Microsoft Surface Pro 6

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 56%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 55%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics5.72% 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 Drive113% 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.
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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (41%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 90% 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 6  (all builds)
MotherboardMicrosoft Surface Pro 6
Memory11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display2736 x 1824 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190418
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 10 '19 at 00:28
Run Duration112 Seconds
Run User ESP-User
Background CPU 41%
CPU Throttled 90%

 PC Performing as expected (50th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8650U
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.1 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
55% Above average
Memory 56.9
1-Core 102
2-Core 155
60% 105 Pts
4-Core 286
8-Core 440
45% 363 Pts
64-Core 438
27% 438 Pts
Poor: 27%
This bench: 55%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake R)
Microsoft(1414 0026) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 25.20.100.6471
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
5.72% Terrible
Lighting 6.23
Reflection 9.15
Parallax 6.5
5% 7.3 fps
MRender 6.76
Gravity 5.07
Splatting 12.2
7% 8 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 5.72%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Skhynix BC501 NVMe 512GB
370GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80000C00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 429 471 426 430 489 491 MB/s
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
113% Outstanding
Read 744
Write 375
Mixed 370
SusWrite 456
108% 486 MB/s
4K Read 30.5
4K Write 68.2
4K Mixed 33.5
125% 44.1 MB/s
DQ Read 543
DQ Write 220
DQ Mixed 502
340% 421 MB/s
Poor: 76%
This bench: 113%
Great: 162%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB Row of chips LPDDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
45.3% Average
MC Read 16.7
MC Write 18.2
MC Mixed 14.1
47% 16.3 GB/s
SC Read 10
SC Write 16.3
SC Mixed 13.3
38% 13.2 GB/s
Latency 137
29% 137 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 45.3%
Great: 83%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Surface Pro 6 Builds (Compare 1,676 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 55%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk

System: Microsoft Surface Pro 6

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