Microsoft Surface Pro 8

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 16%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 57%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 16%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (24th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 76 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 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 47.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics13.6% 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 Drive95.7% 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 (46%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicrosoft Surface Pro 8  (all builds)
MotherboardMicrosoft Surface Pro 8
Memory9.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 4.3 GHz
Display2880 x 1920 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20220114
Uptime4.1 Days
Run DateSep 03 '22 at 05:13
Run Duration134 Seconds
Run User CZE-User
Background CPU 46%

 PC Performing below expectations (24th 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 2.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
47.3% Average
Memory 40.2
1-Core 91
2-Core 170
53% 100 Pts
4-Core 292
8-Core 444
46% 368 Pts
64-Core 435
27% 435 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 47.3%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel Iris Xe
Microsoft(1414 0046) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.9623
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
13.6% Very poor
Lighting 11.8
Reflection 26.3
Parallax 26.9
10% 21.7 fps
MRender 23.7
Gravity 36.4
Splatting 20
21% 26.7 fps
Poor: 8%
This bench: 13.6%
Great: 20%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZ9LQ256HBJQ-00000 256GB
183GB free (System drive)
Firmware: FXV72M0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 569 531 543 543 565 259 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
95.7% Outstanding
Read 456
Write 610
Mixed 519
SusWrite 502
118% 522 MB/s
4K Read 23
4K Write 47.8
4K Mixed 30.7
100% 33.8 MB/s
DQ Read 518
DQ Write 190
DQ Mixed 390
279% 366 MB/s
Poor: 69%
This bench: 95.7%
Great: 151%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HCNNNCPMMLXR-NEE 8x2GB
8 of 8 slots used
16GB Row of chips LPDDR4 clocked @ 4267 MHz
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
97.6% Outstanding
MC Read 26.9
MC Write 53
MC Mixed 36.8
111% 38.9 GB/s
SC Read 11.8
SC Write 28.7
SC Mixed 12.9
51% 17.8 GB/s
Latency 201
20% 201 ns
Poor: 98%
This bench: 97.6%
Great: 127%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Surface Pro 8 Builds (Compare 2,768 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 20%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard

System: Microsoft Surface Pro 8

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