Microsoft Surface Go

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 34%
Sail boat
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (18th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 82 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 relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 31.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics2.53% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive22.6% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicrosoft Surface Go  (all builds)
MotherboardMicrosoft Surface Go
Memory1.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1800 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20220216
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJul 15 '22 at 12:42
Run Duration153 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 12%

 PC Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Pentium Gold 4415Y
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 1.6 GHz, turbo 1.6 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
31.9% Below average
Memory 46.3
1-Core 42
2-Core 72.8
33% 53.7 Pts
4-Core 107
8-Core 82.5
13% 94.6 Pts
64-Core 107
7% 107 Pts
Poor: 24%
This bench: 31.9%
Great: 46%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 615 (Mobile Kaby Lake)
Quanta(152D 1182) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8681
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
2.53% Terrible
Lighting 4.7
Reflection 3.3
Parallax 5.1
4% 4.37 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 2.53%
Great: 5%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kbg30zpz128g TOSHIBA 128GB
37GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ADMS0101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 23 18 19 19 27 MB/s
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
22.6% Poor
Read 268
Write 64.3
Mixed 28.9
SusWrite 22.3
21% 95.8 MB/s
4K Read 4.9
4K Write 10.6
4K Mixed 8.6
24% 8.03 MB/s
DQ Read 108
DQ Write 18.7
DQ Mixed 31.1
31% 52.7 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 22.6%
Great: 82%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix H9CCNNNCPTALBR-NUD 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB Row of chips LPDDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
42% Average
MC Read 9.6
MC Write 22.8
MC Mixed 13.5
44% 15.3 GB/s
SC Read 8
SC Write 15.5
SC Mixed 13
35% 12.2 GB/s
Latency 175
23% 175 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 42%
Great: 65%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Surface Go Builds (Compare 318 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 40%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

System: Microsoft Surface Go

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