe PCIe M.2 128GBToshibaBench 150%, 2,421 samples	2x

RAM
M471A4K43BM1-CPB 2x16GBSamsungBench 72%, 249 samples	36x
M471A1K43BB0-CPB 2x8GBSamsungBench 66%, 14,350 samples	21x
M471A5143EB0-CPB 2x4GBSamsungBench 65%, 5,514 samples	8x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16